Lumberjack / Pruner

Lumberjack, pruner by vocation or for your personal activities, it is important to have appropriate clothing during your forestry work. Personal protective equipment or PPE such as lumberjack clothing such as shoes, jacket or lumberjack pants, ensures your safety and avoids any accidents such as a cut from a chainsaw for example. Your safety, our priority! Find a wide selection of clothing on our online store Oxwork.com.

Forestry clothing: PPE their importance

The use of personal protective equipment is mandatory for any use of a chainsaw by an employee or a professional and is strongly recommended for an individual. That's why Oxwork offers you a wide range of safety clothing for loggers. Safety pants, overalls with braces protect your legs by blocking the saw chain in case of accidental contact.

Indeed, the OAK Chainsaw fabric is a very resistant fabric and has a water-repellent finish on the front of each leg. The helmet with mesh or transparent visor protects the eyes, face and ears at the same time. The face shield prevents metal shavings or shards getting into the eyes, as well as bites and scratches on the face by branches and brambles. Cut-resistant gloves protect against the many small injuries that reach the hands. Lumberjack shoes protect your feet from falling material or trees. Lumberjack outfits must comply with standard EN 381-5. It certifies that the products have been designated to provide leg protection against portable chainsaws.

The forestry work of loggers and pruners are high-risk jobs. Indeed, the felling of trees and the pruning of branches can lead to serious accidents. Therefore, it requires tremendous caution. Climbing a tree without the proper kit can be deadly.

Oxwork is selling work clothes for lumberjacks and pruners. A wide range of quality and inexpensive products awaits you on the site.

Equipment and accessories: lumberjack and pruner work clothes

Goggles

Sawdust and wood shavings can damage your eyes. As a result, wearing safety glasses is an obligation for optimal eye protection.

Design, frame and color, you have plenty of choice at Oxwork. So, opt for a model adapted to your face shape while respecting the safety rules. In addition, these standardized, lightweight accessories with adjustable temples are designed for the wearer's comfort during forestry work.

Helmets

The height of trees is one of the risks of the profession of lumberjack and pruner. Wearing a protective helmet is however mandatory. To do this, discover the new products for sale on the Oxwork website. For example, the forest helmet model is quite practical. It is equipped with an integrated screen and SNR:29 dB hearing protection, all in one. In addition, it guarantees you an integral defense in the face.

Harness

The harness has the function of restraining its holder in the event of a fall. Indeed, it allows you to work serenely at height. The woodcutter can work in complete safety with quality and very resistant harnesses from Oxwork. In addition, they are adjustable according to your ease. Precisely, it has several points of adjustment at the level of the legs and the chest. Incidentally, donning is child's play with the quick-release buckles.

For more comfort, choose the 4-point comfort plus model with padded legs, lower back and shoulder straps.

Ear plugs and headphones

In a noisy environment, hearing protection is not to be neglected. Therefore, the use of plugs and noise-cancelling headphones will reduce the amount of sound the machine makes towards you. Both are valid in several styles.

First of all, helmet models with an adjustable and foldable headband are very practical. These can easily fit in your pocket. As for the caps, those equipped with a cord will allow you to hang them up once use is finished, or keep them around your neck during intermittent use.

Work pants

To properly cover your lower limbs, wear lumberjack pants is essential. This work ensures optimal protection in your tasks. For this, various models of major brands and of superior quality are available on our site. In addition, the design materials of each pair are carefully selected.

The elastic provides comfort and readjustment according to your waist size. The pockets distributed on the lateral side, back and front allow as much storage as possible.

Protective gloves

Your hands need protective gloves against risks related to working materials. The ideal glove model is the A290 class 0 chainsaw protection Lumberjack. They are ultra comfortable for a few hours of work. The left glove has protective elements that comply with standard EN 381-7 Class 0.16 m/s. You can appropriate the ideal pair by referring to the EN 420 standard according to your knack.

Lumberjack shoes

To finish off your outfit, lumberjack shoes are the PPE to have for the most optimal protection of your feet. This PPE must correspond at least to standard S3, and/or S4, and/or S5.

Here are the standard features:

• The S3 standard: the S2 standard with the addition of a studded sole and resistance to perforation.
• The S4 standard: The protection is 200 joules for the shell. All rubber or polymer shoes have antistatic properties. These shoes are resistant to oils and hydrocarbons, energy absorption of the heel and closed back.
• The S5 standard: The S4 standard as well as a studded sole and puncture resistance.

Oxwork offers a wide range of safety shoes corresponding to its standards which you can find in the following category.

Winter logging and pruning clothing: jacket, pants

Oxwork offers a range of lumberjack or pruner clothing for all seasons. In winter, the safety needs are the same as the rest of the year, but require an additional feature for the comfort of the person wearing the outfit, that of warmth. You will find a winter range on Oxwork, clothing specific to this season (jackets, pants, shirts) provide warmth during cold periods thanks to the material used such as flannel or the lined technique, or the quilted fleece lining. . A special winter jacket or trousers corresponds to the EN343, EN342 standard. Here are the characteristics of its standards:EN343: protective clothing against bad weather, snow, fog and ground humidityEN342: protective clothing against cold

How to take care of your work clothes?

Preserve your uniforms by having the habit of respecting their cleaning instructions.

First, work pants are easy to care for. In addition, they are often made of waterproof fabrics from which stains can disappear even with manual washing.

Secondly, the protective glasses have to be cleaned with a slightly damp cloth after each use.

Lately, keep your caps dust-free. Therefore, wash them after each use or replace them directly with a new one if necessary. It will also prevent the introduction of germs into your inner ear.