Wearing work shoes can be uncomfortable for the position and comfort of the feet. To achieve comfortable safety footwear, it is necessary to combine some accessories such as socks or insoles, but not all manufacturers pay enough attention to this type of elements.
Footwear designed, developed and/or manufactured by GPI will already provide excellent comfort, performance and performance, but if accompanied by the appropriate accessories, maximum comfort and performance can be achieved.
Professional Technical Sock
The best sock for work footwear must be made with technical fibres that provide the user with optimum comfort and well-being in extreme work (due to climatic conditions, the materials with which it interacts, exposure to electricity, etc.).
Therefore, the characteristics of a suitable safety footwear sock are:
- To be made of high capillarity polyester (or other fibre with similar properties certified for this purpose) which helps to extract or reduce humidity in a fast way, keeping the foot dry by adjusting body temperature through evaporative cooling.
- Seamless as far as possible to provide greater comfort by preventing possible chafing. In fact, if it fulfils this characteristic, it could be recommended for people with diabetic feet.
- Offer an antibacterial treatment.
- Incorporate an ergonomic design, which adapts to the shape of each foot, differentiating between the right and left foot.
Toe caps
Safety toecaps are one of the main elements that make up safety footwear. Work footwear is made up of several components, the most important of which are the insole, sole and toecap.
There are 5 types of safety toecaps
Insoles
Insoles are one of the most important accessories in the footwear industry, and even more so when it comes to safety footwear for work.
A good insole should provide greater stability and balance, so as to avoid overloading and provide greater rest.
Some of the most comfortable types of insoles for work footwear are the following:
Ecological insoles
This type of insoles are generally made of recycled ESD antistatic polyurethane foam and absorbent and breathable active carbon. They also incorporate PET fabric made from recycled plastic bottles.
The ecological insole offers additional cushioning in the tread due to its system of absorption, cushioning and recovery after the impacts produced when walking.
- Features include:
- High comfort
- Breathability
- Made from recycled materials
- Lightweight
- Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial
- Antistatic
TRI-TEC insole
Made with viscoelastic materials, this high-tech insole for work footwear provides great recovery power, reusing the kinetic energy of movement.
Its characteristics are:
- They have a Shock Absorber system to soften impacts and divide the load in the tread.
- Decreasing design to distribute the pressures equally in the plantar area, to reduce the fatigue effect.
- Absorbs, filters and evaporates sweat.
- They also usually provide a special fungicide and bactericide treatment that reduces the effect of bacteria and fungi, thus avoiding their unpleasant consequences.
- It is made with a fabric that is highly resistant to friction and wear.
Coolmax insole
It is an anatomical thermoformed insole made of latex gel covered with Coolmax fabric, which keeps the foot cool and dry. Its design has several cushioned areas to keep the soft parts of the heel.
The Coolmax insole has anti-static, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal characteristics.
Its characteristics are:
- Antistatic
- Antibacterial
- Anti-fungal
Dry insole
The Dry insole has a moisture absorption and elimination technology, ideal for users who sweat excessively or work in environments with high temperatures.
Its characteristics are:
- Maximum sweat filtration.
- Long durability.
- Odour suppression.
- Comfort and convenience.
- Antibacterial.
- Antistatic.
Insulating Insole
Covered with a light anti-bacterial and anti-odour fabric, the insulating insole is an inner thermoformed dielectric insole with an anti-bacterial and anti-fungus process, resistant to abrasion and wear.
Its characteristics are:
- Antibacterial
- Anti-fungus
- Insulating against electrical charges
Insole PLUS
Inner insole for work or technical and/or safety footwear.
Its characteristics are:
- Antibacterial, antifungal and anti-static characteristics.
- 3.5 mm thick and high density. It uses cushioning added to that of the sole, distributing the load over the whole area of the sole.
- Made with ventilation channels that favour the circulation of air inside the shoe, to maintain the ideal temperature of the foot.
- Full sole, removable and replaceable for greater hygiene and comfort.
Totale insole
Inner insole for safety footwear, comfortable for technical work.
Features include:
- High sweat filtration capacity.
- Antibacterial, antifungal and anti-static qualities.
- Up to 4.5 mm thick with high density. Uses extra cushioning in addition to the sole, distributing the load over the whole area of the sole.
- Removable and replaceable full footbed for comfort and hygiene.
If you are looking for a strategic partner for the design, development and production of your high quality made-to-measure safety footwear to protect your workers from all occupational hazards, GPI can help you.
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