steel toe
Foot impact shield
Steel toe refers to a protective reinforcement in the toe area of work boots and shoes, designed to shield feet from falling objects or compression.
A steel-toe boot is standard safety equipment in construction, manufacturing, and warehouse work: The job site requires steel toes.
The term often stands in for the whole boot: I need to buy new steel toes.
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- work bootsProtective footwear for labor
- safetyFreedom from harm
- safety shoesReinforced footwear preventing injury
- workEffort toward a goal
construction · construction site · hard hat · protective · kick · footwear · industrial · hard · leather · warehouse · laces · heavy · factory · puncture · OSHA · reinforced · stomp · labor
- Work Bootswork boot, Red Wing, Wolverine, Irish Setter, Chippewa
- steel thingsrebar, I-beam, girder, sheet metal, ball bearing
- shoe partssole, heel, insole, outsole, midsole
- gear partsaddendum, tooth root