If you think about the amount of pressure required to totally crush a steel cap, your toes would probably need amputating anyway. I like the new Kevlar caps because they are light.
It has happened Someone has done a risk assessment and made the call. However that cuts booth ways, if there is a need for protection an alternative must be found. Its a pretty poor call they've made as there is little evidence to support the ban. Oz Post should have released guidelines based on workplace legislation and the relevant supporting AS/NZ Standard. As far as a$$ covering goes its pretty good, as far as being relistic or well thought through its pretty poor. If they had looked at what was reasonably foreseeable they would'nt have made that call...my guess is it was generated by insurance costs...but i've been wrong before
