Select safety shoes appropriate for the hazards of your industry Safety shoes and boots are designed for a multitude of different industries. Most are steel capped and some are even chemical and water resistant. Safety shoes and boots come in a variety of styles for men and women from elegant to sporty.

I recommend:  Not sure where to find safety shoes that are right for your line of work? DirectIndustry provides an extensive safety shoes directory that lists either the industry the shoe is made for or a safety benefit. The safety shoes list on Lehigh Valley Safety Shoes' website offers brief summaries about each manufacturer that can also help you figure out which shoe is best.

Utilize corporate discount programs for deeper discounts on safety shoes and boots As an employee, corporate discounts are a great way to save money on an essential piece of equipment required to do your job. As an employer, safety shoes providers will pass along savings to you by discounting prices and omitting sales tax based on order volume!

I recommend:  BootPro Solutions offers a 27 percent discount on any boots just by clicking on your union's logo. Steel-Toe-Shoes' corporate rewards program gives pre-paid voucher cards that employers can pass along to their workers. Work Shoe City's corporate discount program includes deep discounts, bilingual ordering forms and, more importantly, a warehouse stocked with thousands of name brand safety shoes.

Arrange for a shoemobile to bring their safety shoes to your place of work Shoemobile programs are literally traveling shoe stores on wheels. Safety shoe experts travel along to provide safety shoes information, answer industry specific questions and make recommendations. You can try on shoes and purchase them on the spot, eliminating the need to come to a store to try on footwear.

I recommend:  Vulcan Safety Shoes and Saf-Gard Shoe offer shoemobile programs. Both companies will tailor the inventory on their trucks to make sure it is customer or industry specific.