Posted By Shelagh O'Sullivan Simon Our company dress discipline policy forbids such footwear as you describe, for the reasons you are concerned about and for hygiene reasons as we manufacture medicines. We stipulate that sensible shoes should be worn at all times. High heels and open-toed sandals are not acceptable. Shoes should be intact and not bear splits or holes. Safety footwear will be provided where approriate (i.e.where risk assessment requires it) and should be worn at all times once issued. Ladies safety footwear tends to be unfashionable but if your risk assessments deem safety footwear to be necessary, I could pass on my contacts.(North West Based) I hope this helps. regards Shelagh

Posted By Simon Carrier Yes. In essence what you are saying is that protective footwear does not necessarily mean steel toe caps, that thought did not even cross my mind, as all the places I have worked we had a steel toecap policy. Thanks