What is metatarsal protection safety boots?

Like steel toe boots, metatarsal boots protect your toes from impact and compression injuries. However, they also protect your metatarsal bones and joints – from the tips of your toes to about a bit above where the tongue of most work boots starts. You can likely feel all 5 metatarsal bones extending from the toes.

What is the purpose of a metatarsal guard?

Metatarsal guards are a form of personal protective equipment (PPE) that protect the top of the foot from compression injuries. They consist of guards that fit over the instep of the foot protecting it from heavy weights.

What are Metguard boots?

Metatarsal boots—work boots that contain met guards (nearly all of which also have safety toes)—are used in many industries, including transportation and shipping, manufacturing and production, construction, mining, and maintenance.

What does metatarsal boot mean?

Metatarsal Boots provide metatarsal foot protection is designed to prevent or reduce injuries when the toe and metatarsal areas of the foot are exposed to ‘drop’ hazards. Footwear offering metatarsal protection must be designed and constructed with integral metatarsal guards.

When are metatarsal guards required?

Employers are required to ensure that workers are working with footwear that reduces the possibility of workplace injuries. When an impact to the top of the foot is possible, metatarsal guards are used to limit injury caused by crushing of the bones in the foot (metatarsals).

What are composite safety boots?

Composite-toe shoes are safety shoes that feature a reinforced toe designed to protect the wearer from falling objects, electric shock and other workplace hazards. Instead of steel, the reinforced composite toe is made of Kevlar , plastic, carbon fiber, fiberglass or another sturdy, nonmetallic material.

What are metatarsal boots?

Metatarsal boots are protective footwear designed to protect the toes and metatarsals, which are long, convex bones in the middle of the foot that create the foot’s arch.

What is a metatarsal guard?

Metatarsal guards are a form of personal protective equipment (PPE) that protect the top of the foot from compression injuries.