Hi viz Ground Helmet???

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The Petzl helmets come in orange and yellow, perfectly good hi viz colours?

[Yve_Clark]

Hi Yve, Does it have the same inside padding as the Climbing helmet??

 

If its not as hot to wear, I may get one, I take it i could just take the mesh visor and my uprated ear defenders off my climbing helmet and stick them on the ground one??

 

Yes, it's got comfy padding like the climbing helmet which can be removed to wash. I'll double check on the ear defenders and visor for you tomorrow and pm you.

 

Another option could be the Oregon Helmet? Cheap and cheerful

 

Edited January 22, 2011 by Steve Bullman

[Mozza]

Yes, it's got comfy padding like the climbing helmet which can be removed to wash. I'll double check on the ear defenders and visor for you tomorrow and pm you.

 

Another option could be the Oregon Helmet? Cheap and cheerful

 

My beef with the climbing helmet is that padding, its incredibly warm, Whats the difference between the ground helmet and the climbing one Yve? If they both have the same padding/protection.

 

 

Yeah cool, Please PM about being able to swap defenders/visor over tomorrow

[Yve_Clark]

The Climber's Helmet is rated to EN12492 standard and the Work AQ helmet is EN397 rated. There's certainly lots of ventilation in them both which should keep you cool...?? Maybe you are working too hard

 

If it's coolness you are after, then the Petzl Altios is fab, but you can't fix a visor or ear defenders to it. (Ear plugs and safety specs would do the job though).

[Simon Rotheram]

Me being such a health and safety conscious kind of guy these days Im wondering if there is a Hi Viz ground helmet available???

 

Tried google and the only one i could find was a John deere one in American.

 

Oh, and i know Stein do a hi viz climbing helmet BUT ive got a white stein climber helmet and its not for me, So i want a ground helmet

 

Liam, why not buysome of those reflective stickers you can get for kids bikes and spend your cash on getting your wing sorted!

[Yve_Clark]

Visor and ear defenders are interchangeable between the two Stein helmets Mozza

[Mozza]

Liam, why not buysome of those reflective stickers you can get for kids bikes and spend your cash on getting your wing sorted!

 

 

Gonna knock it out for now mate, Wont look perfect by any stretch but it'll have to do for now, Not got the brass to get a new one welded in just yet, Ive got a holiday to pay for

[Peter]

You need one of these Moz, then you could moonlight as a stripper at hen parties.

 

[Mozza]

You need one of these Moz, then you could moonlight as a stripper at hen parties.

 

 

Got one mate, its not up to EN standard tho, Plus its coverd in baby oil due to the stripping, Would get full of sawdust and get ruined if it used it at work!!

[Rupe]

Mozza.

 

We've had problems inthe past with groundies wearing black petzl helmets and it was clear that this is not a good idea!!

 

I changed my health and saftey policy to say these (black) helmets are not to be used on the ground and that orange ones were to be used. We just have the orange husky helmets and they are fine. Quite cheap, never break, and even though they are not hi viz they are good enough.

 

I also added in the safety policy that hi viz jakets are always to be available and groundies must wear them if requested by the climber i.e. on bad light days or in thick undergrowth. Of course the groundie shouldn't be under the tree in bad light/thick undergrowth etc. but you need to be able to see the groundies when they are stood 50m away out of the way, thats how you know for sure that they are not under the tree, and hi viz jackets achieve that result on those dark days.

 

But of course if you get the hi vis stein one, you'll have something available in case you need to go to a party dressed as a power ranger!