| Many tradesmen and women, professional | | | | wearing protective equipment is uncomfortable. It |
| workers, assemblers, transportation workers, | | | | may take some getting use to. Your better off |
| power plant personnel and cleaning professionals | | | | practicing safe work practices, because your |
| are exposed to various types of work related | | | | suppose to and its for your own good. Work |
| hazards. There are injuries each day where harm | | | | safely and get the job done with your personal |
| is inflicted on workers throughout the various | | | | security being guarded. |
| work industries. Some of these occurrences lead | | | | While you are at work your feet are usually in an |
| to bodily harm, serious injuries, and even fatalities. | | | | environment where possible accidents can occur. |
| These kinds of incidents usually end up in loss | | | | You should wear Electrical Hazard shoes or boots |
| time at work, pain, discomfort and despair. Be | | | | where you may be exposed to live energized |
| conscious of those work hazards and be | | | | circuits and equipment. You should wear slip or oil |
| proactive in preventing possible injury and harm to | | | | resistant shoes where the floor or ground can get |
| your body by always wearing the proper Personal | | | | slippery from becoming wet or contaminated with |
| Protective Equipment for the daily tasks you | | | | slippery substances, such as oil, petroleum, or |
| perform at work and home. Where you need to | | | | grease. This protection gives you added traction |
| perform other special tasks you may need to | | | | against a slippery surfaces. If, you happen to slip |
| wear extra protection. | | | | across a slippery surface, you can end up on your |
| There are many hazards that exist in our job | | | | back very quickly or violently causing severe and |
| environments that we may not be aware or | | | | painful injuries, which can harm your back, limbs, |
| often take for granted. The hazards vary with | | | | bones and head. This type of accident can lead to |
| the job duties which, personnel perform. Some of | | | | fatality. You can protect yourself against these |
| the common hazards are slippery floor surfaces, | | | | hazards by wearing protective shoes with slip |
| heavy tools and parts falling on an individuals' feet, | | | | resistant outer soles. |
| limbs, or bones; electrical shock, chemical | | | | Foreign objects striking your feet and toes are |
| spills,walking on rolling objects, such as pipes etc. | | | | best guarded by wearing footwear with a |
| The list of possibilities goes on and on. In most | | | | protective toe cap, such as steel toe shoes or |
| cases the accidents happen very quickly in a | | | | composite toe shoes. Each has its own |
| matter of seconds, where the dangerous situation | | | | advantages and preference. For the toughest |
| occurs without any warning. | | | | protection get a pair of quality safety shoes or |
| Be prepared. In order to protect your self at | | | | safety boots with a steel toe cap. This can |
| work, follow the rules and wear proper Personal | | | | protect your toes against object weight of up to |
| Protective Equipment. It can minimize your risks | | | | 75 pounds. To know for certain look at the ANSI |
| to potential injuries and loss time from work. It | | | | rating which can be found beneath the tongue of |
| can even protect you from possible death. Wear | | | | the safety shoes or boots. For the best foot |
| of Personal Protective Equipment include but is not | | | | protection possible wear metatarsal boots that |
| limited to, such items as a bump cap to prevent | | | | include guards to protect your metatarsal bones |
| head injuries, eyeglass safety glasses, which | | | | of your feet. |
| protect your eyes from foreign particles such as | | | | Always be alert to your job hazards and always |
| dirt and dust from entering your eyes. | | | | wear your Personal Protective Equipment to |
| Work gloves can prevent your hands from | | | | guard your self at work against hazards. Protect |
| getting calluses and small abrasions and cuts on | | | | yourself against pain, suffering, and injuries while |
| your hands and fingers when dealing with cutting | | | | at work. You need your job to make a living. |
| of raw materials such as wood, plastics or metals | | | | Keep yourself out of danger and maintain your |
| to name a few. A back support belt is advisable | | | | well being by wearing your Personal Protective |
| where lots of lifting is involved to reduce or | | | | Equipment at work to protect against potential |
| prevent low back strains and injuries. Sometimes | | | | hazards that lead to bodily injuries. |