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Trees are majestic beings of our cities and suburbs. Sometimes though, our adventurous feline friends find themselves perilously perched in their branches.
Enter Steven Murrow and Tesla Tree Services—a company that not only cares for trees but also for the small lives that scamper up them (and sometimes can’t get down).
Continue reading “When Trees and Rescues Meet: The Story of Tesla Tree Services”Arboriculture, an essential yet often misunderstood profession. It involves much more than just caring for and maintaining trees. Arborists, the true guardians of our urban and rural environments, face unique challenges that deeply affect their well-being and safety.
Many of us will never have to work through as many challenges on a daily basis as these men and women do.
Continue reading “Understanding Fatigue in Arborists’ Lives: More Than Just Working with Trees”When it comes to finding the ideal pair of chainsaw pants, one aspect that often goes unnoticed is the leg length. And when many brands of chainsaw protective legwear offer it, it is surprising how many people overlook the importance of this feature. It’s a small feature and not even really observable (apart from the excessive bunching when they are too long), but it does have a big impact.
Ready to dive into our explainer?
Continue reading “Leg Length is More Important than You Might Think”We know how tough it is working in extreme conditions.
With Zeros, we designed a new generation of chainsaw pants that made working in heat and humidity possible.
There is another extreme. The cold and wet. Winter. Embers are designed for this. They are winter chainsaw pants.
Arborists in the colder parts of North America work in temperatures as low as -20 F and some times even colder than that. Up until now, the only option to stay safe is to wear heavy chainsaw pants with thermals underneath. This makes movement difficult and encourages fatigue.
As a result, we created another new type of chainsaw pant – the Ember. The only winter chainsaw pants designed for keeping out the cold wind and rain. You could call them cold pants.
Continue reading “Ember Chainsaw Pants – the Ultimate Thermal Heating Engine for Winter.”No one likes making mistakes and when it comes to caring for, choosing or wearing your chainsaw protection, that is no exception. Making any mistake can leave room for error and given chainsaw chaps and pants have the potential to save your life – it is important you get it right.
For those operating in the professional tree care industry – whether you are a seasoned arborist, experienced groundie or in charge of procuring safety for your crew, you will no doubt be familiar with chainsaw protection.
In this post we will provide 18 examples of common mistakes that can occur when choosing, using and caring for chainsaw chaps and pants and some tips on how you can avoid making these mistakes.
A chainsaw operator has three lines of defence: education, good technique, and personal protective equipment (PPE). When the first two fail, PPE can save your life.
The thought of chainsaw injuries resulting in death is very confronting. In 2012, 243 workers died while engaging in tree-trimming and clearing activities (OSHA, 2012). The impact chainsaw injuries can have on a business is huge. Not only can it look unprofessional, but there is also lost income and it can hinder ability to carry out future jobs efficiently. In most instances, serious injury or fatality as a result of a chainsaw can all be prevented with the use of PPE. So, what are the 18 Top Mistakes with Choosing, Using and Caring for Chainsaw Chaps and Pants?
Continue reading “18 Top Mistakes when Choosing, Using and Caring for Chainsaw Chaps and Pants”In this article, we will go over the two Canadian chainsaw protective clothing standards, explain what is current and how the BNQ standard is now obsolete.
Read on.
Continue reading “Unpacking the Canadian Chainsaw Protective Clothing Standards: What is Right”
Like all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), you should regularly maintain and clean Clogger chainsaw pants and chaps to ensure that they remain fully functional. Regular maintenance will also extend the life of your Clogger chainsaw protective apparel.
Clogger products use a range of advanced textiles and fibres that have various finishes and coatings. These all have different properties that need to be considered and understood carefully.
This guide provides users of Clogger chainsaw protective apparel comprehensive advice on how to clean, maintain and inspect your Clogger gear so that you get the most out of your investment.
Looking for a quick guide? Check out this post.
Continue reading “How to Best Maintain and Clean Clogger Chainsaw Pants and Chaps – The Ultimate Guide”In late 2018, we ran a Pink Zero campaign. Our goal was to do it again in 2019 but our products proved a bit too popular! We were too busy trying to keep up with orders to run the campaign.
In 2020, we are still working to support our growing customer base but we felt that we had to do it again.
So, the good news.
Continue reading “Clogger Next Generation Pink and Orange Zero Campaign”The use of chainsaw chaps or pants is important.
Really important.
Continuing cases of chainsaw injuries show that there is a real need to educate many chainsaw operators on not only wearing chainsaw protection but also selecting the best chainsaw protective product for their situation, how to maintain chainsaw protective garments and other critical questions.
In this post, we review the most common questions we get asked about chainsaw protection and provide the answers that you need.
The all new Ascend chainsaw pants are now available for purchase.
And we’re all pretty excited about this launch at Clogger.
We’ve been working on the new Ascends over a year. Why? Because we wanted to complete our range with a new option for cooler conditions and for people who prefer a more classic design.
Continue reading “Introducing the ALL NEW Ascends – Lighter Strikes Again!”
