I ALWAYS wear hearing protection. I wouldn't go the day without it. I wear safety glasses only when I am trimming. Too many pebbles have hit my eyes before wearing them (blurring the vision for a day or so). As far as sunblock, always on the nose. I'll use more this year probably. And usually put a orange cone on the street when parked at a customers house.

 

I always wear safety glasses and earmuffs. I'm lucky and get to work in the shade most of the time. Didn't always wear glasses on mower until a small limb jabbed my eye. learned my lesson the hard way.

 

I would like to ask what kind of hearing protection you use.
And what kind of chemical protection you use. (Yes, I read the labels, but what kind do you use.)
Thanks,
Steve

 

Have to wear earmuffs. Sitting on 325 groundmaster at full throttle all day is bad enough, but add the ever so often jet taking off at full burn 100 feet away, and wow, you can lose your hearing quick!

Also, wear jeans, and even long sleeve shirt, no matter what the temp is when doing any kind of tree/brush work. To many ticks around, and I think it helps a 100%. Also, had to many little cuts turn into nasty infections later on from not wearing longer cloths that help prevent them.

We use 'thunder 29's' by howard leight. They make a gulfstream taking off with a low ceiling sound like a bug buzzing your ear. Sometimes, after a couple of days of mowing, I even put the disposable ear plugs in underneath the muffs. I don't like taking any chances and helps prevents headaches.

steveair

PS- Lab Safety (i think labsafety.com) has everything in the world for hearing/eye protection. A little pricy, but one-stop shopping is a convenience

 

Safety glasses and plain ol earmuffs here. A weedeater can caue you to lose to hearing

 

i have always used ear muffs operating my gravely rideer with a 20hp magnum (things loud as hell) but with my new toro z master with a25 cammand i dont have to... i no i should. but a weed wacker? i do no a guy who now has has a glass eye because of a weedwacker flinging a stone.... i wear glasses everytime i weedwack!

 

EAR MUFFS WHILE MOWING AND SAFETY SHIELD WHILE EDGING,WEEDEATING.

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DON
LIANNES' MOWING

 

I see some guys using backpack blowers without hearing protection. They are just asking for a hearing aid if a few years.

 

I think one of the greatest inventions is the Ear muffs with a AM/FM Radio in them. I bought them last year and its nice listening to the radio instead of the mower.

 

JML, I got a set like that for Fathers Day and soon will be 4 years old. They are great. Has anyone found a set with digital tuning? The knob radio keeps getting the stations changed going under them darn trees. I hate when that happens.

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<a href="http://www.townserver.com/elm/">Eric@ELM</a>

 

I use the cheap foam ear plugs, the muffs work great in spring and fall when it is cool. Too much sweat for the muffs come July. My safety glasses distort my vision from sweat, use them during clean-ups only.

 

Take care of the ears. Noise damage is only noticed 20 years after the damage is done. Once you notice it, it's way too late. I like the foam plugs, neat how you can hear low pitched sound still. First time I left them in between jobs, could hear tires hum on road, couldn't hear engine. If backpack blowing more than 10 min, use plugs & muffs. On both watch the NRR rating, should be able to get at least a 29.

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Jim
North central Indiana

 

I always wear sunglasses, foam earplugs, and jeans while running any of my equipment.

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ProCut Lawn Service
Lakeland, Fl

 

Earmuffs while I'm on the tractor.I wear glasses so I dont go around like Mr.Magoo,
so I dont wear safety glasses.Long trousers
and Army boots.

Karl

 

Earmuffs when mowing, I wear glasses so I always have eye protection on, gloves when hedge trimming, chaps when using the chain saw, a reflective green mesh vest for the early fall evenings cleaning leaves at the curb, and a amber strobe for snow removal.

Bill