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I prefer aluminum full brims. Here's mine. On the underside of the brim it says Skull Bucket made in China.
I don't see anything inferior about it.
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Lookin' good Sage...lookin' good.
"Skull Bucket" lol.. Just a little bit about our BC standards thats instilled in my brain dam it. Class C would not be exceptable Here. Class D standards for F&B. (Class A hazard) all this $hit we have to know I can't evrn remember my girlfriends name.Very sad. Also that date on there is not legal as we are aloud 5 years From manufacturer date. Compo will check the memory on the plastic though..if your lucky. Any integrity issues, get rid of it. Mact T style is cool though. And the 'American' wear. I love it.
When it comes to this,you guys ...hands down are no doubt the land of the free, but your compo is through the roof.
I probably pay it anyway through courses and time, for no extra saftey to the individual. IMHO
1 in 5 fallers have to be a faller supervisor
So that means im only eligible for 80% of the jobs also I'm not a "safe certified company" Just money man. Its pride,I'm sick of the dictatorship. Companies are forced in hiring through money grab tickets opossed to real experience. Its not even government its a private sector Called the BC Forest *saftey* cancel (BCFSC) that workers comp said fix the deaths in industry. I apply for a job in the spring; three weeks falling 'oversize spruce' and he says "well a Qualified Faller Supervisor (QFS) called and he's a 'safe certified company ' So I say "who's he going to supervise? Do you care if he can fall tree? his azz was covered that's all that counted. I said do you want me to send a resume? .."well you could.He was already hiring this guy. Bottom line,if one got killed he'd be in trouble if it was me. That sounds pretty safe.
The BCFSC can suck my Louisville slugger any time. Yes we have our problems,bad.
 
Yeah, and they pretty much have the market cornered for wildland hard hats. It's a shame we don't have another option. What I meant by fire helmet was this:
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I never got the chance to wear an aluminum hard hat on a wildland fire.
First and formost thanks for your sevice..does it take a mad Brit/Canadian to say so. Thanks again. Tell ya,
If you ever come up to the BC and 'figbt fire' you will never have to buy a news paper of a coffee. I'm sure its the same there. As 'Americans love to roll out the carpet.

Great People in my experiences. I become a little sadned but some of the responds are not right in my opinion..
"The pros and the joes" some need to know there roll. I'm sure you have taken more risk in a day than some have in there life. Don't touch a fallers beer.
Chain of command.
God bless
 
What's the scoop on the China-made aluminum hard hats? It is what it is I guess. I need one for later this summer but its place of manufacture gives me the willies.

So what's the word from people who actualy wear one?

Thanks.
El Quachito, I wrote this post last week after being asked the same basic question. The original post can be seen here: http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/skull-buckets.170486/page-7

The previous versions, including the inventory transferred when we purchased the company, were all stamped in China. At this time we will continue to work with the company in China to stamp our hard hats. The investment required to tool the dies needed to stamp the hats is substantial. Stamping the hats in the USA is something that we will continue to study as we grow the business, but at this time it is just not cost effective to move all of the operations into the US. I will reassure you though, that we work very closely with the oversees company that is doing our stamping. We have daily communications and on sight quality controls. ISO certification is in the near future.

Why should you buy an Authentic Skull Bucket aluminum hard hat? This is quiet simple really, the answer is quality. We receive our hats in raw form then complete all of the additional assemblies here in the USA at our facilities in Texas. We take a very hands on approach during which we inspect every hat, apply the powder coating in house, label with the required information in accordance with ANSI/ISEA standards, reinspect for quality control, package each hat with the required literature and hand pack each hat for it's final destination. We take the phrase "crafted to quality-without-question standards" very seriously here. We want to produce the highest quality aluminum hard hats on the market. We know our customers demand the Authentic Skull Bucket and we want them to know they are getting what they pay for.

Our company is founded on a group of people from very diverse backgrounds. We have assembled a team that has over a hundred years of experience is the safety, production, manufacturing, and the medical field. We believe we have the most brilliant and innovative minds in the safety industry. Our team members have treated traumatic brain injuries in trauma centers, studied the effects of cranial impacts and how to best prevent them, spent time with patients in post traumatic rehab facilities and responded to work site head injuries to gain first hand experience on how to prevent these types of accidents from happening. All of this to provide you with the best head protection on the market.

We spent an enormous amount of time and capital researching, testing and an ultimately producing a product that we will put our name on. The current production Skull Bucket hard hats have been independently lab tested for compliance to the current ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 Class 1 Type C-2014 Standard for Industrial Head Protection. The standard is very specific in what is required to make that claim. I would encourage you to look at the standard for yourself. Compare our hat to others and you can make your decision as to which meets the compliance requirements.

Safety is our first priority! The bottom line is, this is what we do. This is all we do. We focus one one simple thing and that is your safety. The hard hat is one piece in your personal protective ensemble. We believe it is the most important piece and this is why we focus on producing the the highest quality, most protective hard hat on the market. We will continue with this simple quest through innovation and product offerings. We have a grand vision for our company and will not stop working toward the goal of keeping you safe. After all Skull Bucket reinvented the aluminum hard hat.
 

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