Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management
Feet
According to the department of Occupational Safety & Health Administration, employees are required to have protective footwear when working in areas where there are:
- Electrical hazards
- Hazards capable causing injury due to heat sources
- Hazards capable causing injury due to corrosive substances
- Hazards capable causing injury due to poisonous substances
- Hazards capable causing injury due to falling objects
- A potential for objects piercing the sole of the foot
- Crushing or penetrating actions, which may cause injuries
- Requirements to work in abnormally wet locations
Protective footwear must meet one of the following requirements:
- Purchased date on or before January 26, 2007 either the “American National Standard for Personal Protection -Protective Footwear”, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z41-1999, or the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2412-05, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection and ASTM F 2413-05, Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Foot Protection which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- Purchased date after January 26, 2007, shall meet the requirements and specifications in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 2412-05, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection and ASTM F 2413-05, Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Foot Protection.