Draper 69933 Safety Helmet with Ear Defenders and Visor, Yellow

I bought this helmet, ear protection and visor kit for my home workshop, I find it is more than ample for my own personal needs and 100% fit for purpose, the helmet hit fully complies with the current h&s regulations.It is not delivered assembled but comes delivered in individual parts ready to assemble so I have to say Some very basic common sense assembly is required to put the kit together and if like me you have worked in the construction industry putting one of these together in the past it will only take a few minutes of your time to assemble ready for use, once assembled I found the helmet easy to adjust and comfortable to use.Personally I think these helmets are extremely well made, and excellent value for money.I just read some of the negative feedback some other users have given this helmet and I feel this is totally unjustified. I find it unbelievable that so many people could not assemble this helmet correctly! And have to question if they cant figure out how to put some basic ppe together should they be trusted to doing anything which requires the use of such equipment, I think not.Don't be put of the negative feedback this safety equipment is excellent value and well constructed and if you have any knowledge of competent diy skills or trade skills you will have no problem building this kit.And to the people who say the visor is hard to see through! (Unbelievable) Gosh it's pretty obvious that each side of the visor is covered in a protective film and if you pick at the edge OF EACH SIDE OF THE VISOR you will easily be able to remove the film and expose a crystal clear visor.

As with some other, I found that the instructions and photographs were essentially useless. One you grasp that you have to bend the tangs at the creases to reverse them into place, it is simplicity itself. It took me half an hour to work this out (and I like to think that I'm fairly practical)., One good photo would have sorted this out. The rest is plain sailing. The helmet seems nice and sturdy, the ear protectors fit nicely (I've got a big head...) and the face shield has a good wide coverage. Don't remember to take BOTH protectors off before using.

I did read the previous negative reviews. But I made the mistake of thinking that I knew better, and I bought the helmet from Amazon.The other reviewers are right in their negative marking and negative comments.I am surprised that DRAPER put their name to this third-party product. Normally DRAPER is a name that I associate with being OK.Minuscule printed instructions on THREE separate sheets. Much of it irrelevant. And it reads like it has come from GOOGLE TRANSLATE !Photos and clear instructions on an A4 sheet are NOT difficult in the computer age. The legally-required Elf and Safety stuffcan be printed on the back of the sheet for anyone who needs to read it with a magnifying glass.Having failed here, I went to another leading national outlet, whose name starts with S and ends in X, and bought their product.Their comparable offering, at the same price, is better physically and the instructions are sensible. The visor on the Draper helmetsplays out, whereas the other make is shaped to prevent this.Raise your game, Mr. John Draper. You should do better :-(

I had to review this item as I did have one big issue!!!!! I am quite practical and don't normally have any problems sorting assembly, but my problem was with Inserting the head holding frame into the helmet. The pics in the instructions don't help, so I was ages trying to work out how to get it assembled into the helmet, eventually succeeding working out to bend the side clips but it was awkward to do!!! Anyway, once all was assembled, the ear and visor, it fitted on my head fine and should be good safety gear. Perhaps I am getting old and stupid, but thought I should warn people to have your brain wakening breakfast cereal before assembly!!!!

This is my first experience with purchasing a helmet and ear protectors and although lot's of instructions were included I did find it an initial struggle to attach the inner head strap to the helmet... it was easy in the end (after I had attached it the wrong way and had to undo it).On that note I would suggest slightly better notes on attaching the inner head strap to the helmet (you have to fold the connectors and attach them on the fold).The visor would benefit from being molded to a curve, rather than flat and then bending to attach... it just appears a little too big for the helmet and towards the bottom loses it's curve/shape.The helmet is nice and strong, the ear defenders mute out the wife/power-tools so that's perfect ;-)You can rotate the ear defenders to the rear of the helmet when not in use and the same goes for the visor being able to lift up (could do with a ratchet or catch system to hold the visor up, otherwise it can fall down ~ did I mention the visor is big... you'll notice that more when it's up).Not a bad investment overall, but I'll do a little more in-shop research before I purchase another in the future.

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As others have said before me, the instructions that come with this helmet are worse than useless. Had I realised JUST how bad they were I would have gone to my nearest DIY or outfitters and bought one put together. Two hours to negotiate and that is with help from a previous reviewer. And that is before I've even used it. The ear defenders won't stay in place. The visor is terrible. Were it not for the fact I needed it NOW, I would send the damn thing back

good quality, easy to put together, comfortable, good price