Steel-toe boots (or sometimes safety boots) are durable boots made of leather or rubber that have a steel reinforcement in the toe to protect the foot against falling objects. They also often have steel inserts in their soles to prevent puncture from below. A pair of classic black leather Dr. Martens. ... Modern leather-making tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. ... Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ... // Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Toes are the digits of the foot of a human or animal. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Steel-toe boots are important in the construction and many industrial settings. Legislation or insurance requirements may require the use of such boots in some settings, and may mandate certification of such boots and the display of such certification directly on the boots. (For example in Canada, certified boots have a Canadian Standards Association green triangle on them.) Cranes are essential in construction, as seen in this photo of the construction of a skyscraper Construction on the North Bytown Bridge in Ottawa, Canada. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of potential financial loss. ... A certification, or qualification, is a designation earned by a person, product or process. ... CSA logo Established in 1919, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a world leader in safety standards testings. ... A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a two-dimensional figure with three vertices and three sides which are straight line segments. ...

Safety footwear now comes in many styles, not just as boots but also as shoes and clogs. Some are quite formal, for supervising engineers who must visit sites where protective footwear is mandatory. Womens shoes on display in a shop window, July 2005 A shoe is an item of footwear. ... Plain willow-wood clogs, in use every day Traditional clogs Clog mule Clog sandal Modern Clog Clog boot A clog is a type of shoe or sandal. ...

See also

• Goggles
• Hard hat
• Protective clothing
• Safety engineering

Watersport goggles Ski goggles Blowtorching goggles and safety helmet Goggles or safety glasses are a form of protective eyewear that usually enclose the eye area to prevent particulates or chemicals from striking the eyes. ... Yellow hard hat A hard hat is a type of helmet predominately used in workplace environments such as construction sites to protect the head from injury such as from falling objects. ... Protective clothing is clothing designed to protect either the wearers body or other items of clothing from hazards such as heat, chemicals and infection. ... Safety engineering is an applied science strongly related to systems engineering. ...

External link

Canadian brand protective clothing