Safety shoes selection, use and maintenance methods

Different working environments, the selection of safety shoes is not the same, how should a variety of safety shoes, use and maintenance?
When choosing safety shoes, generally follow 5:
1. Select safety shoes, the most important thing is to fit the feet and wear comfortable, should choose the appropriate safety shoes according to different operating conditions.
2. To wear safety shoes is to protect people's feet from harm, so first of all safety shoes should have a non-slip effect, to prevent accidents caused by slipping during operation.
3. All kinds of different performance protective shoes, to achieve their respective protective performance of technical indicators, such as the toes are not injured, the soles are not stabbed, insulated and conductive requirements.
4. It is very dangerous to wear damaged or cracked safety shoes. Especially when working with electricity and acid and alkali, it is necessary to check or test the protective shoes before use. The broken or cracked shoes should be promptly replaced.
5. Should be properly kept after use, rubber shoes should use clean water or disinfectant rinse, dry after storage, in order to extend the service life.
According to the hazardous nature and degree of harm in the work environment, the use and maintenance of safety shoes are also different. Safety shoes will have product certification and product specifications. Before use, read the instructions in accordance with the conditions used, and use it correctly. Special protective shoes should be inspected and kept clean after use, and stored in a dry, pollution-free place.
• Cold-proof shoes To protect workers from frostbite when working at low temperatures, it is a foot function that protects workers.
Oil-resistant shoes are used in places where there is oil or splash oil on the ground.
· There are hard objects that will pierce the shoehorn and injure the feet. To prevent these accidents from happening, wear a stab-resistant shoe in areas with pointed hard objects.
· Wear water-proof shoes at workplaces where there is water or splashing water.
· Anti-static shoes are mainly used for aviation, in order to avoid flammable and explosive accidents due to static electricity.
·Non-slip shoes In order to have a good anti-slip effect, rubber tendon bottoms are generally used, because the tendon bottom has excellent anti-slip properties.
· Anti-smashing shoes prevent falling objects from injuring your feet. The front of the shoe is lined with a metal material that is resistant to impact, high strength, and light weight. Different operations, safety shoes are not the same strength, so depending on the severity of the job, choose different strengths of safety shoes.
• Insulation shoes are leather shoes worn as auxiliary safety equipment and labor protection articles. They can be used as insulation when working on AC equipment with AC 50HZ, 1000V or less, or DC 1500V and below.
· Smelting, furnace, cast iron and other operations prone to burns, thorns and other accidents, in order to avoid such accidents, steel-making shoes (also known as high-temperature shoes) is very important, it can withstand a certain static pressure and resistance to certain Temperature, non-flammable.
In addition to the above, there are some special covers for canvas, aluminum film materials, asbestos, etc.
How can these shoes be used and maintained in order to make them work as they should be, and to ensure the safety of the user's feet? What should you watch out for when using it?
First of all, the construction of safety shoes can not be arbitrarily modified; Second, we must choose the right size to wear, so that not only can ensure the wearer's foot safety, but also to ensure that the shoes durable, not easy to damage; once again regularly cleaning shoes, especially the sole Regular cleaning to avoid dirt and affect the conductivity of the sole or anti-static, and when cleaning shoes can not use solvents as a cleaning agent, this will also affect the conductivity of the sole or anti-static; once again not to wear the shoes In a dry, ventilated, cool place; the final wear should pay attention to personal hygiene and keep feet clean.

China Labor Insurance Network