Shoes

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Shoes
Bryan Menendez
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Introduction

• Reasons for foot injuries
• Responsibilities
• Protection shoes provide
• Types of protective footwear
• Standards Regulations
• Conclusion

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Reasons for foot injuries

• Wearing damaged protective footwear.
• Wearing shoes with inadequate soles.
• Contact with electrical conduit.
• Struck by objects

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Responsibilities

• OSHA is responsible for setting regulations,
  enforcing the compliance of regulations.
• The employer is responsible for requiring the
  wearing the proper PPE.
• The employee is responsible for providing the
  proper protective equipment.

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Shoes provide protection from

• Falling objects
• Rolling objects
• Objects piercing the sole
• Electrical hazards

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Types of protective shoes

• Toe Guard Footwear
• Metatarsal Guard Footwear
• Electrical Hazard Footwear
• Soil Puncture Resistant Footwear

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OSHA Construction Industry Regulations - 1910.136

• (a) General Requirements
• The employer shall ensure that each affected
  employee uses protective footwear when working in
  areas where there is a danger of foot injuries
  due to falling or rolling objects, or objects
  piercing the sole and where such employees feet
  are exposed to electrical hazards.

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OSHA Construction Industry Regulations - 1910.136

• (b) Criteria for protective footwear
• 1 The employer shall ensure that the protective
  footwear is constructed in accordance with good
  design standards
• 2 The protective footwear must provide protection
  equivalent to or greater than protective footwear
  of the same type that is constructed in
  accordance with one of the listed national
  consensus standards.

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ASTM F2412

• This standards added to OSHAs performance
  requirements for protective footwear.
• Protective footwear know requires footwear to
  provide electric shock, conductive, static
  dissipative, and chainsaw protection.
• The new footwear must also have dielectric
  properties.

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Statistics

• In 1987, OSHA reported that out of 1,800,000
  cases there were 110,000 foot and toe injuries in
  the United States.
• The foot and toe injuries accounted for
  approximately 6 of the total injuries

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Statistics (Cont.)

• In 2006, out of 4484 cases there were 271 foot
  and toe injuries in the United States.
• The foot and toe injuries accounted for
  approximately 6 of the injuries

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Analysis

• There has been minimal change in the number of
  foot in toe injuries in 1987 and 2006.
• Most foot and toe injuries are caused by falling
  objects or rolling over.
• Often workers do not cause foot and toe injuries
  to themselves.
• Foot and toe injuries are mostly caused by the
  negligence or carelessness of others.

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How is OSHA addressing the issue?

• Theyre encouraging innovative design by
  providing performance oriented language.
• Extensive testing of personal protective
  equipment (PPE) performance.
• Educate contractors on the importance of PPE.
• Enforce fines for non-compliance.

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Conclusion

• Not wearing code compliant shoes puts workers at
  risk of foot and toe injury from falling objects,
  rolling over, electrocution, etc.
• The employer is in charge of assuring code
  compliance for PPE.
• Foot and toe injuries account for 6 of injuries.
• Workers need to be more considerate of the safety
  of other workers.