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. 

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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? 


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

Maximize your savings by maximizing clients’ savings with a company-paid corporate footwear program. Get in touch with the Shoes For Crews team to learn more about programs options and the substantial difference they will make in employee safety.

As an insurer, the last thing you want to deal with is expensive workers' compensation claims. What if there was a way to reduce your client's slips and falls by over 50%? That's the promise of corporate footwear programs — and why insurance companies love them. 


Corporate Footwear Programs Benefit Companies And Clients

How Corporate Footwear Programs Benefit Insurance Companies and Clients

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. 

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June is National Safety Month and the perfect time to evaluate your own safety practices. Be proactive with early diagnosis of ergonomic injuries.	

Every 7 seconds a worker is injured on the job, according to the National Safety Council.  They also estimate that over 4 million work-related injuries occur each year.  What are the most common types of injuries?  And what can be done to prevent these injuries??

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By investing in your employee’s safety, you are also adding to company morale, safeguarding your bottom line and increasing your overall profitability.

Approximately $70 billion dollars each year are spent on workers’ compensation claims due to slip and fall injuries in the workplace.  Slips, trips and falls are responsible for 15 percent of all accidental deaths, making them second only to car crashes. 
At Shoes For Crews®, our mission is to protect people and profits by providing safety footwear programs, customized to your company’s specific needs

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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.

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