[Paul Coleman]

I went to sort out some new footwear for work the other day and the place has closed down.  Any suggestions for some decent work footwear?  Non-slip and waterproof important.  Lightweight preferable (I still have a ladder climbing disease  ) - possibly some type of industrial trainer.  Hard toecap optional.
Any suggestions for a new supplier?   Recommendations?

[thewindowcleaner1]

Try screw fix...

[gaza]

find there like running spikes not good for ladder work but brilliant for wfp keep your feet stuck in lawns less slip.

 graham g

[Paul Coleman]

find there like running spikes not good for ladder work but brilliant for wfp keep your feet stuck in lawns less slip.

 graham g

Would it a bit naughty of me to describe your comment as "below the belt"? 

[windows_chepstow]

Health and Safety Worksheet MISC613 pertaining to window cleaners and their footware states the following:

The window cleaner should wear suitable footwear that is in good condition, has good grip and is flexible enough to feel the position of the foot on the ladder rung.  In practice, trainers with clean soles and a good grip satisfy these requirements.

Any typos belong to me.

[thewindowcleaner1]

I,ve was informed by Hs officer at Stafford Fire department Head quarters that they required protectice toe caps as well.?

Alan

[windows_chepstow]

I,ve was informed by Hs officer at Stafford Fire department Head quarters that they required protectice toe caps as well.?

Alan

Ask him where he gets his information from?  He'll be wanting you to wear safety hats and BART equipment next.

[mark dew]

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.

[The Bear]

I have tried deck shoes in the past, didn'd feel safe.

We have light walking shoes, (you could call them heavy trainers).

Just feeling safe sometimes isnt enough, you have to "be" safe.

[Paul Coleman]

I have tried deck shoes in the past, didn'd feel safe.

We have light walking shoes, (you could call them heavy trainers).

Just feeling safe sometimes isnt enough, you have to "be" safe.

Since I sent the original post in the thread, I have bought two pairs of safety shoes with "slip-resistant" soles.  They are water resistant and have hard toecaps.  I would have been happy to have done without the hard toecaps but they were an unstocked item.  That meant that I would have needed to order 10 pairs at a time.  I got them from Greenham Trading at £32.75 each pair.  I probably could have got cheaper if I looked around but I needed them urgently as I was down to my last pair of smelly trainers and they were letting in water.

[AuRavelling79]

I bought a pair of karrimor (sp?) 3-season walking/scrambling boots from a Blacks Outdoor shop for £89 and I use them (besides for mountain walking which they "happen" to suit ) most days from September thru' May. They keep my tootsies dry when I get over-enthusiastic with the pole. They still come up like new after two and a half years.

June through August it's a pair of lightweight trainers (Aldi/Asda sort of stuff) but with a sole thick enough so that when I occasionally use a ladder I don't feel the rungs thru' them.

[gaza]

have you seen that advert accident claim one were the bloke is lifting a heavy load and has an accident, well on the advert shown hes not wearing safety shoes hes wearing pumps. watch and learn.

 gaza
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