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Posted By Kevin Fitzgerald
Dear Colleagues,
I am hoping you may be able to help me with a case of shoe glue
sensitivity. An employee has a problem of foot dermatitis in relation to
her safety shoes in work and her normal day shoes. The safety shoes are
non metallic...the toecap is plastic where she works.
The substance that the employee showed a 4+ reactivity on skin patch
testing was p-tert butyl phenol formaldehyde.
Synonyms
Butylphen
PTBP formaldehyde
4(1,1 -dimethylethyl)phenol
My query relates to finding footwear which is safe for her. Perhaps you
may know of a shoe with an alternative glue? I believe (although I cannot
confirm this), the glue to which she is showing sensitivity is fairly
common in shoes.
Thanks in anticipation.
Kevin Fitzgerald
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Posted By CU
This is a new one on me, but can I ask, does the lady in question show any signs of reaction to her own personnel footware. If you are struggling to find appropiate footware there are sprays/creams on the market, where people with smelly feet apply, and it keeps feet fresh. it may work in the opersite direction by keeping sweat away from the skin, so that it can not be absorbed. If nothing else works you could try clogs, they are very comfortable to wear and are made purely with wood. Im thinking out the box here, ive wore clogs having spent much time in Europe and they are very comfortable.
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Posted By Kevin Fitzgerald
Yes, I believe she has the same problem with her normal footwear.
I like the idea of clogs. She may need some convincing though.
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Posted By Adam Jackson
Is she northern? This may help in her acceptance of them.
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Posted By Frank Hallett
Why does she actually need safety shoes? Is it possible to remove the need for them in her job? If clogs are potentially suitable you are indicating that conventional safety footwear may not be necessary as they aren't secured to the feet.
Frank Hallett
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Posted By Kevin Fitzgerald
Thanks to all who posted responses to my recent query. This was my first effort at using the forum and I have to say I was very impressed with the enthusiastic response - thanks again. I will certainly be using the forum more often in future both in submitting and answering queries.
Regards,
Kevin Fitzgerald MIOSH RSP
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