[SML] Hard Hat recommendations

[Jerry Durand]

Having worn abs hard hats while being pelted with burning material, the 
most damage to the helmet has been small scorch spots.  Nothing even 
began to melt through.

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Don't have anything (hat, clothing, etc.) that can catch particles. My 
Nomex jumpsuit had pockets with the top open, my wife sewed Nomex flaps 
over them.  I have burned holes in my Nomex where a crease catches 
something.  Also had the back of my right hand collecting small piles of 
burning bits.  Didn't hurt my military surplus Nomex gloves but did 
start to seep through as HOT!

On 01/22/2017 06:45 PM, Dave Vick via Stagecraft wrote:
>
> Petzl makes the shells from ABS. While approved for molten spray work
> (the closed models, not the vented ones), I would think instead you
> would want a fiberglass or fiber-steel helmet, like the Ironworkers
> use - ABS tends to melt at ~180°C, and I *really* woould not want a
> piece of molten ABS on top of my head.
>

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Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.
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