When working in a plant where you are routinely confronted with hazards that can injure your feet
, it is essential that you always seek the protection of safety shoes. Your major focus should be the safety of your feet and not the price of safety shoes because if an accident should occur,you will soon realize how priceless those safety shoesreally are. To make a choice for a cheap pair of footwear may not always turn out to be a wise decision.Fortunately there are reasonably priced quality footwear to select from among a wide array of names equipped with newest technology and trendy designs.
Today the varieties available would easily fit into many plant environments where the focus is on the protection of feet and toes. Often the protection of the boot extends to underfoot as well through a metal plate running down the center of the sole to provide protection against pointed,sharp and hard objects when being trod upon. Usually the boot carries an icon which signifies the protection it offers.
Protective footwear in multiple designs are available as boots, shoes,clogs and even as trainers. In many of them a protective steel cap is present which support 200 joules of shoe protection. A steel toe cap is tested to handle the impact of a 44 pound weight that lands on your feet when being dropped from a height of 32ft. Besides the steel toes other materials are also being used today in turning out effective foot protection gear. Composite toes and aluminum alloy toes are two such new inventions with like success as steel toes and also with added advantage in weight. The message embodied in almost every new innovation of safety footwear is explicitly clear. Wear safety shoes for your own protection in the work place.