Chainsaw trousers

[Forestrydave]

Do you have to have type c trousers for climbing or is it fine to use type a ?

[Stubby]

Do you have to have type c trousers for climbing or is it fine to use type a ?

 

Opinion is divided on this one ......

[pinky085g]

Look in HSE guide. Says type A if risk from heat is going to affect climber.

 

 

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[bob]

Type c really

You may be able to use that justification in the middle of summer but are you also going to say no helmet or sandals

Ultimately it's down to justification

But .....

[Mark_Skyland]

As above but ultimately comes down to your employer, be that direct or indirect.

 

More and more climbers are moving over to type A.

 

Funny really, we use to to wear type A, then we were told to wear type C so just did and tbh didnt think nothing of it really. This was back when type C trousers were sold in togs.

 

Now the trousers are far lighter and thinner every one wants type A!

 

Cant blame anyone though, ive been wearing type A for a long time and wouldnt go back, not all our work is up in the tree.

[Steve Bullman]

As above but ultimately comes down to your employer, be that direct or indirect.

 

More and more climbers are moving over to type A.

 

Funny really, we use to to wear type A, then we were told to wear type C so just did and tbh didnt think nothing of it really. This was back when type C trousers were sold in togs.

 

Now the trousers are far lighter and thinner every one wants type A!

 

Cant blame anyone though, ive been wearing type A for a long time and wouldnt go back, not all our work is up in the tree.

 

How much of this can be blamed on the exceptionally hot and long summer we had last year though Mark? The previous years we had nothing of a summer, so wearing type C's wasn't such a chore

[Mark_Skyland]

You could be right, although lets not complain about last summer, it was long over due!!

 

My thought was that type A are so good now its like your not really wearing chainsaw trousers, hence the trend to wear them if possible.

 

It would be interesting to see the stats on leg injuries on professional users if anyone has a link to them?

[ArbjobsNick]

AFAG 401

Page 3 PPE.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag401.pdf