Tagged: footwear

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safety Boots

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safety Boots

Foot protection means guarding your toes, ankles and feet from injury. Believe it or not, your feet have 26 bones for support and 38 joints for movement in each foot. Feet also have blood vessels, ligaments, muscles, and nerves, which is why it hurts when you stub your toe or...

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety Boots

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety Boots

Foot protection means guarding your toes, ankles, and feet from injury. Believe it or not, your feet have 26 bones for support and 38 joints for movement in each foot. Your feet are a critical part of your body that you use every day and, in some cases, enable you...

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety Boots

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety Boots

Safety Boots Foot protection means guarding your toes, ankles, and feet from injury. Believe it or not, your feet have 26 bones for support and 38 joints for movement in each foot. Your feet are a critical part of your body that you use every day and, in some cases,...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safety Boots

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safety Boots

Safety Boots Foot protection means guarding your toes, ankles, and feet from injury. Believe it or not, your feet have 26 bones for support and 38 joints for movement in each foot. Feet also have blood vessels, ligaments, muscles, and nerves, which is why it hurts when you stub your...

Safety Tip of the Week – Slip, Trips, and Falls Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Slip, Trips, and Falls Safety

Slips, Trips, and Falls Safety A “slip” occurs when there is too little traction or friction between the shoe and walking surface. A “trip” occurs when a person’s foot contacts an object in their way or drops to a lower level unexpectedly, causing them to be thrown off-balance. A trip...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Slips, Trips, and Falls Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Slips, Trips, and Falls Safety

 Slips, Trips, and Falls Safety Falls are of two basic types: elevated falls and same-level falls. Same-level falls are most frequent, but elevated falls are more severe. Same-level falls are generally slips or trips. Injury results when the individual hits a walking or working surface or strikes some other object...

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety

  Power Tool Safety It’s easy to forget the potential dangers of power tools because they are usually small, portable, and commonly found around the home or shop. Many times they’re not treated with enough respect and they are frequently left lying around in unsafe places.      When using...