Stay Cool. Stay Sharp. Stay Safe.
The Problem at Work
Workers face daily pressure from heat, stress, mental fatigue, and safety risk. In demanding environments, these challenges can build quickly and affect both wellbeing and performance.
Three Simple Steps to Better Cooling
Backed by the 3-phase protocol and thermochromic logo system - your built-in temperature guide.
Rapid cooling activates the diving reflex, vagal pathways, and cardiac vagal response while cooling the major arteries and veins of the head and neck.
Remove once the logo changes. This prevents prolonged vasoconstriction and heat trapping while allowing blood flow to normalise before the next cycle.
Reapply CoolHed during the optimal cooling window. Continue wearing it until the thermochromic logos turn white, indicating the heat extraction cycle is complete.
CoolHed Ice Gel Headband Large
See CoolHed in Action
Fast, drug-free cooling built on real physiology - trusted across mining, construction, hospitality and sport.
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Cools in minutes
Rapid cooling activates the body's protective diving reflex to bring temperature down fast.
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Reusable & drug-free
No pills, no patches - just fast, natural cooling you can use again and again.
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TGA registered
Class I medical device, TGA registered (ARTG 481270), also FDA and EUDAMED registered.
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Built for the field
Designed for mining, construction, hospitality and sport - wherever the heat hits hardest.
Why Crews Rely on CoolHed
Reusable, freeze-and-go cooling designed for repeat use - built to keep up with shifts, rosters and fleets.
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Fits any shift
A few minutes on a break is all it takes to reset before you're back at it.
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Ready to go again
Wipe down, re-freeze, and it's ready for the next cycle - or the next shift.
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Fleet and bulk friendly
Mix sizes and colours across a crew, with bulk pricing available.
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Trusted certification
Class I medical device, TGA registered (ARTG 481270), also FDA and EUDAMED registered.
CoolHed Ice Gel Headband Large
- Bulk and fleet pricing available
- Reusable, low running cost
- Class I medical device, TGA registered (ARTG 481270)
- Also registered with the FDA (USA) and EUDAMED (EU)
The CoolHed Solution
CoolHed is designed to help workers manage the combined impact of heat strain, stress, and mental overload.
- Helps reduce heat strain
- Supports clearer thinking under pressure
- Helps regulate stress and mental fatigue
- Easy to use during breaks, on site, or in wellbeing programs
Why it matters: When workers are affected by heat and mental strain, the risk of mistakes, fatigue and incidents increases.
- 175 million labour hours were lost in Australia in 2024 due to extreme heat
- Mental health conditions made up 12% of serious workers' compensation claims in 2023-24
- Construction workers are 5-6 times more likely to die by suicide than from an on-site accident
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FAST COOL-DOWN ON BREAKS
RUGGED, REUSABLE, DRUG-FREE
The Challenge: Heat Stress in Industry
Heat stress remains one of the most significant occupational health risks in mining, construction, resources and heavy industry. Elevated core temperature impairs cognitive performance, increases accident risk, reduces work capacity and can progress to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Traditional controls - rest breaks, hydration, shade, administrative controls - are essential but often insufficient during peak heat or high metabolic work rates.
CoolHed is a portable, reusable Class I medical device designed for targeted cooling of the forehead, sides of the head and neck. It combines conductive heat extraction from high-blood-flow regions with activation of protective autonomic reflexes - the diving/trigeminocardiac reflex and vagal pathways.
Design Overview
CoolHed features a slim, contoured profile - approximately 1cm thick at the front/forehead and 2cm at the back of the neck - with coverage of 6-8cm at the front, 12-16cm at the sides and 16-20cm at the back. The device incorporates thermochromic logos that change colour to indicate temperature status, letting you monitor the effective cooling window without external thermometers.
Fit tip: Lift the vertex (top) of the head piece upward if needed to lower more of the cooling surface onto the back of the neck, for deeper coverage of the cervical vessels and musculature.
Three Simple Steps to Better Cooling
Backed by the 3-phase protocol and thermochromic logo system - your built-in temperature guide.
Rapid cooling activates the diving reflex, vagal pathways, and cardiac vagal response while cooling the major arteries and veins of the head and neck.
Remove once the logo changes. This prevents prolonged vasoconstriction and heat trapping while allowing blood flow to normalise before the next cycle.
Reapply CoolHed during the optimal cooling window. Continue wearing it until the thermochromic logos turn white, indicating the heat extraction cycle is complete.
TGA APPROVED (ARTG 481270)
FDA REGISTERED
CLASS I MEDICAL DEVICE (CE)
Anatomy & Physiological Mechanisms
Three cooling pathways CoolHed targets - explained simply.
Covers the same area cold water or ice packs target to trigger the body's protective diving reflex and calm the nervous system.
Acts like a heat sink on the main vessels supplying the brain - pulling heat from the blood before it reaches the head.
Gently stimulates pathways that help the body shift from fight-or-flight into a calmer, rest-and-recover state.
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Frequently asked questions
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The science behind the cooling
Cooling and heat management are active areas of occupational and sports science. The forehead and neck are richly supplied by the trigeminal nerve and carotid vessels - cold stimulation here can trigger the diving/trigeminocardiac reflex and support conductive heat extraction from blood flowing to the brain. Below is a selection of independent, published research on head and neck cooling and thermoregulation under heat stress - relevant to mining, construction, hospitality, sport and other physically demanding roles.
These studies look at cooling and heat in general and do not assess CoolHed specifically. They are shared for general information only. CoolHed is a Class I medical device (TGA registered, ARTG 481270; also FDA and EUDAMED registered). Any related product claims are still being finalised with CoolHed and are subject to review before publication.
Practical Guidance for Mining & Heat-Stress Industries
- Pre-shift or during rest breaks: complete the full 3-phase cycle to lower thermal strain before returning to high-metabolic work.
- Between high-heat tasks or after peak exertion: rapid Phase 1 for reflex and perceptual benefit, followed by Phase 3 as needed.
- Supervisors / WHS: the thermochromic logos provide a simple visual check that devices are within the effective temperature window.
- Combine with existing hierarchy of controls - hydration, rest, shade, administrative scheduling, PPE assessment.
- CoolHed is an adjunct, not a replacement, for fundamental heat-stress management.
- Multiple devices can be rotated (one in use, one re-chilling) for continuous availability on shift.
Regulatory Status
CoolHed is a TGA-approved (ARTG 481270), FDA-registered, CE-certified Class I medical device. It is intended for thermoregulatory support and is suitable for use in occupational heat-stress contexts when applied according to this guidance and the manufacturer's instructions.
Stay Cool. Stay Sharp. Stay Safe.
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