An American Safety Revolution in the Workplace

There is a Safety Revolution going on in America today. While the requirement for steel toe protection for workers in heavy industry has been around for years and years, manufacturers in light industry that use to be considered “safe” are stepping up their foot safety requirements.

Interestingly however, is the fact that this same move by safety conscious employers towards a safer workplace can result in more foot pain and even additional injuries to the same workers that they want to protect. Many people have problems with their feet that make the wearing of steel toe boots very difficult, and painful as well. For example, the majority of people with diabetes have severe foot problems that make it literally impossible for them to wear steel toe boots. Also, people with heel pain, plantar fasciitis, arch issues or other foot-related problems simply cannot wear steel toe boots. Likewise, they may not be able to afford those medical devices such as orthodics, special braces or cushions that might make wearing the boots bearable for them.

One solution to this problem may be OSHATOES, which are an over the shoe steel toe safety shoes alternative. This product combines a rated steel toe cap into a standard rubber overshoe to provide the same steel toe protection to the wearer as that supplied by typical steel toe boots. The difference is that now the employees can wear their own comfortable shoes, with the OSHATOES providing the protection over the shoe instead of inside the shoe.

Many companies are now requiring visitors to their facilities to also have steel toe protection, and OSHATOES provide the perfect solution for this situation. Previously, if there was a site-visit requirement for people to have steel toe protection, the facility may have supplied over the sock boots for their visitors to wear. This is not the most sanitary of conditions, and can result in the spread of foot-related diseases such as fungus, plantar warts and so on. Because OSHATOES are worn externally over the shoe, they are inherently sanitary, and can be worn by anyone, man, woman, or child. And again, they afford the same level of steel toe protection as does an over the sock boot.
At around $27.00 per pair, in most cases, the OSHATOES are a very affordable solution to a multitude of problems revolving around how to provide steel toe protection not only to employees that may have pre-existing foot problems, but to factory visitors and vendors as well.

Find out more information about OSHATOES Safety Shoes at www.oshatoes.com