Boots? For Chemical Factory?

My husband works in a detergent factory. When the bottles jam up or the filler goes haywire, it spills on the floor, and he squeegees it into backfill tanks, where its cleaned and recycled. When this happens, he ends up standing in several inches of the liquid soap, and it tears his workboots all to pieces.





Can anyone recommend a good brand of boots for this kind of stress? We%26#039;ve tried Bates adn Redwings, but neither lasted very long.

Boots? For Chemical Factory?
The biggest problem you have is that boots are made out of leather and the chemicals are rotting the leather. Most leather is treated and coated by eventually the chemicals will get through. You can buy PVC boots but the biggest problem with them is it will make your feet sweat. Dubbing is an old fashioned way of protecting your boots but you will have to keep applying it.


People in industries like building and dairy, where chemicals and food attack the footwear offen have a different mentality to the problem. They think along the lines of what ever the buy will not last long so they buy the cheapest boot and replace it every few month, as semi-disposable attitude.
Reply:Some sort of rain boot. Not a regular wear on the street type, but, something you wear in a rain storm. Sounds like fairly potent stuff. I hope they have regular safety meetings. He should leave any contaminated garments at work or in the trunk. A respirator %26amp; goggles would be mandatory when dealing with spills. I have had some containment training %26amp; emphasizied the fact that contaminents can be brought home with garments. Read all M.S.D.S. about the chemicals. ( manufactuer safety data sheet ) Presently the company I work for supplies every saftey %26amp; protection device that our safety dept. can buy. It%26#039;s connected to some sort of insurance savings.
Reply:they sell a boot at ll bean.a rough outdoor water resistent boot.good ones too.expensive but well insulated and water tight to the top strap..check out LLBean..
Reply:I would get the old gum boots for these occassions. They are impervious and you can tuck your pants in.


HAve them on stand by and put them on when you need them.
Reply:muck boots. made for dairy farmers and such. buy them at any farm store.



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