Defender Safety designs and manufactures construction safety helmets built around the H-Series platform, including Type I and Type II models for vented, non-vented, and electrical-hazard applications. Based in Plainview, New York, the company’s engineering-led approach shows up in adaptable helmets with integrated attachment points, custom logo printing, and patented VOLTFENSE™ technology for its Class E models. Its helmets are tested to standards including ANSI Z89.1 and EN 12492, with selected models also rated to EN 397.
ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014
EN 12492
EN 397
OSHA Compliance
Compliance program
Third-Party Testing
ANSIZ891
Quality certification
2nd Skull, IncBorn from founder Federico Olivares’s 2010 determination to protect his son after a bicycle accident, Pittsburgh-based 2nd Skull makes thin protective skull caps and headgear designed to add impact protection beneath a helmet or worn alone. Its products use lightweight XRD® material that stays flexible during play but hardens under sudden pressure, and are made in the USA after testing at independent laboratories. The company’s headgear has also been developed for industrial workplaces, extending its original sports-safety idea beyond the field.PITTSBURGH, PA
Team WendyFounded in Cleveland in 1997 as a memorial to Wendy Moore, Team Wendy makes head-protection systems for people working in defense, law enforcement, search and rescue, and adventure settings. The company began with ski helmets before turning its attention to protective gear for those who risk their lives, and today operates as an Avon Technologies plc company with more than 900 people. Its HEADSTRONG program pairs helmet education and hands-on evaluation with live ballistic testing, giving users a direct look at how the equipment performs.CLEVELAND, OH
ArmorSource, LLCFounded in 2005, ArmorSource, LLC. is an Ohio manufacturer known for producing ballistic head protection for military and law enforcement organizations. Its Hebron facility spans 120,000 square feet, and the company has delivered more than one million custom helmets worldwide while maintaining an ISO 9001:2015-based quality system.HEBRON, OH
SAFR SportsFrom Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, SAFR Sports makes patented football helmet covers designed to reduce the force of head impacts. Its polyurethane-foam covers fit existing Riddell and Schutt helmets, can be customized with team colors and decals, and are permitted by the NFHS for practice and game use. SAFR backs the product with research including a Virginia Tech Helmet Lab study and a three-year Pennsylvania university field study, while supplying teams from youth football through the college and professional levels.CHESTER SPRINGS, PA