Just come across an ad for Pro-Tek-To shoe caps (usual nil affiliation &c....) by YHP ...
my question is has anyone used these stand alone toe protectors as an alternative to supplying safety boots / shoes plus what are the pros / cons on them?



Badger

I know the product you mean though have never used them. I can see the pros and cons.

Pros are that people can wear their own shoes in comfort, and offer an easy option for any visitors to the site (there's no guarantee everyone will arrive in safety boots/shoes).

Cons are ensuring footwear is slip/oil resistant, ensuring there is no need for midsoles/risk of punctures etc for anyone wearing there own shoes with a toe cap fitted. From memory these don't look particularly trendy either which could cause some friction amongst the workforce.

I guess it all comes down to risk assessment of the site in question.

In relation to the environment its almost a clean room with odd trimmings from circuit boards BUT we do have one area where concentrated weights of up to 20 Kg are present.
Therefore as a means to encourage personnel to wear some thing better than just their own foootware I wondered what the populus of the forums experience of them were having tried with normal safety footware?


Badger