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When we talk about safety footwear for work use, many questions often arise: What exactly is protective footwear? Are safety footwear and work footwear the same? When is the use of safety footwear mandatory ? ?
In this article we resolve these and other issues
Types of safety footwear
and labor protection
Today there are different types of safety footwear .
Depending on the level of protection it offers, footwear for professional use can be classified into the following categories:
Security shoes
Safety footwear is characterized by providing protection on the part of the fingers , which is why it incorporates a safety cap or toe cap. It guarantees protection against impact, with an equivalent energy of 200 J at the moment of impact and against static compression under a load of 15 KN.
protective footwear
It also takes care of the protection in the part of the fingers by means of a cap or safety toe cap, but with less protection against impact than safety footwear. Specifically, with an equivalent energy of 100 J at the moment of impact and against static compression under a load of 10 KN.
Work shoes or work shoes
It is a shoe for professional use that does not provide protection on the part of the fingers . They are, for example, many of the shoes in the health or food sector, as well as those intended for thermal insulation.
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when is it mandatory
safety footwear?
He Protective and safety footwear are mandatory according to the risks faced by each industry, company and worker.
Factories, warehouses or carpentry
If at work there is a risk of being crushed or of a heavy object falling on you, wear protective shoes with a reinforced fiberglass or steel toecap .
temperature changes
If you go from cold to heat or there are situations of high or low temperatures, it will be mandatory that you wear footwear that insulates you thermally . For example, forest guards, work in cold rooms, places where high-temperature ovens are used, etc.
Risk of electric shock
It is also mandatory to use insulating footwear in jobs exposed to electrical discharges, such as electricians or personnel who are close to machines or devices that can produce these discharges.
slippery floors
In all cases where there are risks of slipping, it will be mandatory that you wear protective footwear with special grip. For example, in areas where liquids are spilled or on scaffolding to prevent falls.
Filtering of liquids and powders
If there is a risk of liquids or dust leaking into the shoes, waterproof protective footwear will be used.
Sharp or cutting materials
If sharp or sharp material is handled in the workplace, you must wear footwear with a sole of a certain thickness to prevent the object from passing through the sole and reaching the foot.
In summary, safety footwear is mandatory in cases where there is a risk of : slipping, blows from falling heavy objects, areas susceptible to electric shocks, places where machines such as pallet trucks and forklifts travel, scaffolding and places where there are sharp and pointed materials. .
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