Stein Arborist Helmet

There are people on the ansi board who do the work.

If you are saying you dont wear hearing protection so you can hear a potential danger your crazy. If you have a chipper and saw running I doubt you will hear anything more with or with out hearing protection.
 
going back to the stein helmets a colleague of mine bought a stein helmet at the aa arb fair and the stitching on the chinstrap webbing broke on the first wear. he did say it was very light and comfy and hopefully it's just unfortunate but id be pretty annoyed if i spent money on one and it broke straight away.
 
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There are people on the ansi board who do the work.

If you are saying you dont wear hearing protection so you can hear a potential danger your crazy. If you have a chipper and saw running I doubt you will hear anything more with or with out hearing protection.

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Yes and no, When I am working with chippers, stumpers, chainsaws, etc., on the ground I wear hearing protection, but when I'm climbing or felling I don't for several reasons.

And I don't wear safety glasses because I'd rather a piece of sawdust in my eye that I can blink out than to be hit by something because I couldn't see through the fog.
 
Have any of the anti-ANSI folks ever read the names of the voting members and alternates on the committee? Then, there are a bunch of others who attend and work even though they aren't voting members.

Look down the list for the Individual Members...the ones who aren't there representing a company or other entity. Recognize any names...?

There are pieces of PPE that work better than others. It may take some time to find a helmet that is comfy, glasses that don't fog and saw protection that isn't so blamed hot. But, when you choose to not wear PPE be sure to ask your children, spouse, family, significant other, buddies at fishing/hunting camp and friends if it's OK with them that you don't wear PPE. just a thought...
 
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The best PPE is the PPE you wear, if you don't wear your safety glasses becase they fog up I would consider the glasses to be defective. If they design PPE so everybody enjoyed it everybody would wear it.

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Being blind is far more comfortable than looking through fogged glasses!

try some different styles/makes on. You'll find the right ones. one trick I have found is to wear them ever so slightly down off the brow. lets air pass through.
 
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Yeah I don't think my comment came out right, my point is is that if you don't wear glasses because they fog up, but you try something else like Bugz, at least your wearing something protective even if they're not ansi approved.

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USA is just too far behind the times. You have to look overseas if you want to find PPE that works and is comfy. Try a pair blueyes.
 
Get on the committee James. I have to wear glasses otherwise I couldn't see! They fog up from time to time but I wipe em down and get back to business.

If your hearing protection prevents you from hearing completely then they are the wrong type. They are designed to reduce noise not eliminate sound. Hearing damage is no fun. What ends up happening is a constant shrill sound all the time. It takes time to develop and will become apparent over a long period of time. It is degenerative so once it starts it is usually downhill from there.

It is amazing the discomfort we put up with from the work we do but refuse any sort that may arise from PPE. hmmmmmm
 
I try hard to wear hearing protection all the time, and I do in ear damaging situations, but when I'm felling, working near power, or making critical cuts while climbing I don't because if somebody, anybody is trying to get my attention I want to give them the best chance possible. And seeing as I work with the crane most of the time my saw only runs about 2-5 min for every hour.
 
no communicator helmets while working with the crane?

we use the Earmark's on every crane jb we have. we have also turned almost every other local tree co. onto them. They all, including us, say "I dont know how we did crane work without these".

I will use them on technical rigging jobs too. As well as when training climbers/bucket operators.
 
Yes we use kenwood radios with our own frequency, but I believe that those situations call for the same rules that crane operators use. Take all signals from one appointed signal person, take stop signals from anyone, doesn't matter who.
 
HUH?

If your wearing two way communicators he takes the signals via voice from you the climber. when the piece goes to the chipper he takes hand signals form someone out there.

Maybe I read it wrong?
 
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They're nice but I think they more or less prove my point, they aren't legal, but at least they're better than nothing.

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What you talkin bout Blueyes are sure nuff legal. just no one carrys them in usa.
 
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