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Fakarie t1_j9zbavl wrote

Reply to comment by Algur in Workers tasked with moving products in the U.S. food and beverage supply chain are at a high risk of severe injuries and fatalities — Grocery wholesalers and grocery retail stores saw the highest number of injuries, followed closely by the warehousing and storage groups by marketrent

You posted: OSHA 1910.136 requires steel toe boots in a warehouse environment

What is actually says: 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, or when the use of protective footwear will protect the affected employee from an electrical hazard, such as a static-discharge or electric-shock hazard, that remains after the employer takes other necessary protective measures

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Algur t1_j9zwbqf wrote

>What is actually says: 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,

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Fakarie t1_j9zy0n0 wrote

Just look up interpretations of it online.

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hawklost t1_ja1ajmv wrote

"Safety-toe footwear are shoes which have a steel toe cap underneath the leather toe cap and protect the wearer's toe from moving or falling objects. Safety-toe footwear needs to comply with the requirements and specifications of the latest version of ASTM F2413. Examples of work which require safety-toe footwear are: warehouse operations; moving operations involving heavy equipment; work involving close contact with large animals; and jobs requiring work with certain chemicals."

It specifies Warehouse operations needing Safety-Toe footwear, which is a steel toe cap footwear.

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Fakarie t1_ja07chh wrote

Ok, I have a couple of minutes now.

It says protective footwear, not steel toe. Which is why no open toe shoes or crocs on warehouse floor. In most situations, a leather shoe provides sufficient protection.

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Algur t1_ja0vw9k wrote

>n most situations, a leather shoe provides sufficient protection.

That’s not relevant. The only thing relevant to this conversation is what the reg requires. Based on what I’ve read in the regs, the following rating is required:

Impact resistance (I) for the toe area of footwear (50 foot-pounds)

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