Build UK’s Objective
To achieve a common safety helmet colour standard to realise the following benefits:
Background
There are currently a number of different approaches to safety helmet colours:
Build UK which represents many construction contractors and trade bodies has produced an industry standard to address these issues. A hub collaborative working group representing contractors has agreed that there should be an aligned approach to this standard.
Build UK Standard, Minimum requirements
Sites that adopt a helmet colour code for specific roles are to use the following colours from 1 January 2017. This guide aligns to Build UK and Network Rail requirements.
Helmet Colours :