Hard Hats - Hard hats are rigid head gear designed to protect the head from impact and falling or flying objects. Nonconducting hats also protect the wearer from electrical work. They offer good protection from ordinary head bumps and blows. They provide adequate head protection for most farming operations but are insufficient where heavy impacts could occur or where there is a potential for heavy flying or falling objects. Other hazards are toxic chemicals, oxygen-depleted atmospheres connected with silos, and large concentrations of animal wastes.
Dust masks filter out or trap minute airborne particles such as dust, chaff, and most molds.
They are useful when haying, harvesting, tilling dusty fields, applying ordinary fertilizer and lime, grinding feed, and sweeping. It has filters to remove dust and absorbent material such as charcoal to absorb chemicals. This device offers protection for a limited amount of time from toxic gases, vapors, fumes, and extremely heavy dust. This type respirator should be used during most pesticide applications. Absorbent filtering materials are carried in a canister connected to the face mask by a flexible hose.