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What's the best? I've just started mining and they gave me a shitty plastic one

>> No.1622742

>>1622738
Plastic is the best protection/weight ratio imho. Anything that would destroy plastic helmet would likely cause serious neck injury with harder metallic helmet.

>> No.1622745

>>1622742
If it comes to a blow like that I think you are fucked either way

>> No.1622748

all approved hard hats perform to the same standard.
anyway it's a uniform, you must wear the gear you're issued.

>> No.1622753

>>1622748
Nah they issue you the cheapest they can find but you're free to bring your own gear. The important thing is that you keep the ore flowing without dying

>> No.1622756

>>1622738
We use MSA helmets at the Mill. You probably do too. They're good helmets.

>> No.1622762

>>1622756
I'm in eastern europe

>> No.1622769
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1622769

https://yandex.com/images/search?text=Petzl%20Helmet

>> No.1622771

>>1622769
But can it attach to a.welding helmet

>> No.1622776

>>1622738
The hydro dipped ones are breddy gud.

>> No.1622781

>>1622769
I wish these would become more commonplace in the US. There's no way to wear one on the job here without looking like a special-needs child.

>> No.1622785

>>1622769
would suck in a mine or anywhere you have lots of small falling debris, need that brim to keep that shit out of your face.

>> No.1622786

>>1622769
Reminds me of the FAST helmet

>> No.1622789
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>>1622781
They are made for climbing, but they are also common for construction workers in northern europe because they are more comfortable.

>> No.1622791

>>1622789
>>>1622781 (You)
I had one when I was working in Croatia. It was a Petzl, but an earlier model than this one. I loved it. It was loaned to me by the GC, and he wanted it back. Fucker.

I had a no-name clone of one in Cyprus (Malta?). I kept looking for the Fisher-Price label on it. Terrible suspension.

>> No.1622793
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Look for a lid that has attachment points for chin strap, earmuffs and not a weird shape that makes your head lamp slide off every 5 minutes. Also look to see what your site uses for sweat band replacements some of the harnesses in the helmet use a different attachment method than normal.

>> No.1622890

>>1622769
Aside from the fact that those helmets make you look like a teacher's aid rolls you around in a wheelchair while you thump your chest and REEE most occupations require a rim/bill for protection of your face/ears

>> No.1622946

>>1622745
this

seriously the plastic ones can take some abuse.
I have seen a guy who threw his hardhat down so often that he replaced it like every 6 months... but it seemed like he was throwing it down every couple of days at times.

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>>1622890
>ears
The cutout is so you can wear electronic earmuffs.
Foam plugs works fine, but they are annoying to put in and out and it is too hard to hear what your coworkers are saying.

>> No.1623526

Skullguard
Like this usually seem to get recommnded the most.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00QXTPENA/ref=psdcmw_553566_t1_B074BGSZ1C

>> No.1623647

Making Hardhats that expires is a jewish as the printer industry. Glass reinforced polymer frames on pistols and plastic parts on industry equipment does not need to be replaced over and over.

>> No.1623725

>>1622769
Well I'll be a construction zone tacticool operatin' son of a bitch...

>> No.1623907

>>1623647
Hats are exposed to the weather and the sun which damages the plastic
They are overrated tho, there's a limit to the protection they can offer before something breaks your neck

>> No.1623911

>>1623725
Wired that they did not include earmuffs in the chart.

>> No.1623915

>>1622742
we have recently switched from aluminum to kvelar helmets
the plastic ones weight twice as much

>> No.1623962

>>1623907
Sure is nice having bump protection when you're in tight quarters and whang your head

>> No.1623994

>>1623907
>Hats are exposed to the weather and the sun which damages the plastic
Plastic rain gutters last longer than galvanized steel, alu or copper.

>> No.1624078

>>1623994
Not when it comes to impact resistance, not so important with rain gutters but for a helmet it's not something you're keen on losing.

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>>1622738
Aluminum's against those cuck faggot horse fucking window licking cocksucking piece of shit MSHA's fuckboi rules.

If underground front bill. If outside full brim. It's a little heavier but omfg the shade's worth it.

Invest in a 55 gallon drum of that gold castrol grease with all the molly. You'll need it for your ass with these fucking pole smoking MSHA cucks and their faggot fucking rules.

