A miners, climbers or other kind of non metallic protective helmet used in caving Australia does not have a standard for caving helmets A chin strap is recommended for vertical work A sun visor is generally an inconvenience Speleology term Ref JJ
The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form
A helmet is a hat made of a strong material which you wear to protect your head. see also crash helmet
Helmets are mandatory for Fast Backward and certain other non-traditional races They are recommended for all races Helmets must be of bicycle quality (or stronger), meeting ANSI, SNELL or ASTM standards for safety No leather 'hair nets' or helmets designed for low speed sports (football, hockey, etc ) can be used
in heraldry, resting on the chief of the shield, and bearing the crest, indicates rank Gold, with six bars, or with the visor raised (in full face) for royalty! Steel, with gold bars, varying in number (in profile) for a nobleman; Steel, without bars, and with visor open (in profile) for a knight or baronet; Steel, with visor closed (in profile), for a squire or gentleman "The pointed helmet in the bas-reliefs from the earliest palace of Nimroud appears to have been the most ancient Several were discovered in the ruins They were iron, and the rings which ornamented the lower part were inlaid with copper " - Layard: Nineveh and its Remains, vol ii part ii chap iv p 262
Safety Item Offers head protection and eye protection if it is the full-face type Can be open face or closed (full) face D-Rings allow use of a helmet restraint A helmet should be Snell approved Once used in an impact situation, the helmet must be replaced See Helmet Restraint and Jacket
Helmets are required for wakeboarding when an athlete uses the jump as bonk or grind
[with Heralds] is accounted the noblest Part of a Cout-Armour, for which there were anciently established Rules; but, at present, many wear rather what they fancy, than what they have a Right to The Helmet of a Knight, (say some) is to stand right forward, and the Beaver a little open The Helmets of Esquires and Gentlemen, are to be in profile and close Noblemen, under the Degree of a Duke, have the Helmet in Profile, and open with Bars Monarchs, Princes, and Dukes, have the Helmet right forward, and open, with many Bars Helmets turned right forward are supposed to denote giving Orders with absolute Authority Helmets turned sideways, are supposed to intimate hearkening to the Commands of Superiors
The helmet is borne above the shield and beneath the crest Like the coronet, it denotes the rank of the wearer Those used by English heralds are: (1) For sovereigns and princes of the blood, borne full-face, with six bars, all of gold; (2) for the nobility, of steel, with five bars of gold, shown somewhat in profile; (3) for baronets and knights, of steel, full-faced and open; (4) for an esquire or gentleman, of steel, with the visor closed, and represented in profile