Not being funny here guys but surely a hard hat could be designed that could be worn over a turban. Health and saftey and cultural attire are both important but what good is a turban if your head is cracked by a falling object.
Irish police wearing turbins,what do you think?
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You would be surprised how much impact a correctly tied turban for a construction site can take. The turban is layers of fabric which is tied in such way that it gives the shape we all see. Some people use atleast 20 meters of cloth to tie their turbans.
Yes but it does not offer the same protection as a hard hat.
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Thanks for so many replys to my question,I must say the debate has been very fruitfull.My personal opinion is that if he wants to become an "agent" of the state he should wear the same uniform as everyone else.The Irish situation is different,I think we are still in the process of forming our own identity after British rule and although all races and creeds are welcome into our country within reason, I think they should respect our culture and understand our history. We are not of the "rivers of blood" ilk but
Thanks for so many replys to my question,I must say the debate has been very fruitfull.My personal opinion is that if he wants to become an "agent" of the state he should wear the same uniform as everyone else.The Irish situation is different,I think we are still in the process of forming our own identity after British rule and although all races and creeds are welcome into our country within reason, I think they should respect our culture and understand our history. We are not of the "rivers of blood" ilk but
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Just out of curiosity Bally me old mucker have you ever worn a Hard-hat all day on a building site????
Am not trying to get into argument on Hard-hat/Turban
But wearing a Hard-hat when trying to do a decent job for a customer is a pain in the ass[I know health and safety regs are ther to protect you,but when there are no risks at all of falling objects]
IT does make you wonder????????
20M of cloth would probably offer as much, if not more, protection to an edged object being dropped from a small height, than a polycarbonate bowl would, but the flat surface of a block maybe not. different scenarios DO call for situations to be looked at in different ways, and its not always viable for either common sense, or someones beliefs to take priority, but sometimes one is sacrificed to save upsetting the other 
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Simple answer is no it doesnt but it does still offer protection.
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I.M.O hard hats should be worn at all times when thats what the law states. If you are not permited to wear a hard hat because of your religon then so be it. no worky my friend get a job where you dont need to wear one . Simple innit.
yeh, a sandwich bag dont make your dinner get squashed and smelly lol
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think we should make allowances for peoples believes . but he should sign a waver then he cant claim if he gets hit over the head and so one
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He would be wearing the same uniform as everyone else except he will also wear his turban which he wears everyday.
To be honest this therad did get side tracked as it has nothing to do with turbans on the constructions site. It has to do with a turban wearing Sikh in the Irish Garda (Police) force.
If Canada allows a Turban wearing Sikh to be an officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and New York have Turban wearing Sikhs in the NYPD is really that much of a big issue that they cant have a turban wearing Sikh in the Irish Garda? To add he was a volunteer as well. Remember this guy is a IT Professional doing Police work in his spare time.
They actually gave him the job but then told him to remove his turban.
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Would you take a Roast joint out of the oven with kitchen roll,or would you use oven mitts?????????????????????????????????????
Protection maybe, but will still burn fingers!!!!!
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Give it time, in a years time they'll ask the question, why are there not enough religous minorities joining the Irish Garda...
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Hats off to them for giving him the job.
They gave him the job first but then a Senior came along and said you can only work if you remove your Turban.
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