WORKSAFE BC
I often get asked about our selection of non-slip shoes especially for the workplace. I recently came across this article from Worksafe BC that explains the general requirements for safe footwear in the workplace in BC.
Jim Belshaw Roys Shoes, Boots and Repairs.
FOOTWEAR
8.22 General requirement
(1) A worker's footwear must be of a design, construction, and material appropriate to the protection required.
(2) To determine appropriate protection under subsection (1) the following factors must be considered: slipping, uneven terrain, abrasion, ankle protection and foot support, crushing potential, temperature extremes, corrosive substances, puncture hazards, electrical shock and any other recognizable hazard.
(3) If a determination has been made that safety protective footwear is required to have toe protection, metatarsal protection, puncture resistant soles, dielectric protection or any combination of these, the footwear must meet the requirements of
(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z195-M92, Protective Footwear,
(b) ANSI Standard Z41-1991, American National Standard for Personal Protection - Protective Footwear,
(c) British Safety Institution Standard BS EN 345:1993 Specification for Safety Footwear for Professional Use, or
(d) British Safety Institution Standard BS EN 346:1993 Specification for Protective Footwear for Professional Use.
(e) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 312/2003, effective October 29, 2003.]
* See section 4.4 of the OHS Regulation.
(4) A worker must wear the appropriate footwear and ensure that it is in a condition to provide the required protection.
(5) If it is not practicable for workers in the performing arts to wear safety footwear meeting the requirements of subsection (3) other effective measures must be taken for protection from injury.
[Amended by B.C. Reg. 312/2003, effective October 29, 2003.]
8.23 Slippery surfaces
(1) If a workplace has slippery surfaces, appropriate non-slip footwear must be worn.
(2) Caulked or other equally effective footwear must be worn by workers who are required to walk on logs, poles, pilings or other round timbers
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Jim Belshaw
Roy's Shoes, Boots and Repairs
1627 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 2A8
250-763-5696
