Safety accessory with situational awareness and data retention

A video recording system for a head safety device, comprising:

• a head safety device;
• a microcontroller mounted in the head safety device;
• an accelerometer mounted in the head safety device and coupled to the microcontroller;
• and
• a plurality of camera modules mounted on the head safety device and coupled to the microcontroller, wherein the camera modules are positioned facing outward to obtain images at different angles of an environment surrounding the head safety device;
• wherein the microcontroller is operable to receive data from the accelerometer and automatically initiate video recording with the camera modules when movement of the head safety device, as sensed using the accelerometer, reaches or exceeds a selected movement threshold.