Hohenstein project will turn heads
19/02/2015
A Hohenstein team of researchers spent two years measuring the heads of 6,000 men, women and children, examining their shapes and dimensions. With the help
of more than 40 defined measuring points, they analysed the circumference, width
and length of the head.
Findings suggest that even if the circumference of two volunteers’ heads is the same, the width of the head can vary by up to four centimetres and that a single size or shape of helmet for sports or work protection cannot work well.
“Since people only wear head protection systems consistently if they are comfortable, getting the best possible fit is very important,” said Simone Morlock, who was in charge of the project at the Hohenstein Institute.
As a result of her team’s work, the institute has been able to develop a new sizing chart specifically for heads.
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