HERShovel

Welcome to the website for HERS™ from Green Heron Tools – the world’s first HERgonomic™Hergonomic™ simply means ergonomic, for women.

Ergonomic = “designed for maximum comfort, efficiency, safety, and ease of use, especially in the workplace.” (Encarta Dictionary) So hergonomic™ tools and equipment are those designed to be easiest, safest, most comfortable and most effective for women. Shovel-spade hybrid designed scientifically and specifically for women. Every feature of HERS™ is based on women’s bodies & digging & shoveling styles, from the shape & diameter of the handle to the three shaft lengths to the angle and enlarged step on the tempered steel blade.

These features make HERS™ hergonomic™ – ergonomic, for women – meaning that HERS™ is designed for:

Optimum fit
Maximum comfort
Maximum efficiency
Maximum safety
Greatest ease of use

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D grip
- Unique hergonomic™ shape offers multiple options for hand placement & helps keep wrists in neutral position. Room for both hands = greater control
- Diameter appropriate for women’s hands, resulting in greater comfort & less hand & finger fatigue
- Textured for better grip
- Design incorporates features women preferred in our lab and field testing
- Forward tilt provides added leverage & complements blade angle
Shaft
- Ash handle provides best strength-to-weight ratio & excellent shock resistance – a strong, durable handle at a relatively light weight
- 3 lengths make HERS™ truly hergonomic™ – choose the size that matches your height
- Wood is Appalachian Hardwood Verified Sustainable, meaning it comes from eastern U.S. forests where, on average, 2.29 trees are growing for every 1 tree that is harvested
Blade
- Unique design combines features of spade & shovel for maximum versatility
- Enlarged step makes the most of women’s lower-body strength & is safe and comfortable – no narrow blade-top to cut into the sole of the foot. Raised tread ensures good traction
- Made of 16-gauge tempered recycled steel – tough yet 10% thinner for lower weight. Blade flexes under pressure to prevent breakage
- Shaft/blade angle chosen to complement women’s digging style
- Shaft & blade interface is made to last – 6-7 inches of the wooden shaft are driven into the blade socket, and the two are fastened together with a rivet that goes all the way through the handle for maximum strength & durability

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