The best solution is have slip resistant shoes or boots that he leaves at work every day. Tennis shoes are not good. I like black leather safe-t-step from payless shoes. Because they are light weight and give good traction. Do not get brown leather, they stain too easy. They dont just stink they leave stains on the carpet too. It depends on what kind of meat cutting they do. Sometimes we need boots sometimes shoes.

safe-t-steps are water proof and very slip resistant, but the are also low tops.

there  is good shoes called redwings

rustydusty wrote:

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Thanks everyone! Does anyone have a link to the Redwings you use? I'm guessing there are various ones and I just wanted to see which one you are using. Are they waterproof? Are they fairly breathable and lightweight?
thanks again.

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  Not 100% waterproof like a rain boot. Or one a full time clean up person wears. Not like a rubber boot that has no tongue, or lace holes and goes up to the knee. If you're doing a lot of work in 1/2 inch deep water, you need a second boot for that. For sure your feet will get wet if you flood the floor and walk around in it for 20 minutes. For basic meat dept work, Redwings are great. 

They aren't known for their lightness. Unlike running shoes, a good work boot needs to be a little heavy. 

I think toe protection is important for a meat dept work boot. 

Good boots will keep your feet safe and dry for a long time and are like an investment in a good tool. They will outlast several pairs of cheaper, lower performing shoes   They should be waterproof and steel toed . I used 8 in. lace up Red Wings for many years, got them 1/2 size bigger and added extra insole cushions. My new favorites are John Deere pull-on wellingtons, they're lighter and have a softer, sneaker like bottom. No tongue means you can use them in higher water. Treating with silicon spray or waterproofing oil will be necessary to keep them waterproof, also this will reduce the water/blood absorbtion that causes the stink, thay can be hosed off.  http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/mens-john-deere-steel-toe-waterproof-wellington-boots-dark-brown?a=1566279

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1 year ago, I bought "Worx" shoes "by Redwing" at the Redwing store. They are made in China. I think genuine Redwings are made in USA. Is that correct? Worx are cheaper and I shouldn't have bought them. The Rewing store didn't have the pair I wanted. I could have ordered it, but didn't want to wait or make a second trip. 

My left Worx shoe weighed 1.7 lbs today including fat and grease. It's a low top. I prefer taller. Mid size, not real high. 

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 so you sat it on the meat scale?

Those big treads are not good for walking on meat juice covered floors. They are actually dangerous. I can't really see the treads but this looks closest to what i would get http://www.gbrworkwear.com/slip-safety-shoes-fw81-p-1199.html

See the picture. I find these smaller treads to be the safest.  They do get caked up sometimes and have to be sprayed off. 

Here is a link to them.  There might be some Steel toe options in there. 

http://www.payless.com/safetstep-2/#prefn1=gender&prefv1=Men

By the way I have been wearing these for a couple years and they do not smell bad. They smell like old shoes. They do not absorb the meat juices.  They are not the best but I have been satisfied with them.  They last me a couple years before having to replace them.  

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Burgermeister wrote:

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1 year ago, I bought "Worx" shoes "by Redwing" at the Redwing store. They are made in China. I think genuine Redwings are made in USA. Is that correct? Worx are cheaper and I shouldn't have bought them. The Rewing store didn't have the pair I wanted. I could have ordered it, but didn't want to wait or make a second trip. 

My left Worx shoe weighed 1.7 lbs today including fat and grease. It's a low top. I prefer taller. Mid size, not real high. 

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 so you sat it on the meat scale?

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