Michigan Industrial Shoe, located in Redford, Michigan has the footwear and work clothing you need to keep you protected in everyday work and living.
(1888PressRelease) August 23, 2011 - Redford, Michigan - It took two years for the Michigan Industrial Shoe Company, sellers of work shoes and safety shoes, and theHYTest division of Wolverine World Wide,working together, to perfect the soft internal metatarsal guard safety shoe. ASTM International (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) has tested this metatarsal guard and reports that it meets the ASTM F2413-05 standard. This standard states that "Footwear conforming to this specification shall meet the performance requirements for the following: impact resistance for the toe area of the footwear; compression resistance for the toe area of the footwear; metatarsal protection that reduces the chance of injury to the metatarsal bones at the top of the foot". Or, in other words, by wearing safety shoes with this internal guard you greatly reduce your chance of injury when you drop something on your foot. The metatarsal bones are a group of five long bones between the tarsal bones of the hind and mid-foot and the phalanges of the toes. Fractures of the foot are common, and the metatarsals are among the bones most fractured. Acute foot fractures of these bones are usually caused by the dropping of heavy objects on the foot or by stress associated with abnormal repetitive trauma. Could this be what the safety-minded folks at Alcoa, a company where zero work-related injuries has been a long-standing goal, had in mind when they purchased the first three thousand pairs shoes for exclusive use in their U.S plants? Our guess is yes. At Alcoa, they believe that zero work-related injuries are an attainable goal.
Metatarsal Guard safety footwear with metatarsal guards is designed to protect both the toes and the metatarsal bones behind the toes. Metatarsal guard safety shoes are required in any environment where injuries can occur to the metatarsal bones. Most would think these shoes would have to be the typical work shoe. They would be wrong. Michigan Industrial Shoesells the HYTest Steel Toe Metatarsal Guard Tennis Shoe for men and women. Typically only boots and oxfords are made with met guards. This steel toe athletic shoe has an internal metatarsal guard that provides superior flexibility and less bulk for unrestricted movement. Electrical hazard protection and slip-resistant soles top off the features of this safety shoe. This is a great looking work shoe.
HYTest footwear is known for its innovative developments in safety and comfort. HYTest developed the first comfortable safety shoe to be certified by the American Podiatric Medical Association. HYTest Safety Footwear is a division of Wolverine World Wide, the world's leading maker of casual, work, and outdoor footwear. Michigan Industrial Shoe has been selling HYTest shoes for over fifty years.
About Michigan Industrial Shoe: A family owned and operated business for over fifty years. They offer safety boots, steel toe shoes, steel toed work boots, along with a large selection of work shoes. They have a great website: www.michiganshoe.com. Their toll free phone number is (888) 563-2668.
Michigan Industrial Shoe, located in Redford, Michigan has the footwear and work clothing you need to keep you protected in everyday work and living. 
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