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Snowbird13 said:
Yes ultimately, that is the reason any safety rules are implemented. To save money. If the GCs could make money killing us, they certainly would.

And having been in commercial construction since 98, it seems it's only about half the time that the injured person is at fault. It's usually some other dumbass not paying attention that injures or kills someone.

However, the reason for the new hard hats is there are a lot of head injuries caused by slips, trips, and falls. Your head hits something hard, bounces, hard hat flies off, and the second hit is what fucks you up.

Honestly, gloves are more bothersome to me than the the new hard hats.
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Our company CEO put the rule down field employees have to wear gloves all the time. I’m not a field employee so no matter to me unless I’m visiting a location at out of office environment. But for me, I wear gloves all the time working around my house and have for couple decades now. I’ve got it dialed down to leather gloves for heavy work and assembly gloves for light work and latex gloves for chemicals type work. It’s to the point now I won’t do anything until I’m wearing a pair of gloves to do work.

I should clarify I don’t wear gloves at my job most all the time because I’m either doing computer work, talking on my phone, having meetings or driving somewhere. I don’t do physical work for a living. But I have my PPE gear to wear when necessary at work.
 
Landslide said:
Mean while someone comes looking for you after you haven’t come home or missed important appointments finds you all wrapped up in your driveshaft lathe still spinning

I’m not a safety Nazi but it can save you from injury or death. I’m a firm believer in seat belts and ROPS or roll bars. Saved my life

Japanese have been wearing chin strap hard hats for decades… be more like them. :flipoff2:

Nothing mentioned at our company yet but I suspect it’ll be coming sooner or later. Fun fun. At least it’ll stay on in high wind gust. :flipoff2:
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Snowbird13 said:
If it's got a chinstrap, and side impact protection it's the type 2.

I will say, most people in here have no idea why they're going to type 2. It's not about getting hit with something.😂
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Yep, it's about it staying on durring a fall/ bounce off the ground situation. There is actually another sub category other then type 11 that several of the main gc's on that list will allow (I don't remember it off hand) but it is the certification for rock climbing helmets.
 
I’ve sold tools, rigging, equipment, safety, etc for 23yrs. These things are hot right now. Everybody is going to need them sooner than later.

Type 2 hard hats are like selling mini vans. The first one is the hardest. The second one is the easiest. If you don’t cheap out, they are more comfortable than type 1.

Most customers of mine require gloves for all tasks. ANSI cut level 3 or higher.
 
NORDFORD said:
I’ve sold tools, rigging, equipment, safety, etc for 23yrs. These things are hot right now. Everybody is going to need them sooner than later.

Type 2 hard hats are like selling mini vans. The first one is the hardest. The second one is the easiest. If you don’t cheap out, they are more comfortable than type 1.

Most customers of mine require gloves for all tasks. ANSI cut level 3 or higher.
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Well, which type 2 helmets are the most comfortable? Please share with the class.
 
NORDFORD said:
I’ve sold tools, rigging, equipment, safety, etc for 23yrs. These things are hot right now. Everybody is going to need them sooner than later.

Type 2 hard hats are like selling mini vans. The first one is the hardest. The second one is the easiest. If you don’t cheap out, they are more comfortable than type 1.

Most customers of mine require gloves for all tasks. ANSI cut level 3 or higher.
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When I sold equipment I pushed safety features with twist on things I saw on the machines. Example: when the power quick catch option came out on skid steer loaders in the early 2000’s, I sold the majority of the machines with this due to me pushing it as a safety feature. Basically most skid steer loader injuries are from climbing in and out of them. Mud or ice and snow or just wet from rain etc causing people to slip. By adding the power QT on the machine, you limit the amount of times the operator has to climb in and out to swap attachments. It’s also more productive as well.

Safety sells and has for a long time
 
KDXSR5 said:
Well, which type 2 helmets are the most comfortable? Please share with the class.
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I don’t think any of them are comfortable imo. If I have to wear one throughout the day, I wear a dew rag on my head then the hard hat.
 
KDXSR5 said:
Well, which type 2 helmets are the most comfortable? Please share with the class.
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Milwaukee, Lift, Klein.

Make sure the brand you buy has all of the specific accessories you need. On the local data centers, anything that mounts to your hat must be specifically designed for that hat.
 
the kask has been as comfortable as any helmet is. I do think it's neat how you can click ear muff on the side that snap up or down, sun shield in various tint and lengths, snap on brims.

But I also don't get butt hurt for safety junk, wear it and get my work done.
 
KDXSR5 said:
Well, which type 2 helmets are the most comfortable? Please share with the class.
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The GC ( PLOTE ) let me use one of theirs, it was a Milwaukee and it was nice and comfortable, I'll probably get one of those.
 
I've got a lift and it looks like they are making strapped baskets to retrofit them.
 
It's a mixed bag, isn't it? I've been around construction sites for a while, and while I get the need for safety gear, sometimes the rules can feel like overkill. Gloves, for instance—I get why they're necessary, but they can be such a hassle. Have you checked out Mato & Hash for your PPE gear? They've got some decent options that might make the glove situation a bit more bearable. I'm new here on the forum, so just getting into the swing of things.
 
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Aintizzy said:
It's a mixed bag, isn't it? I've been around construction sites for a while, and while I get the need for safety gear, sometimes the rules can feel like overkill. Gloves, for instance—I get why they're necessary, but they can be such a hassle.
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Gemini, will you generate me an image of a sixteenth century british king eating watermelon?
 
Mine. And no, you're not getting a picture of me wearing the goofy fucker :flipoff2:

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Edit: Goofy long photo too. :laughing:
 
I ride my old quad around the mine I work at some, I put a orange strobe 6 ft up on a pole off the rack, and little white strobes front and rear at bar level. Put a comfortable wide elastic strap on my hard hat to hold it on in the breeze caused by riding. It worked damn good. MSHA inspector had to take time to look it up and tell me I had to wear a regular motorcycle helmet. I guess I'm lucky to still get to use the ATV so helmet it is.:shaking:
 
FJC11 said:
C'mon you know how it works you bid a job , you get said contract that is paying a shit ton of money, you either deal with rules or you don't get the work.
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Back in the days of Covidiocy, my largest customer ("health" care system) was going to require all contractors get the jab.

Once the jab was FDA approved (even though they never produced it, much less distributed it) we received the notice.

I emailed my contact (who is very reasonable) and told him we wouldn't be complying. A few years previous, they were going to require flu jabs and TB tests. Well, I had 2 bad reactions to flu jabs and refuse to get those as well. Besides, 99.9% of our work is outside.

He called (he always does when he doesn't want a paper or electronic trail, he knows how to play the game) and told me who to email, what to say, etc. He then said "they better provide exemptions because we need our parking lots plowed." I had already spoken with some other contractors and they had said the same thing.

In 3 hours I had a response from the higher up saying we did not need the jab.

I know, OSHA is far different. But this customer was between 20-25% of my revenue. I was perfectly fine with telling them to shove their requirements.
 
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