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Keeping your head covered helps you stay warm in cold conditions.
It’s a myth that you lose most of your body heat through your head, but leaving it exposed can make you feel cold faster.
Our cold store headwear is ideal for food production, warehousing, logistics, pharmaceuticals, and any workplace where teams operate in cold or chilled conditions.
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Yes, wearing a hat will keep you warmer as it will stop you from losing valuable heat through your head.
Although it’s a myth that you lose most of your body heat through your head, wearing a warm hat is still important.
The head accounts for around 7-10% of the body’s total surface area, meaning you could lose roughly 7-10% of your body heat through this part of your body. With that in mind, leaving your head uncovered could make you feel cold very quickly – especially if you work in a cold environment like a cold store or freezer.
To work in a freezer, you’ll need to wear a range of PPE.
This includes:
Many workers also choose to wear a face mask to prevent cold air from entering their respiratory system, and ear plugs for ear protection.
A health and safety risk assessment will help you to work out exactly what cold store clothing you need.
Tips for keeping warm in a cold warehouse include:
In a cold storage warehouse, it’s important to layer up. You should wear a base layer of thermal clothing, as well as a mid-layer like a fleece. Finally, you’ll need an outer layer in the form of an insulated cold store jacket.
It’s also important to cover your extremities. This should usually include insulated gloves, thermal socks, insulated boots, and the warmest hats or balaclavas.
You can buy cold store headwear online right here at SMI.
As well as fleece balaclavas, we also stock a range of thermal hats for men and women.
Pair your thermal headwear with our selection of cold store thermals to stay protected in the cold all day long.
Yes, hard hats are a must in most warehouse environments, although this will depend on your workplace’s health and safety risk assessment.
Usually, hard hats are needed as there’s a risk of falling objects, as well as impact from machinery.
