SAFETY ALERT

URGENT: HARD HAT RECALL

MSA V-Guard Hard Hat Recall
Destroy and Replace Hard Hats Affected

Cracks in the tops of new MSA V-Guard hard hats have been reported.  Investigation of these hard harts confirm all MSA V-Guard hard hats manufactured in March 2008 were made with defective plastic and caused the cracks.

Any person with an MSA V-Guard hard hat is required to inspect the manufacturer's stamp on the underside brim of the hard hat to confirm it was not part of the bad batch.

The stamp inside the brim of the hardhat has "08" in the center and the arrow pointing at the "3" for third month.

All MSA V-Guard hard hats containing batch code "3-08" must be removed from service immediately, destroyed and replaced.