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18 Top Mistakes when Choosing, Using and Caring for Chainsaw Chaps and Pants

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.

Paired with education and good technique, chainsaw PPE can help save your life.

Why is chainsaw protection important?

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?

Unpacking the Canadian Chainsaw Protective Clothing Standards: What is Right

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.

How to Best Maintain and Clean Clogger Chainsaw Pants and Chaps – The Ultimate Guide

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.

Clogger Next Generation Pink and Orange Zero Campaign

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.

10 Top Questions About Chainsaw Chaps and Pants Answered

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.

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Introducing the Clogger Colouring Book

New Zealand is in lockdown for two weeks more weeks and the Clogger team knows how hard it is to keep kids entertained and we know that it’s even harder for all the older outdoorsy forced to stay at home.

So we decided to publish our first ever (and probably only) colouring book! For young and old, lovers of bold colours or darker ones, this is your chance to recreate Clogger’s most famous PPE in your favourite colours.

Stay safe everyone!

Clogger’s Colouring Book Download

Note: Make sure to share your art with us on social media!

Introducing the ALL NEW Ascends – Lighter Strikes Again!

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.

25 Years of Innovation in Chainsaw Protection + 500,000 Products Made

It’s Clogger’s birthday!

25 years ago, the first Clogger chainsaw protection product was produced.

And just to top it off, we recently made our 500,000^th product – a pair of Zero chainsaw pants!

Starting with simple products made from basic materials, Clogger has evolved into highly technical apparel platform with one of the largest range of chainsaw protection products globally.

We thought that this was an excellent time for a bit of a review of Clogger including key milestones and a little of the Clogger back story. We’ll also give you a hint as to what the future might hold.

Of course, you are welcome to visit us anytime in Invercargill, New Zealand and see Clogger live in action!

Introducing the 2019 Clogger Catalogue

There’s a lot of technical details in the new Clogger catalogue. It represents an important point in time as we close in on our 25th anniversary and 500,000th Clogger chainsaw garment.

Here’s a summary of our brand and products to get you started.

Announcing Limited Edition Pink Zeros (and Something Special!)

A while back, we did some Pink Zeros samples. They caused quite a bit of buzz.

“@Matt Lee if these are released and u don’t buy me them, I quit”

“Are you guys still able to make the Zero’s women in pink? Finally got some pink carabiners and what the pants to match”

“Yes please I stole my wife’s zeros for my worker so I need to replace her zeros. These would be great”

We decided that it was time to do a production run but thought that we should do something special as well.

So, the good news.
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