Calculating Impact Force: How Safe Is Your Helmet Against Falling Objects at Work?

Can you please let me know how to calculate the impact force of a falling object from a height on a safety helmet of a person wearing it in his workplace?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
SSM

Dear SSM, follow the link below and use the simple calculator provided to find the solution to your query: [Solve problem related to impact force from a falling object](http://www.livephysics.com/tools/classical-mechanics/solve-problem-related-to-impact-force-from-falling-object.html). For any further queries, please feel free to reach out. Any of our members will be more than willing to assist you.

Regards

Dear Dipil, Thanks for your response to our member query; it sounds good.

Dear SSM, If you need more clarification, please refer to the attached link. It will explain clearly and easily. When I saw your query, I felt ashamed of myself for not being able to remember the formula for impact force for a falling object.

[Energy of falling object](http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/flobi.html)

Dear Dipil, We both posted/shared the same formula, but there is a small difference between our posts. Please take a look at this.

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I have corrected the spelling, grammar, and formatting in your message. Let me know if you need further assistance. Regards