FOOTWEAR INFORMATION Risk Assessment Materials and Construction Direct Injection Moulding Cemented Goodyear Welted Wellington Boot It is important that you choose the correct industrial footwear for your specific working environment. We would therefore recommend that in the first instance a risk assessment is carried out to ensure that the correct protection level and style of footwear is selected. Assess the risks within the working environment to either remove or protect against the hazards. This must involve defining the job or work area, recognising the risks, and identifying the correct method of reducing them i.e. by removing, controlling, or by choosing suitable safety footwear. Safety features include: A strong construction method used with either one density of polyurethane (known as single density) or two densities, either polyurethane or an inner density of polyurethane and an outer density of nitrile rubber (known as dual density). Both types provide reduced weight with improved comfort and flexibility, without any compromise in performance. A traditional form of construction where the sole is stitched to the upper material. This is a very strong method, which would generally be slightly heavier in use than the above. Suitable for most dry environments. There are various methods of attaching the sole of the footwear to the upper material; this has some considerable influence on product selection depending on the environment in which the footwear will be used. The vast majority of wellingtons in use are direct injection moulded from either raw PVC with varying quantities of nitrile rubber or Polyurethane. Both types provide excellent flexibility and resistance to chemicals. • Impact resistant toe caps • Sole resistant to heat • Resistance to fuel / oils • Pierce resistant midsoles • Resistance to cold • Resistance to chemicals • Anti-static soles • Water resistance • Slip resistant sole properties This is exactly what it suggests; the sole unit is preformed and cemented (glued) onto the upper material creating a strong bond. 171
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