title: Dielectric and electrical hazard shoes.
abstract: With OSHA early documents falling on the side of EH shoes for electrical work, companies would do well to consider them for all electrical workers and other workers exposed to electrical hazards or damp locations. These shoes rarely add more than $5 to the cost of the shoe and have been known to save lives. They should be considered for low-voltage (<750V) and low-risk tasks. High-risk tasks, environments, and medium and high voltages require more and more stable protection. ASTM F1117 shoes provide this type of protection and are the preferred step potential PPE option in both OSHA 1910.269 and NFPA 70E.
authors.affiliation: hugh@e-hazard.com
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoagland
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000592:standards*; D012775:Shoes / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration