Today we are going to talk about protective footwear. You may or may not have given this much thought. Dressing right for work is similar to dressing right for sports – no professional football player would take his field wearing dress shoes. 

Wearing the right shoes will help you do a better job, and di it more safely. The first thing to think about is the type of foot protection you are going to need. Construction work requires you to walk, stand, bend, stoop, and climb, therefore you must wear sturdy comfortable footwear. Leather shoes and boots provide the best protection. Tennis shoe sandals and flip-flops are not acceptable footwear on a construction site. Remember, your feet and ties are made up of many small bones, and object dropped on your foot can cause a serious, painful injury.

Another potential job site injury ran occur by stepping on a nail or other sharp object. A protruding nail. Puncture the top side, or sole of your boot in a split second if you are not careful. Safety boots come equipped with steel toes, heavy-duty leather upper, and steel shanks to help prevent puncture wounds. Good support will help prevent you from turning or twisting an ankle while moving around the job site.

Take a look at your feet right now. Are you wearing the right footwear for the job you are doing today? If you are working around protruding nails or other sharp objects, you should be wearing leather work boots with good soles. Are you working on concrete? If so you need to wearing rubber boots. Wet concrete on your feet will cause concrete turns. Make sure you wash your feet and put a pair of clean socks if our feet come in contact with wet concrete.

 In cold weather, it is important to keep your feet warm. Wearing a comfortable pair of warm socks and keep a second pair available in case your feet get wet during the day. Get the message? Your feet take a beating every day. Make their job a little easier by wearing the right footwear.

Safety footwear helps you at work, don’t forget to protect your feet.
