Non-slip shoes? Safety shoes? In a kitchen

What is the industry standard for shoes in a hotel kitchen with quarry floor tiles?

Should the employer provide footwear because you see it as a form of PPE?

If so, should it be non slip shoes or safety boots?

Many Thanks

Patrick

What is the industry standard for shoes in a hotel kitchen with quarry floor tiles?

Should the employer provide footwear because you see it as a form of PPE?

If so, should it be non slip shoes or safety boots?

Many Thanks

Patrick

Hi Patrick. Under UK law employers have a duty to protect the health and safety employees. A kitchen can be a dangerous place and as such I would expect suitable footwear to be mandatory. Suitable footwear in a kitchen would provide protection to the feet, be non-slip and hopefully comfortable. Shoes are available that meet all of these requirements.

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Regards,
Simon

Dear Patrick,

Similar with Simon, I guess footwear is a must in the kitchen (and even in our own kitchen). As for the shoes, I think I prefer a Non-slip shoes or Boot rather than Safety shoes. If you are working in a factory which has large machineries, I think the safety shoes would be fit to protect your feet. Besides, the safety shoes is quite heavy and I dont think it proper for workin' in the kitchen which needs quick and haste movements.


Regards,


Arya

Dear Patrick,

Similar with Simon, I guess footwear is a must in the kitchen (and even in our own kitchen). As for the shoes, I think I prefer a Non-slip shoes or Boot rather than Safety shoes. If you are working in a factory which has large machineries, I think the safety shoes would be fit to protect your feet. Besides, the safety shoes is quite heavy and I dont think it proper for workin' in the kitchen which needs quick and haste movements.


Regards,


Arya

I've had some experience of this recently and you can now get quite lightweight trainers (sneekers) that provide toe protection just like steel toecap boots.

Regards,
Simon

Dear Simon,

Humm never heard it before. It surely helps the worker. I have a bad pain in my toe when I use safety shoes back on my previous company. A lighter safety shoes truly needful thing (but I wonder how much it cost?)


Regards,


Arya

Here's an example: lightweight safety shoe

I couldn't access the picture Simon but ARCO do a big range of white slip on safety shoes which are more easily cleanable than ones with laces, have non slip soles and show up when they're dirty (because they're white!)

http://www.arco.co.u...-On_Safety_Shoe

http://www.arco.co.u...ite_Safety_Shoe

http://www.arco.co.u...-0n_Safety_Shoe

Whether you need safety shoes is up to the results of your risk assessment but as other people have said, safety shoes have non slip soles and I would think spillages in a kitchen are likely.

That said, I used to work in a lab and could wear what the hell I liked on my feet but my personal opinion now is if I go back to lab work, I'll buy some safety shoes of my own because I think it's a hazard there too.

Dear All,

Wheew.. The safety shoes surely amazing... I dont know that safety shoes has other color than black and brown.. poor me.. Easy clenable is an important feature. No matter how strong it is, but if you have to rub the shoes throughly to clean the dirt, it may broken easily... Thanks for the info guys.

Regards,


Arya

PS: Nice to see you again GMO