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Post by Pam on May 4, 2007 17:09:14 GMT 1
EN345 is the European Standard specification for safety boots. 'Standard' being the operative word - ie. you can be in France, Britain or whatever other European country and buy a pair of EN345 and they will be the same specification. Each European country may also have a set of their own standards (such as BS British Standards), but often the EN one is the more commonly used. So yes, Ellie, that means that you can buy a pair of boots in France with EN345 on them and know they will comply to H&S regulations / insurance if you wear them in the UK. Hope that helps. Just so that people don't start thinking I'm a standard spotter / nerd or anything, but I just know about them due to my former life as a librarian as we had shelves and shelves of them in our collections....
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Post by peta on May 21, 2007 16:32:29 GMT 1
how very dare u ! i work in a library and am happy to say that i know nothin about steel toe capped boots or european standards ! tho i am currently workin on "early medieval munster: archaeology, history and society" so if anyone has any questions on that, i'd be happy to answer...
okay back to the boots thang. some of my mates are plannin to wear their walkin boots for the dig. they have hard toes - is this good enough ? i don't think it is, but try tellin them that !
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Post by peta on May 21, 2007 16:33:47 GMT 1
ps it is so nice to know there is life after workin in a library ! i'm hopin to escape one day...
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Post by Toby on May 21, 2007 19:02:39 GMT 1
Peta,
You had better tell your mates that the Archaeology Live! director says.....
'If they are not safety boots, they will not be allowed on the site'
You cannot get more simple than that really. They cost c.£20 and stop you getting hurt if there is an accident. They also stop you ruining an expensive pair of walking boots.
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Post by barrywarne on May 21, 2007 21:24:08 GMT 1
Toby, will you be carrying out a monday morning boot inspection by getting everybody in a line and stamping really hard on our toes? It sounds like the best way to check our boots are up to standard.
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Post by Toby on May 21, 2007 22:17:58 GMT 1
Barry,
I will not need to inspect boots as everybody will either have them sorted out before they get here, or be getting hold of some as soon as they get chance (won't they....).
There is actualy a team from the developers who are around most of the time already and they will pick up on any PPE missing before I do.
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Post by peta on May 22, 2007 11:27:14 GMT 1
hey toby i emailed them this website today: www.sdeworkwear.co.uk/index.asp?function=DISPLAYCAT&catid=8they do steel toe cap boots in sizes 4 - 13 for £11.50, buy 2 or more pairs for £9.50 each. so there's really no need to spend a fortune. and yes, they've got that EN345 thing going on. cheers peta
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Post by Toby on May 22, 2007 12:25:55 GMT 1
Peta,
Thank you for the good link, especially the small sizes thing.
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Post by Gill T on May 22, 2007 18:03:58 GMT 1
Unfortunately size 4 boots just ain't small enough. I'm a 3, sometimes 2 1/2, and usually need to try on before buying, so I'm still looking...............
Good to see Peta's in touch and presumably coming this year?
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Post by Toby on May 22, 2007 19:31:41 GMT 1
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Post by fee on May 23, 2007 20:42:50 GMT 1
www.hewats.com/prod.php?sec=2&pid=73These are what I wear when it's not nasty weather and they appear to go down to a size three; admittedly the link isn't much use if you're not in Edinburgh, but they do seem to do mail order. Perseverance and google may be the answer for those with smaller feet. Looking forward to seeing folks during the summer. Take care. feex
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Post by blackstar on May 25, 2007 1:13:57 GMT 1
Thanks Fee, i am going to go have a look and try some on tomorrow as i have really stupid shaped feet and i'd feel better being able to try them on before buying something i'm going to be wearing for 2 weeks.
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Post by Lindsey on Jun 5, 2007 6:26:57 GMT 1
All of the steel-capped boots I've seen around here (I've only looked in stores so far and haven't gotten around to looking online, which is probably what I'll end up doing if all else fails) seem a bit more on the expensive side. The ones I have seen range from 80 to well over a hundred usd... does that seem excessive or am I to expect them to be so highly priced? are there other requirements for the shoes other than steel-capped toes? Another question... I have wonky feet and I'm wondering if it would be inconvenient to bring a light-weight pair of shoes to change into on the way to and fro. Any suggestions? Thanks all
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Post by Toby on Jun 5, 2007 8:12:25 GMT 1
Sterling to the Dollar is good, but not that good!! They must be very expensive over where you are. A very good set of boots will cost you c.$80 here.
If you find nothing cheaper over there (and want to save room in your luggage) I would get them when you arrive here. There will be plenty of time to sort things like that on the first day.
They ideally need good ankle support as well, but most of the safety boots have that anyway. Thats why we are using boots to describe them.
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Post by Lindsey on Jun 6, 2007 6:13:12 GMT 1
What exactly is done the first day? (There is probably a better place to post this...sorry!) I think I might have found a good pair, but how am I to know they fulfill the requirements (ie, the BS number thinger...)? It's so hot around here lately that I don't think I've worn a full-fledged BOOT in a long time. I'll have to get used to that again!
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