| Facts and figures | | | | The purpose of wearing the right footwear in the |
| Industry figures are startling. They show that UK | | | | workplace is twofold: to prevent accidents and to |
| businesses lose more than two million working | | | | lessen the effects of accidents if they occur. |
| days each year because of incidents related to | | | | These are goals everyone should take seriously. |
| feet and ankles. The Health & Safety Executive | | | | Safety footwear is important, but the number of |
| (HSE) also reports that trips and slips cause more | | | | working days lost through accidents suggests that |
| injuries than any other type of accident. The | | | | some people don't realise this. The right footwear |
| correct safety footwear can help avoid such | | | | not only protects your lower limbs: you can save |
| problems. | | | | time and money by keeping related sickness |
| Purpose | | | | absence to a minimum. |