Accessibility statement

Footwear

  • Sensible ‘closed shoes’ must be worn in all lab areas  to properly protect the foot from chemical splashes and sharp objects
  • Open-toed shoes and sandals are not considered suitable footwear for lab areas and must not be worn.  This is a matter of sensible risk management and good laboratory practice.  The feet are vulnerable to injury in number of ways in laboratories which can occur suddenly without warning, e.g. from heavy objects (including reagent bottles) or sharp objects such as glass slides, scissors or forceps, being dropped.  Additional risks to be considered include; spillage of hot or cryogenic liquids or corrosive chemicals, manual handling of equipment and injury from a protrusion at foot level.