Protos Forest now available!

[Treespotter]

I know which helmet I prefer when looking up a tree - the one with the chin strap!!

I reckon they both come with a chin strap. The one with different specs than the other. Mine came with the Arborist strap EN 12492

[kentjames]

Thanks treespotter.

 

It does make you wonder why there are two standards. Surely the most protection is the best protection.

 

Be interested to know on specific differences if they both come with the chin straps?

[Treespotter]

Thanks treespotter.

 

It does make you wonder why there are two standards. Surely the most protection is the best protection.

 

Be interested to know on specific differences if they both come with the chin straps?

 

Industrial chin straps are designed to come loose when for instance something sticks from the inside up into the helmet. This way you can't loose your head by hanging yourself. IMHO this is the standard we should use. This risk is non existent when you climb a mountain ridge. Than your helmet should stay on at almost ant cost. That's why the climbing straps can endure a bigger load.

Too bad that we combine both risks in our industry. The risk of hitting our head while flying through the canopy and the risk of getting hung up on a twig under our chin strap.

Personally I would prefer the Industry/Forest strap over the Climbing strap.

 

Just my two cents.

[kentjames]

EN 12492: 2000 - Helmets for mountaineers

 

Some interesting reading about EN12492 can be found on that link, along with others on the site including sit / work positioning harnesses.

 

I think with time more and more industries will come together to form better solutions to PPE, however there will probably never be one helmet for all applications. This new lid here certainly seems to push the current products on the market forward in to being even better in terms of safety and design