This post describes OSHA protective footwear requirements and how to comply with these approve shoe standards in a way that saves costs for businesses.	

In the U.S., the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (more popularly known as OSHA) sets national standards for employee workplace safety. For example, OSHA requires employers in particular industries to provide employees with protective personal equipment, including footwear. Whether your company has to comply with this mandatory requirement depends on the particular risks inherent in job descriptions and work environments. 

OSHA Protective Footwear Requirements + Approved Shoes

OSHA’s Protective Footwear Rules:  Who Pays? 

If you have a large company, you could save millions of dollars in costs from slips and falls with a safety shoe program. Find out how to calculate ROI.

As many businesses are finding out, one surefire way to reduce workers’ comp costs is to adopt a corporate safety shoe program. Depending on the size of your company, you could save millions of dollars each year in job-related costs related directly to slips and falls.  

But what would be the return on investment for a corporate safety shoe program at your place of business? 

ROI of Safety Shoe Program: How to Calculate Costs + Returns

Corporate Safety Shoe Programs: How to Calculate the Program's ROI

Do you know what value-add meaning is in a corporate safety footwear program? Find out how it can help you reduce your workers’ compensation costs.

Did you know that a corporate safety footwear program can help you reduce your workers’ compensation costs? A corporate safety footwear program is also an effective way to ensure employee safety and happiness. But this begs the question: What exactly is a corporate safety footwear program? 


Value-Add Meaning in a Corporate Safety Footwear Program

What is the Value-Add of a Corporate Safety Footwear Program?

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) sets standards for every aspect of the industrial workplace. Learn about their new slip-resistance standard.

Safety toe boots and shoes used by workers in the United States—and that includes all steel toe, aluminum toe and composite toe styles—must conform to ASTM International Standard F2413 Standard Specification For Performance Requirements For Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear. 

Safety Footwear Standards: Find out How ASTM Raises the Bar

ASTM Standards Raise the Bar on Safety Footwear

Reduce cold weather induced slip and fall injuries to protect your team. Consider these resources to minimize on-site accidents this winter and fall.

Slip and fall accidents in the workplace occur year-round. But during the winter months when the temperature begins to drop, the snow starts to fall and the pavement ices over, wet and icy conditions become an additional safety hazard and increase the likelihood of a tragic and potentially fatal incident. In 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 20,520 workplace slip and fall injuries involving ice, sleet or snow with 28% of those resulting in more than a month of missed work days.

Non-Slip Shoes for Icy Conditions in the Winter and Fall

Minimizing Slip and Fall Accidents During the Winter

Find out how to leverage workplace data so safety leaders can unlock key information to identify health hazards and risks and track employee compliance.

Forward-thinking companies understand the power of leveraging data to create a safe, employee-friendly work environment. With data, safety leaders can unlock key insights to identify safety hazards and risks and track employee compliance. 

Workplace Safety Data: Use Information to Drive Participation

Leveraging Workplace Safety Data to Improve Worker Well-Being and Drive Program Participation

Visit this page to learn how companies with a strong workplace safety culture can recover from or avoid entirely the effects of staffing shortages.

In today’s everchanging climate, employers are battling an ongoing labor shortage. According to a survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business, 42% of owners have job positions that they are unable to fill. This chronic shortage is the result of a new reality about workplace safety which has created an increasing need for employees to always feel protected.

Companies with Strong Workplace Safety Culture Recover First

Overcoming the Hiring Slump for Companies with a Strong Workplace Safety Culture

Find out how Shoes For Crews® supports the small business community with relief to restaurants and employees while also fighting to end hunger.

The strategic initiative will provide relief to restaurants and their employees while fighting to end hunger and support the small business community.

Small Business Community Supported by Shoes For Crews®

Shoes For Crews® Supports Small Business Community with Charitable Contribution

Identifying safety hazards is important to avoid workplace accidents. Learn how to adopt processes for accurate identification of safety hazards.

For Safety Managers, accident prevention is one of the leading indicators of an effective safety initiative. After all, the goal of any workplace safety program is to eliminate accidents so that employees can safely perform their jobs. Unfortunately, many companies fail to achieve this goal because they haven’t identified the unique safety hazards that plague their facilities. With 80% of occupational injuries being triggered by improper preventative measures, it is important to identify hazards to avoid workplace accidents.

Identifying Safety Hazards in the Workplace: 3 Methods

Why Identifying Safety Hazards in the Workplace is Necessary for Accident Prevention

Follow these three key steps from SFC Safety to promote accident prevention in the workplace. Learn how to identify and minimize safety hazards.

Workplace accidents almost always occur unexpectedly – and unidentified safety hazards and a lack of preparation are usually the culprit. While some hazards are simple to spot others are easily overlooked. 

