Hard hat color codes - photo

[Toolmaker51]

I find the requirement to wear a hard hat a little ridiculous in 95% of situations. Back in the day when I was occasionally required to wear one, I always wore the cowboy hat style. My little way of giving the middle finger.

That aligns with Mike Rowe's (Dirty Jobs) school of though. His declaration of "Safety Third" emphasizes personal awareness and experience (proactive) outweigh most any written procedure (reactive); those are mainly in place to protect employer insurance premiums from escalating.
We thank affirmative action and undeserved sensitivity for the rest.