Lightweight Safety Shoes - We have major name brands
to keep both men and women comfortable and protected
at work and on the go! Best name brands are here!
When shopping for lightweight safety shoes, our store offers a premium selection of safety shoes and work boots for you to choose. Top brands we recommend: Dr. Martens, Carhartt, Wolverine, Bates, Carolina, Skechers, Carhartt,Timberland Pro.
Why buy safety shoes? They are required in the workplace by OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration for industrial environments. Lightweight safety shoesare very comfortable and will protect your feet from bumps, crushing forces, and impact from heavy dropped objects.
Shoe features such as "all leather", insulation, water resistant, cushioned inserts, and EVA soles will cost more. However, your demand for safety footwear design include quality materials, extra stitching, and greater protection from hazard will be met.
Note: new lightweight safety shoesor boots require "breaking in". The shoes will stretch and conform to your feet as you wear them daily. There are even shoe inserts that activate and keep your feet warm for outside or working in cold temperatures.
Maintenance: shoes are easier to maintain when you keep them clean using warm soap and water. Apply matching color dye, polish, and water repellent spray as needed. Scothcguard is a brand name product that will protect the fabric portion. To bring out the shine you use a buff pad. This will take several strokes of buffing.
May we suggest: keep two pairs of lightweight safety shoesor boots for work. Alternate using them so, they can air out overnight. This will allow any damp perspiration to dry out.
Types of shoes and boots
Mens
Womens
Descriptions
sneakers
sneakers
very comfortable, low profile, designed for athletic sports
athletic
athletic
very comfortable, slip resistant outer soles
casual shoes
casual shoes
very comfortable, offers limited protection and looks good, stylish
boots
boots
offers more protection to toes, slip resistant outer soles
designer
designer
looks expensive usually has no hazard protection features
industrial
industrial
very rugged, slip resistant outer soles, provides max protection
outdoor
outdoor
usually insulated, keeps feet warm and dry, water proof or resistant
cold weather
cold weather
usually insulated, keeps feet warm and dry, can be water proof or resistant
hunting
hunting
usually insulated, keeps feet warm and dry, can be water proof or resistant
sporting
sporting
very comfortable, designed for sports and athletics only
European Styles
European Styles
very comfortable, sometimes offers foot protection,depends on user design, very nice styling
European style shoes usually offers a wider boxed or rounded toe end with added toe protection. These styles are unique and are very comfortable because the toes are not squished together like in narrower toe width shoes. Lower grade shoes will use thinner, cheaper materials that won't last as long.
There are various shoe ratings to include different materials to protect the toes.
Materials description/ANSI ratings:
Steel - protective toe caps made of steel can get cold when working outside, thus make your toes cold.
Composite toe - are typically constructed using hard plastics to protect the toes.
EH have safety toe / Electrical Hazard rating designed for electrical and maintenance personnel performing electrical duties, such as maintenance and lock out/tag out.
I hope this information assisted you with your next purchase of safety shoes and safety boots.
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