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Posted By Graham Findlay
Has anyone ever had to source safety or normal footwear for a person who has toes missing, and who normally wears open toed sandals? We have an employee whose work requires them to wear closed footwear.
Any suggestions (within reason) would be gratefully received!
Graham Findlay
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Posted By Bob Shillabeer
I suffered with severe ingrowing toe nails when I was about 18 years old. I had the tops of my toes removed as a result, and learned to walk with them quite quickly and have worn normal shoes ever since. Depending on the amount of toes amputated the person is taught to walk again very quickly and has no problems afterwards. There may be people who have ongoing problems I just don't know of any myself but the loss of ones big toes should not cause serious problems for safety footwear as that is designed to protect the whole foot not just the toes.
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Posted By james sweeney Graham, You did say “any suggestion within reason”! I am trying to understand the importance of the open toed sandal, is it a question of balance or does an enclosed shoe/boot cause the employee pain or discomfort? If I mentioned “clog” you would think “Hey! I said within reason” but try to eliminate the tourist vision or the stupid look and think more along the lines of comfort and safety and in these modern times many various texture finishes and fashion years away from the stupid look. The comfort factor can be answered by Dr Scholl or any one of the millions that sleep in their crocks. The safety factor was declared official a few years ago when the clog was tested against the steel toe cap and proved to as safe as, if not safer and now carries that coveted CE stamp. Clogs are common safety footwear for Dutch street workers (kerb layers, paving slabs etc) hence the legal battle followed by the safety test. The wooden sole (that can be anti-slip protected) is not only comfortable but it eliminates the bending of toes when constantly kneeling or crouching where as the steel toe cap often caused discomfort. The toes and foot are wide fitting but still protected and not as tight fitting as a laced shoe/boot. No doubt this will win the prize for being the most stupid answer but your problem is quite unique and my answer is genuine. http://www.woodenshoes.c...keurmerk.aspx?lang=en-USBest of luck James
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