What are safety shoes important?

As it is rightly said, “Safety doesn’t happen by accident.” Choosing safety footwear is a big decision as you can’t risk picking a mediocre one instead of getting the best.

Safety shoes are equipped with slip-resistant soles and give protection in hazardous workplaces. These shoes give full protection to the toes, making sure that it doesn’t hurt the feet if any object falls over them. Insoles of the shoes are made up of heavy-duty materials which provide protective encasing to the feet.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SAFETY SHOES

There are a number of shoes that you can find when it comes to safety shoes. Let’s have a look!

• METATARSAL SHOES – These shoes provide complete protection and are light in weight. They are designed to prevent or reduce injuries. These shoes provide an extra layer of protection for maximum safety. They are extraordinarily comfortable and supportive.

• SLIP-RESISTANT FOOTWEAR – As the name suggests, these shoes are designed to provide better slip resistance; it has an interlocked tread pattern that doesn’t close the water in, to channel it away from your foot. 

• THINSULATE BOOTS – These safety footwear boots have a reinforced protective toe which provides you protection with an insulation material that keeps your feet warm and is extremely light-weighted.

• METAL INSTEP SHOES – While working in industries or at risky jobs, these safety shoes protect the instep of the foot from falling or crushing injuries. These shoes are reinforced with metal guards and toe caps, which provide complete protection to the feet. 

• STEEL TOE CAPPED SHOES– Solid protection is the forte of these shoes as it has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects. A metal shell is embedded on top of the toes part of the shoes.

IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY SHOES

There are a number of mishappenings that can occur at the workplace and to prevent them, safety shoes play a big role. Safety shoes are a must for both hard and soft industries like

• Automobile
• Construction
• Facility management and security
• Engineering
• Aviation industry
• Shipyard industry
• Iron and steel industry
• Transportation and logistics
• MSME manufacturing
• Hospitality
• Electronics

• Protects feet from punctures

While working, stepping over sharp objects happens quite often and can prick the feet. In such situations, shoes with heavy-duty soles and thick material provide a protective encasing to their feet and keep them safe from the mayhem of mishaps.

• Prevention from Slips and Falls

Slips, trips and falls are unavoidable. At times, the workforce deployed has to work on wet or oily floors, thus making them prone to tripping. Protective footwear is equipped with slip-resistant soles and provides stable footing to move about these floors.

• Prevention from falling objects

Fatalities like crushed feet, broken and lost toes are reported regularly by those associated with fishing, construction and logging industries. Safety shoes usually come equipped with toe caps of different material (steel, aluminium and composite) that act as a shield to the feet and prevents your feet from the consequences of crushing injuries.

• Protection from Electric Hazards

Electricity poses risk to every sector but some sectors need protection more than others. To protect the workforce from electrical shocks, safety shoes are made from non-conductive materials like rubber and leather.

• Safeguards from cold and wet weather conditions

Cold weather can lead to injuries such as frostbite and hypothermia that cannot be overlooked in the workplace. People who work outside in extreme weather conditions are always at risk of getting under the radar and need to look after their protection.

This adage concludes it perfectly, “Carefulness costs you nothing. Carelessness may cost you your life.” People should be leading each and every decision of their lives keeping this quotation in mind. Safety is not the concern of one man alone and should be shared by both the company and the individual. However, staying safe and staying alert is what we suggest for long and safe life.