What type of shoes can help prevent accidents?

What type of shoes can help prevent accidents?

To reduce the chances of an electrical accident, non-conductive footwear made from leather, rubber or other materials that don’t conduct electricity can be worn. In locations where the build-up of static on the body poses a hazard, anti-static or conductive footwear can be used.

What makes a shoe a safety shoe?

Safety shoes or boots must have a leather upper, non-skid soles, oil resistance and impact and compression resistance ratings of 75. The shoes must also have built-in toe caps to meet requirements. Protective footwear is required for employees at risk of injury from: Rolling equipment.

What is a CSA approved shoe?

CSA Approved Footwear for women offers sole puncture protection with Grade 1 Protective toe to withstand impacts up to 125 joules. Sole puncture protection is designed to withstand a force of not less than 1200 Newtons (270 pounds). Safety footwear is designed to protect feet against a wide variety of injuries.

How do safety shoes work?

Safety boots are shoes made with a protective reinforcement at the front making them quite durable. The reinforcement helps to protect the toes from falling objects or any kind of compression. They are normally installed with a sole plate in the main sole to prevent against punctures that may come from below.

How do I know if my safety shoes are CSA approved?

Safety shoes come in a wide range of toe protection including composite (or metal-free), aluminum and steel. The green triangle symbol simply means that the footwear is CSA approved to protect the toe and sole of the worker’s foot. Green triangle indicates sole puncture protection with a Grade 1 protective toe cap.

What are Grade 1 safety shoes?

One of three CSA grades, Grade 1 offers the highest protection and is the only one allowed in construction. In a Grade 1 boot, a steel toe protects against falling objects, while a steel insole prevents punctures to the bottom of the foot. Grade 1 boots are also available with metatarsal and dielectric protection.

Can I still buy shoes from safety solutions stores?

You can also still purchase shoes from Safety Solutions stores plus the new Grainger Safety Footwear Centers located within select Grainger branches. Can I still access the Safety Solutions phone number and website?

What are the benefits of safety shoes?

Safety shoes prevent injuries from slips, trips, falls, as well as electric shocks. With features such as puncture resistant and anti-fatigue insoles, employees are not only more comfortable throughout their shift but protected from harmful objects that can fall and crush, or penetrate the foot.

What is a safety shoe program?

A safety shoe program allows an expert to administer supplying your team with the proper shoes to do their job safely. It transfers the manual tasks of budgeting, ordering, tracking eligibility and participation, invoicing, and reporting on to a software program built specifically to do to those things for you.

What is Safety Toe Footwear?

Our men’s safety toe footwear is crafted with durable stitching and designed for all-day wear. Protective reinforcement engineered in the toe prevents injury to the foot from falling objects or compression.