Safety Shoes

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Safety Shoes
Protective footwear shall be worn to protect
from falling objects, chemicals, or stepping on
sharp objects.
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OSHA Safety Standards

• 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment
• The employer is responsible for requiring the
  wearing of appropriate personal protective
  equipment in all operations where there is an
  exposure to hazardous conditions or where this
  part indicates the need for using such equipment
  to reduce the hazards to the employees
• 1926.96 Occupational Foot Protection
• Safety- toe footwear for employees shall meet the
  requirements and specifications in American
  National Standard for Mens Safety-Toe Footwear.

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ASTM Standard

• ASTM F2412-05 Standard Test Methods for Foot
  Protection
• These test methods measure the minimum
  performance requirements of footwear to a variety
  of hazards that can cause injury
• ASTM F2413-05 Standard Specification for
  Performance
• This specification covers minimum requirements
  for the design, performance, testing, and
  classification of footwear designed to prescribe
  fit, function and performance resulting from
  workplace hazards

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Concerns Regarding Slipping

• An employee was installing sheet metal on a 26
  foot high roof
• The wet surface created a hazardous condition and
  caused the employee to slip
• He slid off the roof into a pile of scrap metal
  and was killed
• TIP The small additional effort to keep job
  sites clean from debris, lumber, and wastes can
  reduce accidents

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Concerns Regarding Shock

• An employee was just in tennis shoes while
  standing in 6 inches of water
• The electric teel ejector sump pump he was using
  to drain the pool stopped working
• He grabbed the pump by a metal ring
• Upon contact he received an electric shock that
  was so severe he was unable
  to release the device
• He was pronounced dead of electrocution
• TIP It should be the employer responsibility to
  determine and enforce use of the appropriate
  footwear through a hazard assessment of the job
  site

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Concerns Regarding Foot Injuries

• A oiler was working with a oil catch pan on a
  tower crane
• During clean out of the pan, which is designed to
  hold oil and grease leaks, spilled and some
  substances got on the workers boots
• When attempting to claim down the ladder he
  slipped causing his foot to get caught between
  two rungs
• Resulting in a fracture to his ankle
• TIP- Keeping workers aware of potential hazards
  of slippage during a tool box meeting may prevent
  the happening or reoccurrence of future accidents.

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Failure to Follow Proper Procedures

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 60,000
  nonfatal foot and toe injuries sustained by
  workers in 2002
• Slips, trips, and falls have accounted from
  10-20 of work related injuries
• Average workers compensation for slip and fall
  injuries amounts to 5,000

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Personal Protective Equipment

• Although advances in administrative or
  engineering control provides injury protection,
  you cant eliminate all physical hazards
• Data has proven that most foot injuries result
  from accidents were PPE was not properly worn

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Positive Use

• The International Safety Equipment Association
  conducted a survey in 2004 regarding the use of
  PPE in heavy construction
• Safety Shoes where ranked second, only to hard
  hats, as being worn regularly by a 75 usage rate

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Shoes offered in Accordance with Hazards

• Impact Protection
• Provided in areas where there is a high potential
  of falling objects, including heavy tools,
  packages, parts, or debris
• Compression Protection
• Required for material handling or transportation
  equipment where there presents a concern of
  equipment rolling over a workers foot

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Shoes offered in Accordance with Hazards

• Puncture Protection
• Worn around areas that accumulate debris and
  sharp objects that an employee has the potential
  to step on
• Penetration Protection
• Provided to protect against corrosive chemicals,
  oils, caustics, or petroleum products
• Electrical Protection
• Required where a electrical shock may ensue from
  electrical currents or highly charged objects

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Examples of Safety Shoes in Accordance with
Hazards
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Impact, Compression, Puncture Hazard
Safety shoes must withstand a minimum force of
270 pounds resulting from a steel pin test

• Steel toed footwear forms a steel cap around the
  toe region
• Non-metallic footwear forms a metal cap around
  the toe region

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Penetration Hazard

• Waterproof footwear uses specialized material
  that provides an impenetrable layer protecting
  the foot from the elements

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Electrical Hazard
Sole must be able to withstand 14,000 Volts per
minute

• Conductive footwear safety
  against static electricity build-up
• Electrical hazard footwear
  protection against electrically
  energized objects 600 volts or less
• Static dissipative footwear guard from
  electrical discharge that flows from the ground
  to the sole of the shoe

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• Safety shoes are necessary for protection
  against foot injuries

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References
Everything Construction Safety Shoes
"Avenger Safety Footwear Technology." Avenger
Safety Footwear. 2008. 3 Mar. 2008
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• Elsberry, Richard B. "Taking Steps to Prevent
  Foot Injuries." BNET. Nov. 2003. 2 Mar. 2008
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• "Hazard, Safety Slips and Trips." ELCOSH. 3 Mar.
  2008 lthttp//www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/hazard/safety
  _slips.htmlgt.