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I just heard back from our R&D/Standards department, as follows: From some of the comments that have been made recently on this blog about chainspeeds under the different standards, there may be some misunderstanding which would be good to attempt to clarify. Firstly as to North American...

Ok, this is where it gets complicated! Check out this link https://blog.goclogger.com/the-clogger-guide-to-global-chainsaw-protection-standards/

Fantastic review Phil, massive appreciation from the whole Clogger crew! Just so everyone knows, it was not a paid review in any way. I sent him a couple of pairs of chaps to get his opinion on them for how they fit into the USA/Canadian market. He published this review with no revision or...

Great point (I'm from Clogger fyi). Our chaps/trousers are all rated to 20 metres per second chainspeed, which converts to 3937 feet per minute so there should be no issues there!

That is a little concerning! From a manufacturers perspective (Clogger) I can tell you that the chaps in question are rated and tested to the same chainspeed as the the Pfanner pants. Obviously i am not trying to say for a moment that they did stop the saw but I will make a couple of points that...

Hahahaha didn't mean to insult anyone!;)

Some indepth reading on global standards courtesy of us! We normally charge an email address to download this, but since ya'll are nice folk of fine character and suitable intelligence Clogger has decided to give it to you free:)

At the end of the day, good is meeting the applicable UL standard, it would be uncommon for them to be much above that regardless of price. A very very cheap pair of chaps that genuinely meets the UK standard will stop the saw the same as a very expensive pair that meets the same size but that...

I am not aware of ANY of the hardware manufacturers actually making their own chainsaw protection. Again, its not a bad thing, but just a note that branded products should be judged on their individual merits, not the brand that has been slapped on the outside of them!

Hahahahaha yeah its a minefield, the more you find out the more confusing it gets, particularly once you take into account the different methods of testing used to achieve those ratings!!! By the way, Stihl don't make any of their own PPE, it is all outsourced. Not saying that is a bad thing...

Heck! what are you using to get chainspeeds of 15-20000 feet per minute?

Yep, you will be quite safe in what you have! I agree that the end result is more or less the same from either method of testing. Sadly there is no unified global standard yet, it would make life a lot simpler for us manufacturers!

Ah right. That i can tell you. The EU standard (and also Australian/New Zealand) is run at a chainspeed of 20 metres/second (3900 feet/minute) and the power is cut on the point of contact (on the assumption the user will instinctively release the trigger). It is also run using a electric saw...

We will no doubt have a copy of it kicking around at the office ( I work remotely ) I will see if I can find it next time I am there and give a basic outline on here for you.