ABSTRACT
Although there is a positive trend towards the use of PPE’s, in particular safety footwear, presently, a large number of employees still neglect the use of this kind of protection.
Goldcher and Acker in 2005 were able to present some reasons for the fact above mentioned:
• Uncomfortable at work; • Excessive weight, which lead to muscle fatigue at
the end of the day (heel pain, calf pain); • Lack of flexibility due to the reinforcement of
the base; • Models unsuited to the morphology of some feet; • Occurrence of foot injuries, in part secondary to
the previous two complaints: redness, blistering, hyperkeratosis, among others;
• Lack of aesthetic and ergonomics; • Inadequate ventilation which promote sweating,
maceration and fungal infection.
