A hard hat having an integral misting system for directing a liquid from a stored reservoir onto a users face and head as a cooling mist. The misting hard hat includes a hat base having a rigid shell and suspension system, a fluid reservoir attached to the interior of the rigid shell, a misting component for dispersing liquid as a mist, and a distribution system for delivering liquid from the from the reservoir to the misting component under pressure. In one embodiment, the misting component is formed from a clip on housing that includes a plurality of misting nozzles which each direct mist from a slightly different position and/or at a slightly different trajectory, thereby provided a large coverage area for mist.
