Anyone in the trade use safety trainers on their feet??

[ABCwarrior]

Having been a builder for many years used to wearing heavy boots- now got a job in a distillery which has those metal stairs and floors you can see through...Been wearing a pair of merrell walking shoes so far but they're destroyed as a fair bit of movement is required in the job.

Can anyone recommend a brand of trainer not too heavy but with toe protection and tough soles(no risk of dropping anything on the toes...but H&S knows best eh ) ??

Cheers....!

 

[alumni]

I find the scruffs range of footwear both durable and comfortable

 

[seco services]

Or look up the toetectors range of trainers.
I've wore those for yrs and very comfortable and oil etc resistant.

 

[crank39]

Ordered some from Puma couple of weeks ago.....

http://www.shop.puma.co.uk/Safety-Shoes/23170,en_GB,sc.html

Top row, right hand side....very comfortable.

Although a .co.uk they shipped from Germany when tracked the parcel, took a week, free delivery too

 

[dreadnoughtheating]

DeWalt safety trainers, from MAKRO's.

Wear them 5-6 days a week, get 6 months from a pair.

Appro £45 though....

DH

 

[streaker99]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002LARS...ve=22134&creativeASIN=B002LARSDO&linkCode=asn

If sole wear is an issue you needto negotiate an expense allowance with your employer. No point buying very tough soles that will be hard and not grip leading to a possible slip scenario.

I was in the army as a young pup and you would get a new pair of boots which you would promptly urinate into and on to soften the leather and then take a bath with them on and after a week when you had stopped getting blisters during your endurance runs they would start to wear in. They would then eventually get very comfortable at which stage your platoon sergeant would stand everyone in a line and inspect the soles of your boots , If the grips had worn flat anywhere on your boots you were ordered to the quartermasters for a new pair..doh! Still better that than struggling to move up a wet hillside under attack I guess.

 

[Workers]

Onto , not into.

 

[streaker99]

into - the outside layer resists penetration especially if they have already been polished , you can pee onto them aswell only of they are straight from the store and haven't been polished.

 

[ladylola]

Streaker , I've come across the urine in boots story before, funnily enough in a Sven Hassel book many years ago (not sure which one but probably one of the earlier ones) where he describes exactly what you have said. He does , however, add that goat urine is somehow better than human although how exactly one would go about collecting it he doesn't say

 

[subman101]

Streaker , I've come across the urine in boots story before, funnily enough in a Sven Hassel book many years ago (not sure which one but probably one of the earlier ones) where he describes exactly what you have said. He does , however, add that goat urine is somehow better than human although how exactly one would go about collecting it he doesn't say

Are you kidding

 

[ladylola]

Are you kidding

silly billy

 

[ABCwarrior]

Ta for the replies folks- the boss was off up to the place where we have a company account so I've entrusted him to get a light pair with no silly grip/tread patterns which would be more of a hazard...will see what he's got tomorrow but if they don't fit well or are a piece of s**t I'm going up to the same place at the weekend so will return them and if needs be pay the difference for a better pair. heard him mumble about a forty quid limit, but he's over 30yrs in the whisky business so should know what's needed...aint p***ing in them though, just getting used to the smell of the distillery!!!

 

[alumni]

Onto , not into.

Yep, onto.
The map drawers never really got their hands dirty, heaven forbid. Hence they just played at it.

 

[ABCwarrior]

The trainers he got("V- Sport" kinda Nike logo in Flash Gordon 1980 silver on suede) have proved to be utterly useless, heavy, no cushioning, even at a reduced size from the norm they're still like clown shoes and constantly tripping up the stairs as there's open risers, so given the metal stairs and pace you sometimes need to go at I'm going to get some boots instead....scruffs looks like a good brand, ideally I'm looking for minimum weight and maximum cushioning with a hard wearing non slip sole....
A pair of "Johnnny X-er" trainers out of some ned warehouse like JJB would probably fit the bill tbh....
So- can anyone add to this before my knees pack in?

 

[conny]

Most places now stipulate boots must be Class S3 which means they have a steel plate under the sole and heel to stop penetration by nails etc
Trouble is they are heavier and less flexible than standard work boots.
Make sure whatever you get you try them on in the shop and go through the range of movements you would go through at work.
i.e. stooping, (so they flex), walking briskly, walking slowly/standing still for a few minutes. Also, if you wear thick work socks at work have a pair of these on.