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work health and safety
freelanderpx54:
Your employer has to provide the correct footwear for you job. If you are out on farms, muddy areas then you could argue the case for a steel toecap boot and steel toecap wellingtons (yes you can get them)
muddyjames:
agency guys at work wont get given steel toe capped boots from thier agency unless they pay the agency £30 for them.
lee celtic:
We get overalls , gloves and defenders (eye and ear) but they give us £15 towards boots their reason is that you can buy a pair of very cheap very nasty steel toe cap shoes for £15 but no one would be seen dead in them (true) so we pay the rest ourselves so we can go as up market as we want ....
I pocket the £15 and wear cheap trainers £10 and last 2 years (gelert clearance is just down the road) :lol: I work mostly it the office and have a doctors note saying the heavy steel boots are bad for my back ;) and as we are allowed 2 pairs a year thats £30 for nothing ;)
Gordo:
--- Quote from: lee celtic on February 26, 2009, 22:17:40 ---We get overalls , gloves and defenders (eye and ear) but they give us £15 towards boots their reason is that you can buy a pair of very cheap very nasty steel toe cap shoes for £15 but no one would be seen dead in them (true) so we pay the rest ourselves so we can go as up market as we want ....
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You really do get what you pay for. I had cheap boots for years, and finally decided to get a decent pair and they're miles more comfortable - in fact they're the most comfortable footwear I own (but you can't wear riggers all the time, especially in an office).
If you're on your feet all day then a good pair of boots or shoes can make a huge difference to your back and general comfort.
lee celtic:
Best bit about being in charge ,,, If somthing is heavy enough to hurt my feet I just tell someone else to move it.. :lol: :lol:
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