Midwest, I see you've fkagged my previous post as funny. While I can see the funny side, it's actually a serious issue.
In many situations I'd trade protection from a risk that MIGHT happen for having footwear that isn't guaranteed to cause injury. But many sites simply don't allow for such tradeoffs.
As an aside, a friend worked on a site with a mandatory gloves policy. One of his colleagues had big hands, such that they couldn't find him anything suitable. He had to carry around an exemption letter to show each time he got stopped for not wearing gloves.
In many situations I'd trade protection from a risk that MIGHT happen for having footwear that isn't guaranteed to cause injury. But many sites simply don't allow for such tradeoffs.
As an aside, a friend worked on a site with a mandatory gloves policy. One of his colleagues had big hands, such that they couldn't find him anything suitable. He had to carry around an exemption letter to show each time he got stopped for not wearing gloves.