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For protection of feet and legs from falling or rolling objects, sharp objects, molten metal, hot surfaces, and wet slippery surfaces, workers should use appropriate footguards, safety shoes, or boots and leggings.Apr 28, 2017
What safety equipment protects feet?
Personal Protective Equipment Foot and Leg Protection (Appendix C)
| Protection | Source(s) |
|---|---|
| Steel-toed safety shoes/boots/caps | Impact, compression, cuts, abrasions |
| Metatarsal footwear | Severe impact or compression to the top of the foot |
| Heat-resistant boots and/or leggings/chaps | Molten metal, super-heated fluids |
What is the best way to protect your feet from falling objects?
Metatarsal guards: Metatarsal guards can be strapped to the outside of your shoes, and they protect your instep area from getting crushed by heavy objects. Toe guards: Toe guards fit over the ends of regular shoes to help prevent foot injuries.
What protective equipment is used in protecting the tools with falling objects?
Use toe boards or guardrails on scaffolds to prevent objects from falling.
What type of footwear protects your toes from falling objects and crushed?
Steel-toed shoes protect your toes from falling objects and from being crushed. Rubber boots protect you from chemicals and provide extra traction on slippery floors.
What are metatarsal guards?
Metatarsal guards are a form of personal protective equipment (PPE) that protect the top of the foot from compression injuries. They consist of guards that fit over the instep of the foot protecting it from heavy weights.
What PPE he is wearing to protect his feet from water chemicals rolling and piercing objects and electrical hazards?
Foot Protection Foot and leg protection choices include the following: Safety-toed shoes or boots protect against falling, crushing or rolling hazards.
What is the use of boots in PPE?
When you think about shoes for the workplace, heavy-duty footwear such as steel toe boots may come to mind. These boots, which have reinforced toes to protect the feet from hazards such as heavy objects, are important personal protective equipment (PPE) at many industrial and construction worksites.
What type of PPE best protects the feet from falling objects or puncturing?
Safety footwear is designed to protect feet against a wide variety of injuries. Impact, compression, and puncture are the most common types of foot injury. Choose footwear according to the hazard.
What are the three fall prevention systems?
Contents
- 3.7.1 Fall arrest system incorporating a lanyard and energy absorber.
- 3.7.2 Fall arrest system incorporating a lanyard and energy absorber on a horizontal line.
- 3.7.3 Fall arrest system incorporating a retractable type fall arrester.
