Several years ago, I sat in the office of Howard Shultz of Starbucks. We were doing some research for a project, and I was on the team. All that to say, it was not my meeting, but I got to be there. One of the questions the lead of the project asked Howard was “what…
Each year, millions of workdays are lost due to injury. But did you know that the amount of work days lost due to pain and discomfort are almost double those lost due to injury? That’s right, twice as many workdays are lost due to pain and discomfort than there are due to an accident. And…
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations in the world. We are a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of international voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services. Our volunteer members represent producers, users, consumers, government, and academia from more than 140 countries. They develop…
Because safety shoe fitting involves so many variables, it is critical to have a basic understanding of shoe and foot sizes—or more accurately, the differences between these sizes. Feet come in an unlimited variety of configurations. Shape, toe length, ball length and width (the only measurements we take at the present time) vary. Circumferential measurements…
In June of 2018, Work Wear Safety Shoes announced to its footwear vendors that it would no longer sell any product that did not carry at least a coefficient of friction rating of .35 oily/wet proven with tests from an accredited independent lab. That announcement sent a wave through our vendors since it impacted a…
Store incorporates the latest in safety and wellness technology for today’s worker Coleman McDonald, CEO of Work Wear Safety Shoes announced the opening of a new flagshipstore at 1304 Inwood Road in Dallas Texas. “This store will incorporate the latest technology toimprove the customer experience,” said Coleman. “It is not only a leap forward for…
Support will include raising awareness for the charity as well as financial contributions Coleman McDonald, CEO of Work Wear Safety Shoes announced the company’salliance with Hire Heroes USA. “It’s our honor to be able to support Hire Heroes in theimportant work they are doing. The entire Work Wear team takes great pride involunteering and supporting…