(A) Any employee who is actively working in or near a work environment where there is a potential for foot or leg injuries from falling or rolling objects or from crushing or penetrating materials is required to wear protective footwear that meets the requirements of ANSI Z41-1991. Examples of activities where this would apply are: downing trees, cutting logs, jack-hammering, construction, and fire brigade interior structural firefighting.
(B) Any employee who is actively working in or near a work environment where there is a potential for the employee's legs to be injured by a blade or flying debris will be required to wear long pants which fully cover the legs. Examples of activities where long pants will be required are weed-eating, jack-hammering or use of any industrial saw (concrete saw, chain-saw, etc.). When the employee is using a chain-saw he/she will be required to wear the protective chaps to give added protection against leg injuries.
(C) Some jobs within departments are not required to wear long pants at all times. However, if the employees abuse this privilege by ignoring situations which require them, this privilege will be revoked and employees will be required to wear long pants at all times. Also, steel-toed boots are only required in certain departments and job environments and because of this the safety chairperson will advise each department on the footwear they choose to wear. NO OPEN-TOED shoes or sandals will be allowed at any time or place in the workplace. The same requirements apply to footwear as to long pants, if the employee abuses this privilege it will be revoked and the employees will wear steel-toed boots at all times.
(D) Fire brigade members foot and leg protection shall consist of protective boots worn in combination with protective trousers that meet the body protection requirements in this policy. In addition, protective footwear shall be water-resistant for at least five inches above the bottom of the heel and shall be equipped with slip-resistant outer soles.
(Ord. 49-2005, passed 11-8-05)