>looks up
>walks to cucked hybrid car
>gets a bag out
>assembles a fucking 29 foot tall stick with a camera
>looks on top of all conduit in the shop
>one doesnt have a cover on top
>it's a 1/4" gap to the roof
>been there like 40 years or something
>$5,300 CITATION
>a mouse could crawl up there, chew wires, and burn the shop down.
A fucking red iron metal shop with a rock pad floor
>burn it down
What in cuck fucking retardation he'd better pack a lunch, a torch, and an entire mutherfucking foundry with him!
>careful anon. ...i coukd look closer.

>Walks into office
>loadout bro sipping coffee and filling out some scale tickets on the pc
CITATION
>coffee cup not labled
A fucking coffee cup.
>anon could put acid in there and some unsuspecting other anon could drink it.
GOOD, STAY THE FUCK OUT OF MY COFFEE CUP YOU MOUTH BREATHING FAGGOT.
Seriously. Who the fuck would do any of that...

>turns around
>poor useless box fan moving around air straight from 112°hell
CITATION
>No ground. It could start A FIRE!
UHHH, faggot useless cocksucking Gman it came like that. Litterally hundreds of millions of people in america alone have these and don't turn into apocalyptic hellfire
>so?

MSHA, just like the DOT, EPA, and fuck near any government ran agency is a mismanaged clusterfuck. Just 600 faggots in a gaysex fuckpile.

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>>1622748
This.

MSHA cocksuckers even ban 400 pound cowboy hardhats when OSHA allows it. MSHA is litterally the same. They copied the fucking book and just add useless faggotry to it and it takes a litteral act of congress to unfuck it.

>> No.1624141

>>1622785
Miner here. Can confirm. Even above gound.

>> No.1624144

>>1622793
Fuck me are those screens????

How fucking big is this place?

>> No.1624146

>>1623647
>wear this or be fined
>lol lets make these seatbelts have fake ass expiration dates to.

Anyone in big equipment pull your seatbelt out all of the way. There's a tag at the end. MSHA faggots will check also

>> No.1624149

>>1623962
3 seperate times i remember being pissed and wanted to take my hat off. I calmed down and kept it on. Then twice i walked smack into a metal corner that would have fucked me hard. And my co worker was clearing a tunnel of rock while i was standing on it cursing my faggot boss for even using them and my ground was taken out from under me. Bashed my dome but just irritated instead of stitches

>> No.1624188

>>1622769
do want

>> No.1624642

>>1623962
That's exactly what I was saying you dumb fuck, plastic or metal doesn't make much of a difference if the impact is heavy enough. They offer protection against bumps or light objects but if something that can crack a helmet falls on your head you're in trouble

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>>1622738
I prefer classical style.

>> No.1627247

not metal. electric hazard.
go to local safety supply place, get plastic hardhat. will be no more than $20. sweat band is nice, and rotating button for quick adjust.

>> No.1627341

>>1622769
Retard Helmet 2.0

>> No.1627415

Keep in mind that hardhats "expire", and heavily regulated job sites will require one still with in its useful lifespan.

Had a guy pay to have his lid vinyl wrapped, only to be told he'd have to wear a new one 3 months later.

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>>1622738
anything below 2 mm steel thicknes is for LARPERS

>> No.1627588

>>1624642
Reeee

>> No.1628964

>>1624139
>unsafe redneck with a sloppy reckless shop spergs about being called out on it

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>>1622738

>> No.1629310

>>1628964
Shouldn't you be busy sucking cock and fisting assholes, bootlicker faggot?

>> No.1629313

>>1622789
W-why do you have this saved, anon?

>> No.1629971

>>1624139

Those rules are obstructive for a reason. To keep the citations up and the cashflow in.
Useless bureaucrats, worthy only of rope.

>> No.1631046

>>1622762
oh man I'm sorry

>> No.1631128
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I have to wear one of these all day(the facial protection can slide fully inward) cause I work as an electrician (steel mill).

They are quite big compared to normal operator helmets but luckily quite light weight.

Why we all need to wear helmets is beyond me.

We need the face-protection for switching on/off fuses and stuff but nobody uses it.