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Posted By Robert Paterson
Morning everyone
I am looking for some information on safety footwear in kitchens. Would like to know if anyone has implemented the use of the footwear. Looking at the risks does anyone think that it might be OTT to insist on steel toe cap shoes in this area. Is it going over the top or is it a sensible approach to it.
Is there any information that someone could point me to in my efforts to cover every angle. Doing some research to educate management
Regards
Robert Paterson
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Posted By MT
I have visited many premises where safety footwear is issued to all staff who are working in the kitchen, but never ones with steel toecaps. Safety footwear in kitchens is usually of the type with soles designed to provide extra grip to prevent slips on contaminated floor surfaces.
What risks have you identified which has led to you considering steel toecaps?
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Posted By MP Grayson
Have got 2 kitchens where I work and no I don't think that you are going OTT.
Have a gander at some safety equipment suppliers catalogue. Cant recommend any here as it is advertising. Or try goolge on this BS EN 345:1993.
Mark
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Posted By Robert Paterson
Hi MT
I was really thinking about items dropping on feet like pots or knives.
Regards
Robert
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Posted By MT
I wouldn't say you are being OTT if you have a real reason to believe that your staff are at risk. I don't think the likelihood of a dropped knife or pot hitting someone's foot is particularly high either, not in my experience, but I wouldn't on that basis say that you shouldn't have steel toecaps. It's your call - you know the environment, tasks and the employees concerned and also the accident history, and you make your judgements based on that.
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Posted By Dave Wilson
If memory serves me right KFC got done big time for not supplying suitable footwear where someone got severely burned cos they slipped
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Posted By MP Grayson
With the risk of getting a slapped wrist this is the company I use. 01159 866422 branches through UK so ask for your local number. This one is Nottingham (UKs finest city). Items are either "hygiene safety tie shoe" or "hygiene safety shoe".
200 joules toe protection from the knives or hot food trays etc dropped on toes.
200C sole heat protection.
Oil resistant.
Comes in a diabolical white colour so it stops staff wearing them out of the kitchen and bringing in contamination on the soles.
Not cheap though. 30 odd quid each. Stock numbers start 454-then vary according to size.
Mark.
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