Safety shoe query

worlds goodest teecher · 12-01-2023 10:00pm #1

Hi

I was onsite today, and will have to attend site more often going forward. Most of the time very late on, near completion.

I need a lighter, almost shoe like, safety shoe. I must have climbed 20+ sets of stairs today, it might not should like a lot but it is for me, I have fatigue issues, and the big clunky boots are difficult. I need something lighter.

Any suggestions?

muddle84 · 13-01-2023 10:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058279399/safety-shoe-query

Look up Safety Trainers

SCrewfix have a whole range of them. Most builders providers would have them too, just make sure you pick one with the protective midsole, not all of them have that.

https://www.screwfix.ie/c/safety-workwear/safety-trainers/cat850528

celt262 · 13-01-2023 11:01am

Before you go buying anything check with the site management to see what is acceptable there is no point in buying Safety trainers if they are not permitted.

Mellor · 13-01-2023 11:18am

I have a pair of puma site shoes. Very comfortable. Current project is a high rise, so plenty of stairs involved.

worlds goodest teecher · 15-01-2023 2:04pm

I have been trying to reply to individual posts but @Boards.ie won't let

c.p.w.g.w · 15-01-2023 2:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120102045#Comment_120102045

https://www.caulfieldindustrial.com/p/puma-blaze-knit-low-s1p-blue-safety-trainers/p-r22535

Hardly those ones?

worlds goodest teecher · 15-01-2023 2:39pm

Some site safety officers might be a bit strict refuse access without the big clunky boots. Is there not an exception for design team members and consultants?

worlds goodest teecher · 15-01-2023 2:45pm

The Puma trainers, do they have steel mid sole? What do the actual H&S Regs require?

This is what I was considering:

Safety Trainers for Men Women Steel Toe Cap Work Safety Shoes Lightweight Mesh Breathable Puncture Proof Non Slip Industrial Protective Shoes 3-13 UK https://amzn.eu/d/7SwUK25

Mellor · 16-01-2023 5:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120111253#Comment_120111253

These ones.

https://www.tradiesworkwearshop.com.au/products/amsterdam-low-safety-jogger-642717?variant=11375903553&currency=AUD&keyword_k=&gclid=CjwKCAiA5Y6eBhAbEiwA_2ZWIW7jgE2-QHFPYVBzYMRGYnh5E0_hdOwp85tUviEyvpUHPn1DrMSWcBoC2mIQAvD_BwE

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120111374#Comment_120111374

Depends on the project what the requirements are. Higher risk sites may require steel missoles and/or high ankle boots

worlds goodest teecher · 16-01-2023 8:17pm

Safety Trainers for Men Women Steel Toe Cap Work Safety Shoes Lightweight Mesh Breathable Puncture Proof Non Slip Industrial Protective Shoes 3-13 UK https://amzn.eu/d/9A91YUs

Ordered these.

worlds goodest teecher · 16-01-2023 9:25pm

I would have been frequently seen walking down Harcourt St around 3am on a Sunday morning wearing Puma trainers resembling them 20 years ago.

L1011 · 16-01-2023 9:31pm

I know you've ordered now, but O'Sullivans on the Long Mile Road usually have a decent range of runner-style safety shoes in, I've a pair of hightops that I can't remember the brand of that have satisfied the few places that have asked me for them before - from building sites to particularly difficult datacentres.

eggy81 · 16-01-2023 9:41pm

Look up Upower safety boots in Sullivan safety. Extreme comfort. I combine mine with orthotics for arthritis in my great toe joints and it allows me work a pretty normal level with 15-20.k steps a day. Couldn’t do it before I started wearing these boots.

https://osullivansafety.ie/collections/safety-boots-1

it’s the ones with the white foam in the sole I’m talking about.

sammye333 · 17-01-2023 8:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120101965#Comment_120101965

+1.

Normally safety shoes are not permitted on sites. They offer no ankle support

worlds goodest teecher · 17-01-2023 9:06am

That is what I thought myself last night. I cancel order and ordered a pair that offered support the ankles.

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