在瑞典，MIPS Corp.之间的合作伙伴关系是一家专门从事保护大脑头盔系统的公司，而瑞典工业安全公司瓜迪奥安全AB已于6月份发行了建筑Hardhat或Helmet，或旨在减轻经常在建筑瀑布中受苦的脑部损伤力。
A low-friction layer in the liner allows a sliding movement of 10 millimeters to 15 mm in all directions upon impact, reducing rotational forces on the brain.
Guardio says the ARMET helmet is the first construction helmet to be equipped with the MIPS brain protection system, which is used in some specialized helmets for other activities, including skiing, bicycling and hockey. The company cites data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that asserts that “the construction industry has the greatest number of both fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among U.S. workplaces,” and which further states that from 2003 to 2010, 25% of all construction fatalities were caused by a TBI.
瓜迪奥首席执行官纳瓦尔·托马（Nawar Toma）表示，斯德哥尔摩的Södertörn建筑集团AB与瓜迪奥合作开发和测试头盔。托马说，Södertörn雇用了各种各样的工人，从挖掘机司机到具体的工人和质量保证工程师，并且与他们一起工作有助于该公司从具有不同要求和愿望的几个不同的工人中获得反馈。
Robert Österdahl, Södertörn health and safety director, says his company has been a Guardio customer for years, “and when we found out that they had plans on developing a new safety helmet for the industrial use, we volunteered to be in the project to ensure that the end-user perspective was covered.”
滑雪,Osterdahl他知道滑雪赫尔姆说ts with MIPS technology are the ones most recommended by insurance firms in Sweden, “so when I heard Guardio was planning to develop the first safety helmet with MIPS, we wanted to be there from the start and help it develop something that really will make a difference when it comes to work safety.”
Österdahl says input from Södertörn workers made clear that one of the important aspects of safety equipment is that it be comfortable to wear. “After some iterations we now have a solution that our workers are really happy with,” he says.
He adds that another consideration was hearing protection, “as we always use hearing protection in combination [with] the helmets,” The end product has built-in holders for headsets that work not only with hearing protection offered by Guardio, but other brands as well.
Adds Österdahl, “from a management point of view, there are several aspects of why we see it as important to invest in the best personal protection equipment we can offer our workers. One is the internal branding and the message we send to our workers, [that] their safety is priority one for us, and we do all we can to keep them safe.”
他补充说：“还有一个财务方面。”“拥有不正确的工人会导致受伤，这会对工人产生巨大影响，但也对我们作为一家公司产生了巨大的影响 - 由于缺勤和高康复费用。”
据托马（Toma）称，该产品首先通过EN397认证在欧洲推出，但他补充说，瓜迪奥正在与美国分销商进行讨论，一旦达成协议，该公司将获得OSHA认证。建议的美国零售价为98美元。
