Anyone in the trade use safety trainers on their feet??

ABCwarrior · 12 Jun 2012

Having been a builder for many years used to wearing heavy boots- now got a job in a distillery which has those metal stairs and floors you can see through...Been wearing a pair of merrell walking shoes so far but they're destroyed as a fair bit of movement is required in the job.

Can anyone recommend a brand of trainer not too heavy but with toe protection and tough soles(no risk of dropping anything on the toes...but H&S knows best eh

) ??

Cheers....!

alumni · 12 Jun 2012

I find the scruffs range of footwear both durable and comfortable

seco services · 12 Jun 2012

Or look up the toetectors range of trainers.
I've wore those for yrs and very comfortable and oil etc resistant.

crank39 · 12 Jun 2012

Ordered some from Puma couple of weeks ago.....

http://www.shop.puma.co.uk/Safety-Shoes/23170,en_GB,sc.html

Top row, right hand side....very comfortable.

Although a .co.uk they shipped from Germany when tracked the parcel, took a week, free delivery too

dreadnoughtheating · 12 Jun 2012

DeWalt safety trainers, from MAKRO's.

Wear them 5-6 days a week, get 6 months from a pair.

Appro £45 though....

DH

streaker99 · 13 Jun 2012

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002LARS...ve=22134&creativeASIN=B002LARSDO&linkCode=asn

If sole wear is an issue you needto negotiate an expense allowance with your employer. No point buying very tough soles that will be hard and not grip leading to a possible slip scenario.

I was in the army as a young pup and you would get a new pair of boots which you would promptly urinate into and on to soften the leather and then take a bath with them on and after a week when you had stopped getting blisters during your endurance runs they would start to wear in. They would then eventually get very comfortable at which stage your platoon sergeant would stand everyone in a line and inspect the soles of your boots , If the grips had worn flat anywhere on your boots you were ordered to the quartermasters for a new pair..doh! Still better that than struggling to move up a wet hillside under attack I guess.

Workers · 13 Jun 2012

Onto , not into.

streaker99 · 13 Jun 2012

into - the outside layer resists penetration especially if they have already been polished , you can pee onto them aswell only of they are straight from the store and haven't been polished.

ladylola · 13 Jun 2012

Streaker , I've come across the urine in boots story before, funnily enough in a Sven Hassel book many years ago (not sure which one but probably one of the earlier ones) where he describes exactly what you have said. He does , however, add that goat urine is somehow better than human although how exactly one would go about collecting it he doesn't say

subman101 · 13 Jun 2012

ladylola said:
Streaker , I've come across the urine in boots story before, funnily enough in a Sven Hassel book many years ago (not sure which one but probably one of the earlier ones) where he describes exactly what you have said. He does , however, add that goat urine is somehow better than human although how exactly one would go about collecting it he doesn't say

Are you kidding

ladylola · 13 Jun 2012

subman101 said:
Are you kidding

silly billy

ABCwarrior · 13 Jun 2012

Ta for the replies folks- the boss was off up to the place where we have a company account so I've entrusted him to get a light pair with no silly grip/tread patterns which would be more of a hazard...will see what he's got tomorrow but if they don't fit well or are a piece of s**t I'm going up to the same place at the weekend so will return them and if needs be pay the difference for a better pair. heard him mumble about a forty quid limit, but he's over 30yrs in the whisky business so should know what's needed...aint p***ing in them though, just getting used to the smell of the distillery!!!

alumni · 17 Jun 2012

Workers said:
Onto , not into.

Yep, onto.
The map drawers never really got their hands dirty, heaven forbid. Hence they just played at it.

ABCwarrior · 13 Nov 2012

The trainers he got("V- Sport" kinda Nike logo in Flash Gordon 1980 silver on suede) have proved to be utterly useless, heavy, no cushioning, even at a reduced size from the norm they're still like clown shoes and constantly tripping up the stairs as there's open risers, so given the metal stairs and pace you sometimes need to go at I'm going to get some boots instead....scruffs looks like a good brand, ideally I'm looking for minimum weight and maximum cushioning with a hard wearing non slip sole....
A pair of "Johnnny X-er" trainers out of some ned warehouse like JJB would probably fit the bill tbh....
So- can anyone add to this before my knees pack in?

conny · 16 Nov 2012

Most places now stipulate boots must be Class S3 which means they have a steel plate under the sole and heel to stop penetration by nails etc
Trouble is they are heavier and less flexible than standard work boots.
Make sure whatever you get you try them on in the shop and go through the range of movements you would go through at work.
i.e. stooping, (so they flex), walking briskly, walking slowly/standing still for a few minutes. Also, if you wear thick work socks at work have a pair of these on.

Anyone in the trade use safety trainers on their feet??

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