According to Colleen Garlington, manager of environment, health and safety, the Tribune negotiated substantial discounts with approved vendors, which offer employees more than 50 different shoe styles at no cost. If employees purchase their shoes elsewhere, they are still eligible for reimbursement of a portion of the costs once a year. Employees need only demonstrate that their footwear is worn out or defective to receive another voucher, and most keep their boots in individual lockers since they're discouraged from wearing them offsite. Allen Cooley is an NAA industrial hygenist. Rolling Vehicles pallet jacks or forklift trucks operating in tight quarters Rolling Carts distribution centers and loading docks for newspaper bundle carts that can weigh up to 600 pounds fully loaded Penetration paste-up areas, composing, pressroom, mailroom and loading dock for hazards which might involve cuts, lacerations, or puncture wounds to the feet.
Safety shoes come in a variety of fits and styles.
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