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Workers safety is the most important in all the constructing, manufacturing and welding places. In case if something happened in the construction area, creates more problems. Sometimes the higher authority needs to face the law cases and have to spend more money for that. So, it is important that the workers should work in accordance with the safety measures. Some of the organizations like OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and the ISO (International Standards Organization) have created the guidelines for safety requirements. Footwear is one of the safety measures where every worker should use. This footwear should have steel protective in the toe and sometimes in bottom. This safety footwear will saves the workers from falling objects at the bottom and from dangerous sticks or bricks in the ground. The workers should wear the footwear before entering into the working area. Some of the companies are following this footwear measure as a compulsory rule. This safety footwear is made from steel, from plastic or some other materials. The designed footwear is mainly prepared to protect the worker feet. Following are some of the types of footwear • To protect from powerful chemicals and acids, they have specially made corrosion resistant footwear. • Some kind of footwear specially made for temperature and humidity stability. If the exterior temperature is very high then the worker can wear this which makes them comfortable working environment. • Antistatic footwear – This footwear should be worn in working areas like grain elevators and automobile manufacturing companies. In these places a spark will occur while doing the electrical charge on the surface of two materials. • The industrial footwear is specially made for construction workers, smelters and foundry workers which contains an ISO standard with high level of safety. • Electric resistant footwear – This footwear protects the wearer from high voltage up to 600 volts. This will be used with the combination of other electrical safety gear. So, the worker who is working in high voltage place can use this. • For the military, they have special military footwear which protects them from harsh and rugged terrain. • Some other footwear’s like leggings, shin guards, metatarsal guard and shin guard provides the safety work environment for the wearers. It is very important to select the safety footwear which offers the protection to the wearers. Maintaining Your Safety Footwear Choosing footwear for safety measure is not an easy task. The wearer should inspect the footwear before using it and also it should be regularly inspected. The wearer should have the responsibility to clean and maintain his own footwear. Resource Box – The safety footwear is important in all the working places like construction areas, manufacturing industries and welding shops. More information about safety foot wear can be found here http://weldingtools.in/products/
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