Advice on chainsaw ppe

[AsianArbOly]

snows all but gone from round here

 

from what ive seen they tend to be cheaper, and for a two year course where i doubt ill be doing alot of climbing. probs easiest if i ring the college and speak to the tutors

[AsianArbOly]

im not the best with words lol. they do supply boots and gloves they just recommend that you get your own. college im hoping to go to is Sparsholt, near Winchester. also applied to some others aswell

[Jamie]

Boots wijn out over wellies any day, unless of course you are standing in shin deep water

 

Jamie

[John Shutler]

as far as im aware the hnd has been replaced with the fdsc at sparsholt, in which case the course is 95% theory, and unless your going out to work you wont need any personal ppe except steel toecap boots for site visits etc

[AsianArbOly]

yea its true they offer the fdsc they also do the hnd and nc aswell. the hnd is more practical, hence why i chose it. cant wait to start.

 

looks to me that most of you are in favor of boots over wellies. i shall investigate!

[John Shutler]

yea its true they offer the fdsc they also do the hnd and nc aswell. the hnd is more practical, hence why i chose it. cant wait to start.

 

looks to me that most of you are in favor of boots over wellies. i shall investigate!

 

its actually a nd(national diploma) not hnd(higher national diploma). youd be better off getting your own gear

[felixthelogchopper]

If you aren't going to be climbing, I find Stihl Specials made by Eltens to be very comfortable, and cost around the £100 mark.

[Stephen Blair]

dont get the wellies mate, horendous heavy horrible things. Elton boots are great, approx £80,

[Bomag]

Ive just got a pair of Arbortec ones from Honey Bros, cost me under £20.

[csservices]

dont get the wellies mate, horendous heavy horrible things. Elton boots are great, approx £80,

 

As above I bought a pair of wellies when I first started and have hardly worn them as they weigh a ton, a decent pair of boots is a much better choice