安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)

Footwear with reinforced toes (usually steel or composite) designed to protect workers from falling objects, crushing, and other workplace hazards. Required in many industrial and construction settings in Japan.

Common collocations

• 安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)を履(は)く: to wear safety shoes
• 安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)の着用(ちゃくよう): wearing safety shoes
• 安全靴(あんぜんぐつ)が必要(ひつよう): safety shoes are needed

Similar words

• 長靴(ながぐつ): rubber boots — waterproof boots, not necessarily reinforced for safety
• 作業靴(さぎょうぐつ): work shoes — general work footwear without the specific safety reinforcement
• ヘルメット: helmet — another piece of standard safety equipment, protects the head