Charles Poole is vice president of footwear for Radians (www.radians.com), a Memphis, Tenn.-based manufacturer of quality protective gear. Charles spearheaded the development of the recently introduced DEWALT line of safety footwear. He has been involved in the footwear industry for 38 years.
There are few hard and fast rules regarding protective footwear in the workplace, but enough potential liabilities exist to make research into the various types of safety footwear well worth the time and effort.