I started window cleaning just over a year ago on a "partners for business" scheme. (I got paid unemployment benefits and all my earning were banked till i came off it and went self-employed. I had to do risk assessments and some health and safety questions.
Anyway, i started wearing light safety boots (as i was told) but after a couple of weeks i didnt like them as i couldn't feel what i was standing on.
I started to use deck shoes and told my adviser, why i did this.
She told me that safety was of primary importance and that if i felt safer wearing deck shoes then that was good enough.
Steel toe caps she said were not necessary unless i was doing lots of heavy lifting or if i was working on site that had a safety boot policy.