China's protective footwear market survey: the lack will brew a tragedy

When we talk about labor protection products, we may first think of helmets, seat belts, and gloves. Safety shoes and protective boots, which are used to protect workers' feet, are often overlooked. In fact, because laborers use tools, operate machinery, carry materials, etc., their feet are usually at the lowest position in their working posture, and they are exposed to bulky, hard, angular objects at any time, resulting in bruising or stabbing. Squeeze; on the other hand, if the foot does not stand still, the body will lose its balance and disrupt the normal operation posture, which may cause an accident. From this point of view, protecting the safety equipment of the foot becomes even more important. According to the working conditions and the use of specially made suitable protective footwear, it is possible to prevent foot injuries. A tragedy that took place on August 20 confirmed the important role of protective shoes in safety production.

No big shoes have their left foot cut off

In the afternoon of August 20, the wood master wore a helmet to carry construction materials on site. "The wire rope is broken, escape!" Suddenly, there was a scream from the top of the head, and a huge dark shadow fell rapidly. Master Wood consciously jumped out to the right one step. After the muffled ring, the take-off and landing plane carried several tons of cement to drop from the sky and wiped the wood master's left shoulder down to the ground. After the thick steel wire rope connecting the landing gear fell to the ground, the master's left foot was momentarily entangled, and the huge pulley resilience forced the rope to roll up. Like a sharp knife, the wire rope cuts Mushi’s left foot...

Later, after the wooden master was sent to the Armed Police Corps Hospital in Liaoning, the doctor underwent the replanting of the broken leg and stitching surgery overnight under a microscope. On the early morning of the 21st, 10 hours of isolated footwork took over. Subsequently, the nerves and tendons were all switched on. The operation continued until 4 o'clock that day and finally succeeded.

The wood master who had revived complained directly: “In the past, the durable “big head shoes” couldn’t be bought?” he said. “Big head shoes” are made of special thick leather and have thick bottoms to prevent cuts and stabs. Glass and steel nails are not punctured, scratched, or broken; special materials are added to the front of the shoe. Therefore, the “big head” shape is present. Even if one ton of weight is pressed on it, it will not hurt the foot. Say a wire rope. A pair of "big shoes" instinctively avoided the tragedy, but because of the lack of big shoes caused personal injury.

Protective shoes protect lives

The “big head shoes” described by Master Wood are actually protective shoes. The currently common protective footwear include: safety shoes, insulating shoes, anti-static and conductive shoes, steel-making shoes and shoe covers, cold-proof shoes, etc. It is suitable for the soles of road-building workers with insulated soles, which are suitable for the reinforcement of the soles of construction workers, and are suitable for the damp-proof protective shoes of foods and winemakers. The function of the protective footwear is mainly set for the working environment and conditions, and generally has the functions of anti-slip, anti-piercing, anti-squeezing, and the other has a specific function, such as anti-conductive, anti-corrosion and the like.

It is understood that at present, there are tens of thousands of production safety accidents occurring every year in China's industrial and mining business enterprises, and more than 10,000 people have died. In addition, occupational hazards are very serious. At present, there are more than 16 million toxic and harmful enterprises in China, and more than 200 million people are harmed by occupational diseases. To reduce casualties and reduce occupational hazards, in addition to establishing and improving various responsibility systems, increasing investment in safety funds, and improving safety conditions and facilities, it is also necessary to improve the standard system of individual protective equipment, increase the level of personal protective equipment, and enhance the self- Protection ability.

The author interviewed the sales manager of a protective shoe by telephone. Understand the status of some protective shoes. The first thing to rejoice in is that the financial crisis has not caused a big impact on the sales of protective footwear. The domestic sales of protective shoes are very promising. This is because, with the increasingly stringent implementation of the national labor law, the factory has done more and more to protect workers' safety. Protective shoes, widely used in shipyards, automobile plants, petrochemical refineries, these manufacturers purchased a considerable number of protective shoes. In terms of price, protective shoes have different price points because of different brands and added value.

Made of protective shoes, if the product is a two-story cowhide, the wholesale price of 50 yuan, 60 or so; use the first layer of leather protective shoes, the price of 80 yuan. However, the international brands of protective shoes, wholesale prices are also more than 300. At present, the size of enterprises that make protective shoes is mostly on the medium and small scale. Some of the old factories that produce protective shoes also have their own brands. However, the brand's popularity still needs to be improved, so the price is set relatively low.

According to statistics, after more than 50 years of development, China's personal protective equipment industry has become an industry with relatively complete categories, relatively stable production, supply and sales, and a rich variety of products. It can basically meet the needs of production and play a role in reducing casualties and safeguarding the health of employees. An important role. However, due to various reasons, such as lagging concepts, personal protective equipment has been neglected by most people. In particular, labor protection products that are not related to the safety of their lives are particularly neglected. Some workers think that work clothes and shoes and hats are just for uniform dress, or the way the unit’s welfare is embodied, and some personal protective equipment does not meet the needs of modern production. This leads to personal protective equipment, including safety footwear. Not be taken seriously.

It is understood that for a long time, the personal protective equipment industry has been underinvested and slow in development compared with other high-tech industries and developed industries. Some of the company’s major high-tech, high-standard products have been exported. As an example, Sunflower International Group (China) Co., Ltd., which entered the field of personal protection in 2000 and has been the first exporter of PVC industrial and mining boots in China for the past five years, derives most of its business volume from exports to Europe. Relevant person in charge said that they are not unwilling to sell in the domestic market, but only limited to domestic enterprises in labor protection equipment, less investment, the implementation of national laws and regulations, regulations are not enforced enough, industry standards lagging behind.

Cheng Hao also said that one of the problems that restricts the development of protective footwear in China is the cost of shoes. Looking at the current background, the price that companies that buy protective shoes can accept is still at a relatively low level, and the low price also determines the cost of the product, resulting in the quality of cheap labor insurance shoes can not pass.

What kind of shoes to wear?

There is a lack of supervision on what type of protective footwear to wear. Cheng Hao said that this is one of the causes of the accident. The lack of supervision led to accidents, or the workers suffered more injuries when the accident occurred.

She said that for the user, what kind of shoes should be worn, and what kind of protective function the shoes need according to professional needs, such work is not monitored by anyone. Some companies have security personnel to inspect, but their strength is often not reached, or the security staff can not find the workers failed protective footwear.

Another purpose of supervision is to check whether the shoes meet professional requirements. Cheng Hao stated that companies and companies generally pass labor insurance companies when purchasing labor insurance products. Even large enterprises do not necessarily contact the manufacturers directly to purchase products. That is to say whether labor insurance companies can meet the requirements for quality control of goods purchased. One of the problems. The lack of supervision of such work has also led to the flow of some unqualified labor protection products into the hands of users.