Marr S J, Quine S
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia.
Occup Med (Lond). 1993 May;43(2):73-7. doi: 10.1093/occmed/43.2.73.
In Australia workers in many industries are required to wear safety footwear (footwear incorporating a steel toe cap). An investigation of the problems reported by 321 workers (70 per cent male) employed in a broad range of work activities and required to wear safety footwear was conducted in 1990 and 1991. Respondents were interviewed by a professionally trained podiatrist using a structured questionnaire followed by a foot examination. An extremely high percentage (91 per cent) of subjects reported one or more foot problems (which were verified by the podiatrist), and most considered that the safety footwear either caused the problem or adversely affected an existing foot condition. The main shoe concerns reported were excessive heat (65 per cent of all respondents), inflexible soles (52 per cent), weight (48 per cent) and pressure from steel toe cap (47 per cent). Certain gender differences were identified. General recommendations are made.
在澳大利亚，许多行业的工人都被要求穿安全鞋（带有钢头的鞋子）。1990年和1991年，对321名从事广泛工作活动且被要求穿安全鞋的工人（70%为男性）所报告的问题进行了调查。由一名受过专业培训的足病医生使用结构化问卷对受访者进行访谈，随后进行足部检查。极高比例（91%）的受试者报告了一个或多个足部问题（经足病医生核实），且大多数人认为安全鞋要么导致了问题，要么对现有的足部状况产生了不利影响。报告的主要鞋类问题有过热（占所有受访者的65%）、鞋底僵硬（52%）、重量（48%）以及钢头带来的压力（47%）。还发现了一些性别差异。并给出了一般性建议。
