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Recently a member of staff dropped something on her foot. Accident report was filled in and I investigated. The reason the member of staff wasn't wearing safety shoes was because she is size 1-2 and the was told that the company didn't hold them in that size.
I have been through all our safety suppliers catalogues and can't find steelies in anything smaller than a size 3.
Apart from asking her to wear two pairs of socks or stick to pulling pints, does anyone out there know where I might be able to get size 1 safety shoes?
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Have had this situation before and obtained a pair of childs ankle riding boots that are toe tectors. Conform to all correct standards. Can be got from most horse saddleries
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What a brilliant idea.
Thank you blodwyn.
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Plenty come up via Google etc.
Have you tried Arco they have ladies size 1 safety shoes in their online catalogue
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Thanks MB1 I'll try them too.
Unfortunately I'm at work at the minute and they won't give me access to Google or any other site (I had to fight to get access to IOSH). I'll have a look tonight when I get home tho.
Thank you
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This must be a big problem in Santa's workshop.
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Horsey type boots can be quite expensive in my experience. I've not been that impressed with the durability of them either.
Also make sure that it is just toe tectors that she needs, which is all that will offer.
Personally never known a problem with people getting small enough sizes, it's getting the narrow enough width that seems to be a struggle for all sizes, even the ones that are specifically female.
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Firstly Nick I think if this comes to a claim you will lose because you failed to provide safety footwear in the first place. Looking for safety shoes/boots after the accident is tant amount to accepting you were at fault for not providing safety footwear in the first place so I advise you not to talk about that too much. Under the PPE Regs it is incumbent upon the employer tp provide any safety gear necessary so you have failed on that bit of legislation as a starter. There are several suppliers of safety footwear on any one of them could and would provide you with safety footwear of the size you need, its simple to ask a few of them for availability and price and you go from thier. Sorry to put a bit of a dampner on it but it is a simply piece of management that is needed.
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They should give you access to appropriate IT sites if its a H&S related matter otherwise go in works time to the various suppliers
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Thank you for all your replies.
I have now sorted the issue through ARCO
Bob - only been in the company a couple of weeks and there are still a lot things that need ironing out.
Thank you all again.
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Does the original post which stated "she could stick to pulling pints" mean what I think it means? ie is this a sexist remark, or are they working in a pub?
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Not sexist, actually is barwork related.
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