Irreplaceable members of the PPE family, safety shoes are convenient for any kind of job we would like to carry out. 25% of complains about disability all over the world are brought by foot involved accidents.

Among all the risks the work environment have, here we mention the most common ones that safety footwear avoids:

Mechanical actions.

As fallen objects, walking over punching / cutting surfaces, heel impacts… To avoid that, we should choose a proper shoe equiped with a safety toe cap, shock absorving and anti puncture capable sole.

All the points mentioned before help reducing the damage after a toe smashing accident, cuttings, broken bones or even toes / foot amputations that unfortunately frequently hapen in construction or powered saw involved jobs as gardening…

Chemical actions.

Those caused by agresive liquids or melted metals. For this situations we’ll need a waterproof and resistant, this way we’ll avoid scalds from any melted metal, chemical elements or any other flamable materials mainly used from the mining industry.

Dangers and accidents.

Falls due to slippery paths or bad fitted footwear… may cause sprained ankles, broken bones… We can reduce all this risks by using SRC safety footwear.

Electrical and thermical actions.

Electrical discharge caused by static electricity or direct contact with the power source without the propper safety shoe. Concerning thermal issues, we should think about a well thermal isolated boot.

All this damages mentioned could be exponentially reduced by using the right safety footwear. Using the incorrect shoe or boot could be in many situations as working barefooted.

To conclude, we can absolutely confirm that using the right safety shoe means a productivity increase and better results.