| One of the most common injuries in the | | | | changing situations and alert your co-workers to |
| workplace is foot injury and according to the NSC | | | | them as well. |
| or National Safety Council there are over 40,000 | | | | Wearing protective boots is not an option, it is a |
| per year. Besides the fact that foot injury is a | | | | necessity if you want to be sure that you stay |
| huge issue in the workplace, the feet are | | | | away from unnecessary injuries to your feet. I |
| submitted to a great deal of stress on a daily | | | | am not saying that you will never be injured if |
| basis anyway with tons of force being put upon | | | | you wear safety boots but you will not be hurt |
| them just in everyday walking. | | | | nearly as bad if you are injured. Having steel toe |
| If you work in an industrial environment such as a | | | | boots on can make the difference between |
| Petro-Chemical plant or in a construction setting | | | | having a broken toe and having a toe amputated. |
| where there are more risks and hazardous | | | | Amazingly, only 25% of injury victims surveyed |
| situations than normal you need to be wearing | | | | were wearing safety boots when they were |
| protective steel toe boots with a steel shank. | | | | injured and the reason they gave for not wearing |
| These types of boots can keep you from | | | | them was discomfort. I wonder how comfortable |
| suffering a serious foot injury from an object | | | | they are with their injuries. |
| falling on your foot or from stepping on a sharp | | | | Many people mistakenly think that the protective |
| object. Please note that it is only those boots with | | | | boots are heavy and that is an excuse they give |
| the steel shank which is in the sole that prevents | | | | for not wanting to wear them but this is not |
| wounds to the bottom of the foot. Not all safety | | | | always the case. Now you can find lightweight |
| boots come equipped with this option so be sure | | | | attractive safety boots and shoes that are no |
| the ones you choose do. | | | | heavier than normal. You can even get steel toes |
| It is necessary that you are aware of your | | | | in a tennis shoe style now. I know because over |
| surroundings when you work in a hazardous area | | | | 20 years ago when I was a young man working |
| and you need to always be on the lookout for | | | | on the Oil Refineries I wore them when I was |
| situations that could be unsafe. Don't be tempted | | | | climbing scaffolding over 500 feet in the air. If I |
| to do stupid things and be a show off. You need | | | | could wear them in that environment you can |
| to always be looking around and stay alert for | | | | surely wear them on a construction job. |