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Posted By carol
Hi All,
Could anybody tell me whether employees have to provide safety boots for staff in a kitchen? My son has started work as a trainee chef but is not sure if he has to provide his own safety shoes/boots or if this would be classed as PPE. He has been wearing his own trainers and has slipped on a few occasions which resulted in him having time off work. Any help/guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Posted By Pat Hannaway
Hi Carol,
if there is a risk of slipping, (especially in a kitchen), the employer SHOULD provide safety footwear (Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992). I was told by a relative (who used to be a chef), that safety footwear is rarely provided in kitchens, except perhaps in some of the larger hotel chains.
Specialist footwear for kitchens is available from a number of suppliers. (Check Google "safety footwear"+ kitchen.
I would strongly advise against the use of trainers in kitchens: they have poor grip on tiled / wet surfaces and do not have any protection against falling pots/pans/ containers. Additionally they offer little protection against spillages of hot food / liquids.
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Posted By Gareth W Jones
You can purchase anti-slip footwear from most of the PPE Providers, designed for kitchens and slippery surfaces, and the employer must pay for them if they are required (Risk assessment/past accidents/ Near misses etc will have shown this. But the employees also have a duty to keep the kitchen floor as free as possible from slippery agents such as grease or water (I know this is very difficult in this type of environment)but after viewing a risk assessment made by an experienced professional on a kitchen environment you would be surprised how the layout of a kitchen can greatly reduce spillages.
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Posted By Squirrel
Hi Carol
A suitable and sufficient risk assessment should have highlighted the need for 'non-slip' safety footwear. The EMPLOYER should provide these under the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992, at NO cost to the employee.
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Posted By carol
Thanks for the responses, I have asked the catering manager at my place of work and his company do not provide safety footwear to their staff. And so it seems neither do a lot of catering companies as turn over of staff is high. It's seems to be a bit of a grey area. I will buy my son his boots myself.( he can pay me back since he's now working ha ha)
Thanks again
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