Accident Prevention Steps in the Workplace | SFC Safety

Identifying Workplace Safety Hazards for Accident Prevention

A managed safety program is key for simplifying workplace safety and more effectively protecting your team. 

A safety program is critical for any company who wants to ensure employee safety, boost employee morale or improve workplace productivity. With a managed safety footwear program, you can prevent accidents and streamline processes to achieve your company’s safety goals. 

Streamlining Workplace Safety with a Managed Footwear Program

Accident prevention refers to the plans, preparations, and actions taken to avoid accidents and injuries. Read the blog to learn about the hidden savings.

Accident prevention is a common phrase used to notate the plans, preparations and actions taken to avoid potential accidents and injuries. For companies and their employees, there are many benefits of having a prevention plan in place.

The Hidden Savings of Accident Prevention

SFC Safety shares the differences between direct and indirect costs for workplace accidents and how companies can reduce them. Read to learn more.

All workplace accidents have consequences. Regardless of the severity of an accident, when someone is injured on the job there are both direct and indirect costs that follow. While they have completely different effects, both types of costs can significantly impact the business’ operations, employees, bottom line and more.

Direct and Indirect Cost Differences for Workplace Accidents

Direct and Indirect Costs of Workplace Accidents

A safety footwear program is designed to minimize exposure to workplace safety hazards and to protect your team. 

The purpose of a safety footwear program is to minimize exposure to workplace hazards so that your team can work safely and efficiently. While most safety programs likely seek to achieve a similar goal, not all safety footwear programs are created equal. That’s why it is important to thoroughly evaluate the benefits and potential results of a program before committing.

How to Choose the Right Safety Footwear Program

Safety footwear programs must have proper protection standards. Learn how you can effectively drive quality results from a managed footwear safety program.

Today, many companies have established safety goals that they desire to achieve. However, because of the many moving parts involved in running a successful program, they’re often unsure how to accomplish these goals. For instance, a safety footwear program must be properly managed, executed and enforced to produce strong results. This requires tasks such as selecting the right safety solution, partnering with a hands-on safety provider and encouraging your team to actively participate in the program. 

Safety Footwear Standards: Quality + Protection Program

How to Get Results from a Safety Footwear Program

Reducing workplace accidents will lower bottom line costs and strengthen employee satisfaction. Learn 3 long-term benefits of a safety footwear program.

A corporate safety footwear program is a great place to start when working to create a safer work environment. A strong program enables companies to provide slip-resistant work shoes to their employees at discounted rates; a successful program helps companies reduce up to 80% of slip and fall accidents. A reduction in workplace accidents can lower bottom line costs and strengthen employee satisfaction – ultimately driving growth and productivity for the company.

Safety Shoes Benefits: 3 Advantages of Corporate Programs

3 Benefits of a Corporate Safety Footwear Program

Safety footwear is a form of personal protective equipment that must be worn to prevent common workplace accidents. Get for 4 tips employers need to know.

As an employer, being knowledgeable about the different types of protective gear your team can wear to stay safe on the job can be lifesaving. Safety footwear is one form of highly effective PPE that can be worn to reduce accidents and create a safer work environment. Not only do protective shoes defend against foot injuries from sharp objects, spilled liquids, slips and falls and more, but they also help companies more effectively achieve their safety goals.

Safety Footwear Must Be Worm: 4 Facts for Employers

4 Facts Employers Should Know About Safety Footwear

Companies with strong safety cultures have noticeably lower injury and fatality rates. Learn how you can strengthen your company’s safety culture.

A strong culture can positively influence employees’ viewpoints, causing a significant change in safety behaviors. Additionally, companies with strong safety cultures have noticeably lower injury and fatality rates in comparison to those with poor or non-existent cultures. Today, companies better understand the significance of a workplace culture centered around accident prevention and employee safety. 

Company Safety Culture: 5 Ways to Strengthen Engagement

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Company's Safety Culture

Encouraging employees to wear safety gear means creating a plan. Start at square one and list all the rules to help protect auto body shop workers.

Auto Body Shop Safety Rules Start with Shop Ownership

Optimizing Auto Body Shop Safety Starts With the Owner

In a factory setting, there are major dangers to industrial foot protection. Learn steps you can take to ensure footwear safety for your employees.

The industrial workplace has opportunities for foot-related injuries. The 3 major foot related dangers are slipping accidents, falling objects, and overexertion.

Industrial Foot Protection in the Factory Workplace

Industrial Foot Protection | Factory Footwear Safety

Strong safety guidelines are necessary in the manufacturing industry. Here are a few smart programs that can help manufacturing companies improve safety.

Safety in Manufacturing Industry: Creating Safer Workplace

Create a Safer Manufacturing Environment

Preventing slips, trips, and falls is Workplace Safety 101 and of the utmost importance. SFC Safety explains how everyone can ensure a safe work environment.

