Site footwear when working at height.

[epsilonGreedy]

I am beginning to think I should use different boots when a working day at the site predominantly demands climbing scaffolding and working at height.

 

Over the past week I have been clearing out a 2-story barn in preparation for my selfbuild and this involved many trips up and down a cast iron spiral staircase. I found heavy boots to be a liability because I could not feel the profile of the stair steps. I know that rock climbers abandoned heavy boots long ago in favour of softsole grippy climbing shoes which has got me thinking I should do the same. This feels like a safety trade off between a crushed foot or a broken neck should I slip and fall off a scaffold ladder. 

[ToughButterCup]

Yes, been there, got the annoying T shirt.

Thats why I have a pair of these...  Debbie can't get me out of them: too comfortable

[RichS]

Jeez, at that price I wouldn't dare take them off my feet in case they got nicked

[joe90]

I use safety trainers.    https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/safety-trainers/cat850528?cm_sp=managedredirect-_-safetyworkwear-_-safetytrainers

[epsilonGreedy]

12 minutes ago, joe90 said:

I use safety trainers.    https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/safety-trainers/cat850528?cm_sp=managedredirect-_-safetyworkwear-_-safetytrainers

 

These are more like it, also since starting this thread I have been looking at Roofing Boots. We self builders have an extra challenge here unlike specific trades who can customize their footwear for their specialism.

[joe90]

In my younger days ? I used to wear my climbing shoes when scampering around on roof tiles ( very sticky soft “ slick” soles), now I require scaffolding.

[ToughButterCup]

1 hour ago, RichS said:

Jeez, at that price I wouldn't dare take them off my feet in case they got nicked

 

Yes: I winced a bit but..... I can hardly feel them - lighter than a normal shoe: already managed to drop a sledgehammer hammer head off the workbench on to them. And my annoyingly old hip has stopped hurting since I started wearing these.

[CC45]

with them on the end of my legs I'd need to upgrade the rest of the old clothing I wear!  They do look pretty cool though.   What do they look like with a bit of cement on and a bald patch on top?

[epsilonGreedy]

6 hours ago, recoveringacademic said:

Yes: I winced a bit but..... I can hardly feel them - lighter than a normal shoe: already managed to drop a sledgehammer hammer head off the workbench on to them. And my annoyingly old hip has stopped hurting since I started wearing these.

 

 

Is the sole flexible enough to feel ladder rungs or the edge of a trestle plank?

[ToughButterCup]

That was a key decider.

I'm doing so much ladder work and klettering aboot the place , and will be for a year or so, that decent footwear is key. The bridge under the foot arch is well made too.

There is so much poorly made work clothing around : it's almost as if the construction sector doesn't care about it's workers. It's very poor.