I will be serious now,just clowning before.I WORK in a very noisy planing mill,so im very alert about my hearing osha makes us be tested yearly,and i wouldnt want to be put behind a desk so i have to protect myself even outside of work.Some think as long as the planing room door is closed ,that comes into my lumber grading area ,your ok.WRONG They strapped this noise tester on us,In the whole lumber operation,you would think the loadest noise would be the PLANER OR THE
CHIPPER.It was the boards landing on my grading chain in front of me.thought you might find this interesting.I use foam plugs,has the best protection ratings,muffs also when its cold out,to hot in summer.Another note if you wear hearing protection,you are less tired at the end of the day
Remember ,plugs aint worth a hoot if you dont put them in right.There are different sizes for different ears.The foam ones you need to roll them in your fingers before you shove em in,then they expand in your ears.In the cold you got to warm them up[blow on em ]first.Another tip:leave them in your jeans pockets,when they come out of the washer as good as new.
TRACTOR;use earplugs running
chipper only
atv:yes
snowmobile:yes
chainsaw:yes
wood splitter:yes
grinders:yes
with kids in backseat of car: thinking of it
OH YEAH I CAN HEAR THE RADIO BETTER AT WORK WITH EAR PLUGS;GO FIGURE
ALAN
