I’m sor ry for being late on this; I’m reading old SAFETY & DCHAS-L mail today.
We just had this situation in our Teaching Labs – stu dent doing well in all respects except covering the toe that protruded from the orthopedic boot she needed. I purchased ballet slippers for her, which provided a thin layer of leather over the toes, giving her cut resistance and some splash protection without adding a lot of bulk. Sizing took some g uesswork, but the cost was less than $15.
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Sheila M. Kennedy, CHO
Safety Coordinator
Chemistry & Biochemistry Teaching Laboratories
University of California, San Diego
(858) 534-0221
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 7:55 AM,
Brennan, Catherine (Environm ent Health & Safety) <CRBRE NNAN**At_Symbol_Here**ehs.unc.edu> wrote:
We have a gr aduate student in our Chemistry Department who broke her foot and is now we aring a boot that has open toes for the next 6-8 weeks (no crutches). Has anybody come up against this situation before and do you know of any p rotective devices that can be worn and still allow the student to work in t he lab while meeting the “no open-toed shoes in lab” requiremen ts? Thanks for your help.
-Cathy
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