Labor protection products, refers to the protection of workers in the production process of personal safety and health of a defensive equipment necessary for the reduction of occupational hazards plays an important role. If people do not wear helmets, after suffering injuries, due to injuries to the head, is likely to cause serious injury or even death, but do not wear safety shoes, by contrast, the damage will be much lighter, it is less life-threatening. It is also for this reason that the right of workers to wear protective shoes are often overlooked. According to a safety shoe factory operations supervisor introduced a colleague to construction site inspection, found that many workers are wearing shoes, and even slippers. And in accordance with the provisions of the construction site workers must work requires, wearing protective toe safety shoes, hard objects to avoid crushing, metal objects such as foot sprain.

　　Safety shoes can give full play to its protective function, it must be in the selection, use and maintenance of increased attention before. In the selection, we must first understand the staff, whether directly or indirectly injured foot main hazards:
　　One is hard, rolling or falling objects touch.
　　Second, by sharp objects piercing the sole or shoe body.
　　Third, cut by sharp objects, and even the skin tear.
　　Fourth, the venue lubrication, falls.
　　Fifth, exposure to chemicals, molten metal, the surface of the high and low temperatures.
　　Six, full of flammable gases in the work environment, if not handled properly release of static electricity, it always turns ignition source, causing an explosion. In addition, the conductivity of the foot can affect employee contact power device, the level of electrical shock hazards.

　　At present, the more common anti-smashing protective footwear including safety shoes, insulated shoes, anti-static and conductive shoes, steel shoes and shoe covers, cold shoes, etc., in addition to the sole of insulation suitable for road construction workers, construction workers soles fit reinforcement, suitable for food, wine workers soles moisture protection shoes. The main function of protective footwear for the working environment and conditions set generally have a non-slip, anti-piercing, anti-extrusion function, the other is with a specific function, such as anti-conductive, anti-corrosion.