Types of Foot Protection

Safety Shoes

• Have impact-resistant toes and heat-resistant soles that protect against common in roofing, paving, and hot metal industries
• Some have metal insoles to protect against puncture wounds
• May be designed to be electrically conductive for use in explosive atmospheres, or nonconductive to protect from workplace electrical hazards

Metatarsal Guards
A part of the shoes or strapped to the outside of the shoes to protect the instep from impact and compression