Workplace Safety 101: Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls | SFC

Workplace Safety 101: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

With managed safety footwear, an expert will administer your program, outfit your team with the right shoes, and report on participation and ROI.

Safety Shoe Program: What is It & Why Do You Need One?

What Is a Safety Shoe Program – and Why Do I Need One?

What does an older labor force mean for workplace safety? Find out why it could change the average of worker's compensation and insurance costs.

Older Workers in the Workplace | Work-Related Age Issues

What Does An Older Labor Force Mean for Workplace Safety?

An EH-rating system helps employees know which shoes offer protection from shock. Learn more about EH-rated boots and shoes from SFC Safety.

EH Rated Shoes: What Does EH Mean for Boots and Shoes?

What are EH-rated shoes?

Slips, trips and falls make up most workplace accidents and can be costly to your business. Here are 5 steps to create an effective floor maintenance plan.

Floor Maintenance Plan: Top 5 Most Effective Steps to Take

Top 5 Steps to Create an Effective Floor Maintenance Plan

Not all slip-resistant shoes for workers are equal. Find out how genuine slip-resistant footwear carries a high Coefficient of Friction (COF) score.

Slip-Resistant Safety Shoes for Work | Non-Slip Footwear

The Key to Slip-Resistant Safety Shoes

Slip and fall injuries are dangerous and costly. Slips and falls create direct and indirect costs including medical bills and lowered employee morale. 


The Costly Reality of Slip-and-fall Injuries

Small business profitability is impacted by workplace accidents and injuries. Find out why employers need to make safety a priority and what steps to take.

Small Businesses Safety Concerns for Employers to Know

Safety—A Big Concern for Small Businesses

As a business owner, keeping your employees safe is a big responsibility. Learn how to create an effective corporate safety shoe policy with SFC Safety.

Safety Shoe Policy: How to Create a Corporate Procedure

How to Create a Corporate Safety Shoe Policy

Wondering how to calculate incident rates? Create new safety guidelines for your business by learning how to benchmark incidents rates by injury.

Accident/Incident Rates by Industry: How to Benchmark

How to Benchmark Your Incidence Rates

Avoid sticky situations and make patio season both a memorable and safe experience for everyone. Here are 3 restaurant safety tips for outdoor dining.

Restaurant Safety Tips for Outdoor Dining in Patio Season

Restaurant Safety Tips for Patio Season

Look at tips to see how you can prevent the risk of slips, trips, and falls in restaurant kitchens, and make them a safer place for your employees.

How to Prevent Slips in the Kitchen | Reduce Trips + Falls

How to Reduce the Risk of Slips, Trips, and Falls for Restaurant Workers

Find out the most common reasons for falls in restaurant kitchens. Learn what employers and their workers can do to reduce injuries and ensure safety.

Restaurant Kitchen Safety: How to Avoid Causes of Falls

Avoid Some of the Most Common Causes of Falls in Restaurant Kitchens

This article focuses on a specific aspect of kitchen safety: employee feet. Get 5 tips to help ensure your staff's lower extremities stay out of danger.

Employee Feet Safety in the Kitchen: 5 Helpful Tips

5 Ways to Keep Your Employees’ Feet Safe in the Kitchen

SFC is devoting this blog post to an array of workplace safety tips for extending the principles of National Safety Month throughout the year and beyond.

Workplace Safety Tips You Can Embrace All Year-Round

Embrace Workplace Safety Tips Year-Round

When encouraging worker safety, there are many benefits to offering your employees a payroll deduction plan for safety shoes. Here are 4 to consider.

Payroll Deduction Plan for Safety Shoes: 4 Benefits

4 Benefits of a Payroll Deduction Plan for Safety Shoes

Managers need to lead a team of cooks, cashiers and other employees while ensuring each customer is happy. Read the blog to become a better fast food manager.

How to Be a Good Fast Food Manager: Skills Needed | SFC

5 Ways to Become a Better Fast-Food Manager

When it comes to safety, everyone must abide by the same standards. Here are 5 safety tips to get you jumpstarted on your restaurant business venture.

Safety Tips for Restaurants: 5 Things New Owners Should Know

5 Safety Tips Every New Restaurant Owner Needs to Know

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Being aware of the common injuries associated with working in a metal or machine shop is critical. Here are the most common hazards and safety tips.

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The Shoes For Crews® and DEWALT® partnership will provide a new outlet for consumers to acquire industrial footwear and apparel products in Canada.

Shoes For Crews is now the exclusive provider of DEWALT industrial footwear and apparel in Canada. This partnership will deliver more brand value to Canadians coast to coast who have come to trust high quality products from DEWALT while leveraging Shoes For Crews' safety footwear expertise. 


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Shoes For Crews® To Provide DEWALT® Industrial Products in Canada

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