<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class="">Our industry Standard requires <span style="text-decoration: underline" class="">at least</span> a Type 1, Class C or E hardhat, and that is the typically hard hat/helmet sold by the arborist supply houses. Actually the Standard is silent on whether Type 1 or 2 is needed.</div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 21px;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class="">I don’t believe our standards include side protection for hard hats. If you are in an aerial lift, then the assumption is that you are working near overhead electrical hazards so a class E hard hat is required, but side protection is not a necessity for that PPE, either.</div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 21px;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class="">Hope this helps!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Best,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 21px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">John Martyn, Consulting Arborist</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">JPM Tree Service</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Since 1996</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Abbotsford, BC</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">604.789.4045</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><a href="http://www.jpmtree.com" class="">www.jpmtree.com</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div></div></body></html>