Work shoes without laces or with laces: which ones to choose?

Safety shoes can have different lacing systems: traditional laces, Velcro closure, Boa® system, fabric collar with Lycra® fiber, quick release, or no laces at all.

The lacing system is not only a matter of style and design but also meets requirements for functionality and the environment of use.

So what are the criteria for choosing between a Velcro shoe or a pair of Boa® safety shoes?

Choosing work shoes based on the lacing system seems like a trivial consideration but, in reality, it is not at all, and the right choice can greatly improve your day when you work.

For example, if you work mostly with gloves on and your shoes come untied or you have loose laces, you find yourself having to stop to remove your gloves and adjust the laces. In this case, perhaps work shoes without laces or with Boa® fasteners would be better.

Let's look at the different lacing systems and the advantages of each.

1. SAFETY FOOTWEAR AND LACING SYSTEMS




2. WORK SHOES WITHOUT LACES




3. HOW TO LACE UP SAFETY SHOES WITH LACES

Let's find out together how to choose work shoes based on lacing.

SAFETY FOOTWEAR AND LACING SYSTEMS

The lacing system of safety shoes is very important and can affect worker safety and foot well-being.

A poorly laced safety shoe or a soft string can pose a risk of tripping and subsequent fall. Depending on the work performed and the area of use - presence of soil, mud, to give an example - opting for work shoes with an alternative lacing system to laces or even without laces may be a prudent choice.

Let's see together what alternatives U-Power offers:

• Safety shoes with eyelets and flat laces:

These are the traditional work shoes, suitable more or less for all sectors and for mainly indoor use, such as the proposals of the Red Lion range. The flat laces give the footwear a sporty style and ensure a good grip.

• Safety shoes with hooks and round laces:

These are the safety shoes used mainly outdoors, such as the shoes in the Red Over range. This type of closure is reminiscent of hiking boots and provides better clearance from dirt and mud.

• Work shoes with Velcro:

These are recommended when you need to precisely adjust the footwear to the shape of your foot and when you need greater functionality and quicker donning or doffing of the foot.
An example would be the Brook uk style from the Red Industry Green range/assortment, a totally Carbon Neutral and environmentally sustainable work sandal .

• Collared safety footwear:

Work shoes with a collar wrap around the foot like a sock and give a comfortable feel, ensuring prolonged comfort. U-Power offers this type of work shoe in the Red 360 range/assortment where many styles use a collar with Lycra® fiber fabric.

• Boa® safety shoes:

Boa® Fit System is a fit system with rotational closure. It ensures tightness and an excellent fit. It is particularly suitable, for example, when using gloves because it allows lacing with the use of only one hand. This type of lacing is offered by U-Power in several ranges/assortments and one example is the Kora style.

WORK SHOES WITHOUT LACES

Safety shoes without laces are particularly suitable for some specific sectors, such as health care and catering,chemical and pharmaceuticalindustry,agriculture and gardening,steel industry and welders.

Let's take a look at some styles in more detail!

CLIFFSAFETY SHOES - SAFETY RATING S2 SRC ESD

These work shoes, suitable for use in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, are an environmentally friendly and sustainable choice. In fact, Cliff is a totally Carbon Neutral style of work shoes for whose production is guaranteed to have zero CO2 emissions.

In addition, many of the components used are made with a high percentage of recycled materials or originated from renewable sources, such as:

• New Safety Dry upper:

A water-repellent and breathable upper made with ahigh percentage of recycled material;

• WOW2 Green Insole:

Anatomical and antibacterial footbed cover made of 100% renewably sourced PU that ensures comfort and foot health.

• Biomass Balance Outsole by BASF:

A 100% renewably sourced PU sole that provides abrasion resistance and is oil-resistant, antistatic and slip-resistant.

SAFETY SHOES FOR WELDERS - BULLSSTYLE - S3 HRO HI SRC

High work shoes without laces, suitable for high-risk environments from the u-special range/assortment with composite toe cap and steel-foil Puncture resistance system.
The PU/Vibram sole is anti-abrasion, anti-oil, anti-slip and anti-static.
The style features leather weld point protection, while the mina grain leather upper is water-repellent and breathable.

And finally, let's look at a boot suitable for theagriculture and gardening sector

NORDIC PLUSSTYLE WORK BOOTS - SAFETY RATING S3 CI SRC

These safety boots provide protection from moisture and water thanks to the upper made of soft, greased, water-repellent Pull-Up leather.
They are work shoes suitable for wet environments that provide anti-puncture, anti-slip and anti-oil protection.
The Ergo Dry insole is made by coupling an activated carbon felt base with an open-cell canvas and is antibacterial, antistatic and washable.
Toe protection is provided by the presence of a composite toe cap.

HOW TO LACE UP YOUR SAFETY SHOES WITH LACES

You can lace up your safety shoes in a number of ways, the important thing is that you do not create too much pressure on your foot at the points where the laces cross and that it is a quick, comfortable method that holds well.

Loose laces, in fact, can pose a tripping hazard or become entangled in machinery or other things and become a real cause of workplace injury.

Excessive pressure, on the other hand, can impair good blood circulation and cause discomfort and pain, impairing well-being and serenity during work.

You can choose straight lacing, typical of classic shoes, or cross lacing, the style most commonly used for athletic footwear.

U-Power also offers quick release safety shoes equipped with the typical hook generally used in hiking boots and which improve the tightness of the laces but also a much quicker release of the footwear, such as the Legend style, a high-top safety shoe from the GORE-TEX® range, which is particularly suitable for the steel, oil, mining, chemical, in cold weather and outdoor sectors.

You can recognize U-Power quick-draw safety shoes by the initials RS preceding the safety rating of the shoe.

In short, there are truly many alternatives to choose from!

Next time, choose your safety shoes by remembering to consider the lacing system and choose wisely, keeping in mind the safety rating, seasonality and environment of use.

U-Power, safety shoes designed to meet every need for comfort and safety.