Protective head cap, in particular for occupational safety, a) with a shell body which i) comprises a front forehead area for at least partly covering the forehead of a protective head cap wearer, ii) comprises a back rear head area for at least partly covering the back of the head of the protective head cap wearer, wherein the back rear head area faces away from the front forehead area, iii) comprises an upper head area arranged between the front forehead area and the back rear head area for at least partly covering the upper head of the protective head cap wearer, and iv) delimits a head receiving chamber for receiving the head of the protective head cap wearer, and b) with a shock absorbing structure, characterized in that the shock absorbing structure comprises at least one shock absorbing spring device, wherein the at least one shock absorbing spring device comprises i) respectively two spaced apart connecting bodies which are connected to the shell body and project outwardly from the shell body respectively, and ii) respectively at least one connecting web, which extends bridge-like between the connecting bodies and is at least partly resiliently displaceable for absorbing shock, c) wherein the shell body and the shock absorbing structure are designed in one piece. a) with a shell body which i) comprises a front forehead area for at least partly covering the forehead of a protective head cap wearer, ii) comprises a back rear head area for at least partly covering the back of the head of the protective head cap wearer, wherein the back rear head area faces away from the front forehead area, iii) comprises an upper head area arranged between the front forehead area and the back rear head area for at least partly covering the upper head of the protective head cap wearer, and iv) delimits a head receiving chamber for receiving the head of the protective head cap wearer, and i) comprises a front forehead area for at least partly covering the forehead of a protective head cap wearer, ii) comprises a back rear head area for at least partly covering the back of the head of the protective head cap wearer, wherein the back rear head area faces away from the front forehead area, iii) comprises an upper head area arranged between the front forehead area and the back rear head area for at least partly covering the upper head of the protective head cap wearer, and iv) delimits a head receiving chamber for receiving the head of the protective head cap wearer, and b) with a shock absorbing structure, characterized in that the shock absorbing structure comprises at least one shock absorbing spring device, wherein the at least one shock absorbing spring device comprises i) respectively two spaced apart connecting bodies which are connected to the shell body and project outwardly from the shell body respectively, and ii) respectively at least one connecting web, which extends bridge-like between the connecting bodies and is at least partly resiliently displaceable for absorbing shock, i) respectively two spaced apart connecting bodies which are connected to the shell body and project outwardly from the shell body respectively, and ii) respectively at least one connecting web, which extends bridge-like between the connecting bodies and is at least partly resiliently displaceable for absorbing shock, c) wherein the shell body and the shock absorbing structure are designed in one piece.