[swwatch]

I've landed up getting 80 hours community service. I have been to my introduction for health and safety and in that they told me i HAVE to wear THERE safety boots, "they are second hand boots and usued by everyone else every day" I said to him what about wearing my own boots, the guy said no because im not insured to wear my own boots.

Thing is boots are either safety boots or they are not safety boots, theres no classification, i can walk into any warehouse ETC in the UK with my own safety boots.

Im really not feeling good about having to put on boots that other scum bags have worn with manky feet, blisters etc etc.

im worried that if i refuse to wear there boots they will breach me and send me to prison

Any ideas how i can sort this out?

[benderkoz]

You broke the law, you get your punishment.

It's a more extreme example but if someone gets a jail sentence what would you say if they wanted to serve it wearing their own clothes not the jail's uniform?

[swwatch]

You broke the law, you get your punishment.

It's a more extreme example but if someone gets a jail sentence what would you say if they wanted to serve it wearing their own clothes not the jail's uniform?

My punishment is to do unpaid work, not wear scrubbers steal toe capped boots when i have my own.

EDIT - And its just un hygeanic!, they said they disnfect them regulary, but thats not good enough.

[Alexeric]

You'll be wearing socks won't you?

[Alexeric]

EDIT - And its just un hygeanic!, they said they disnfect them regulary, but thats not good enough.

Why not? As Weazel said, if you can't to the time don't do the crime.

[icyfreshy]

Tell them you have podophobia (fear of feet), and if they try and make you wear them they'll be in breach of your human rights and you'll sue them, seems like every other day there's some story of some nutter doing similar things so why not jump on the wagon.

I couldn't give a monkeys what my crime was you wouldn't get me wearing anyone elses boots, thats minging, I'm not a podophobe i just don't like feet and the idea of wearing someone else's footwear, Yuk

[Saispapedlimi]

You never done bowling ?

[anaisdannyxys]

Just get on with it you whiney old sod.

[swwatch]

Why not? As Weazel said, if you can't to the time don't do the crime.

Who said if i cant do the time dont do the crime?.. i couldnt care less about doing the 80 hours work, but id rather goto prison for a week than put on some aids infected smack heads boots.

[Saispapedlimi]

Who said if i cant do the time dont do the crime?.. i couldnt care less about doing the 80 hours work, but id rather goto prison for a week than put on some aids infected smack heads boots.

?! Whoa i hope they give you a year or 2 [rolleyes]

"aids"

[swwatch]

?! Whoa i hope they give you a year or 2 [rolleyes]

"aids"

it was oviously an exageration.. yeh thanks for wishign 2 years upon me because i dont want to put on filthy boots when i have my own.

Anyway my point is, i do have my own steal toe boots. Theres no varying elvels of boots, as i said there either steal toe capped boots or not so how the hell they can say ther enot insured unless i put on boots that belong to them is beyond me.

[Cwvnyfsj]

Sounds like they're being bottom-openings.
It's normal for steel cap boots to be required and I would have thought they'd appreciate you providing your own. I expect they get a few idiots, though, that got snotty about their non-capped boots not being acceptable. Come to think on it, it may be to avoid those idiots that they may have introduced a policy of only THEIR boots being acceptable.
Not sure what I'd do in that position as I also have a dislike/phobia about wearing other peoples' clothing/footwear etc - regardless of how 'clean' it is.

[anaisdannyxys]

Who said if i cant do the time dont do the crime?.. i couldnt care less about doing the 80 hours work, but id rather goto prison for a week than put on some aids infected smack heads boots.

I'd rather wear the boots mate...

[swwatch]

I'd rather wear the boots mate...

Id rather stick to my own beliefs about the steal boots than be inforced with some anti logical idea of wearing their own filthy boots. Prison it is then.

[anaisdannyxys]

it was obviously an exaggeration.. yeah thanks for wishing 2 years upon me because i don't want to put on filthy boots when i have my own.

Anyway my point is, i do have my own steal toe boots. Theres no varying levels of boots, as i said there either steal toe capped boots or not so how the hell they can say their not insured unless i put on boots that belong to them is beyond me.

the government can be very finicky with H&S and you may find that they had to Trial those boots.

I have to wear boots at work admittedly they were Issued to me, but I'm not allowed to wear my own because the Issue boots were trialled and shown to be up to health and safety standards for my line of work.

and If I was to have an accident at work wearing my own boots I will not be covered by the "companies" insurance Policy.

and there are varying levels of foot protective boots

well if you want to go to prison its upto you but Id rather have on my criminal record "80hrs CS" instead of "Banged up"

[Alexeric]

Id rather stick to my own beliefs about the steal boots than be inforced with some anti logical idea of wearing their own filthy boots. Prison it is then.

Cya in 6 months then or what ever......

They said they disinfect them, you'll be wearing socks. I think you're making a big fuss over nothing.

[NiliSpuppypax]

It is kind of silly they wont let you, but you honestly aren't in a position to be making any decisions on it. Just have to do what you are told. If prison is better for you, then go for it.

[swwatch]

the government can be very finicky with H&S and you may find that they had to Trial those boots.

I have to wear boots at work admittedly they were Issued to me, but I'm not allowed to wear my own because the Issue boots were trialled and shown to be up to health and safety standards for my line of work.

and If I was to have an accident at work wearing my own boots I will not be covered by the "companies" insurance Policy.

and there are varying levels of foot protective boots

well if you want to go to prison its upto you but Id rather have on my criminal record "80hrs CS" instead of "Banged up"

OHP, im talking about steal toe capped working boots. i can buy a pair of steal toe boots from any shop i like in the united kingdom and work in ANY warehouse with them. its not the fact i dont want to wear stealys, its the fact i dont want tow ear THERE stealys, if it was in th army or something then id get the point, but i dont get the point in wearing boots that god knows how many people have worn. Beilive me i see the people who put them on, fro christ sakes i was working in security and see the scum bag bag heads with gangerine who have to go on things like that.

this si first time ive been envolved with polcie really, well i had a caution but thats years ago, this is first conviction ive had, and to be honest after going to trial and that i cansee why this country is so messed up.


Another point. What if MY boots was the exactly same type as theres!

[icyfreshy]

You never done bowling ?

I have, a few times, wore their shoes once and then bought my own, they just sat in the bottom of the cupboard for a few years now.

[bridsanaeds]

So maybe i missed it, but what did you do to get hit with 80 hours of slavery ?

Another point. What if MY boots was the exactly same type as theres!

Then i wouldn´t see any problem, as the producer and typ of the shoe is probably written down in some security policy.