| Document ID (ISN) | 43725 |
| CIS number |
85-781 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0099-0027 - Professional Safety |
| Year |
1984 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Cleveland R.J. |
| Title |
Factors that influence safety shoe usage |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1984, Vol.29, No.8, p.26-29. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
A Bureau of Labor Statistics questionnaire survey of 1,251 employees in 6 selected occupations who sustained foot injuries in 1979 revealed that the major occupational groups reporting injury were labourers (39%), operatives (28%) and craftsmen (27%). 58% of employees injured were struck by heavy falling objects. 57% of injuries were to the toes and 38% to the metatarsal area. 16% of injuries resulted from employees stepping on sharp objects and 13% from heavy objects rolling over the foot. The 4 factors which influenced wear of safety shoes were: a policy requiring wearing of safety shoes; instructions to employees on safety shoe usage; employer payment for safety shoes; employee belief that safety shoes are practical. A safety shoe programme should be based on a history of past accidents, an analysis of the work processes and situations where heavy objects are likely to fall or be dropped, and a determination that significant numbers of employees believe that there are foot injury hazards. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
foot injuries; safety shoes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety footwear; responsibilities of employers; falling objects; safety programmes; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Foot and leg protection
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