31st January 2011, 11:22 PM
I love my fleece lined riggers, they keep my feet warm and dry and give me better support than steel toe-capped wellies (which is what most firms give out on wet sites).
I have sprained my ankle twice on site. Once I fell in a ditch (don't think the type of boot would have made a difference, my ankle whacked off a rock on the way down). Another time I got my foot stuck in the piles of construction debris that the developer left lying around our trench (I suspect they were being obstructive). I would wear lace-ups in summer if I still had a serviceable pair.
My major complaint about safety footwear in general is lack of arch support in them - after a summer of wearing safety wellies I had really painful feet and was told by a podiatrist that I had to wear arch supports and that any footwear that is completely flat on the inside is bad for my feet.
I have sprained my ankle twice on site. Once I fell in a ditch (don't think the type of boot would have made a difference, my ankle whacked off a rock on the way down). Another time I got my foot stuck in the piles of construction debris that the developer left lying around our trench (I suspect they were being obstructive). I would wear lace-ups in summer if I still had a serviceable pair.
My major complaint about safety footwear in general is lack of arch support in them - after a summer of wearing safety wellies I had really painful feet and was told by a podiatrist that I had to wear arch supports and that any footwear that is completely flat on the inside is bad for my feet.
Lucy