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'Working feet' is the theme for the 2007 Feet for Life Month and the campaign features foot health advice on caring for working feet including how to look out for telltale signs of problems, when to seek the help of a podiatrist and choosing the best safety shoes.
Every year, 2 million sick days are lost due to lower limb disorders. Prolonged standing, walking, operating machinery, high heels, falling objects and slippery surfaces are just some of the dangers we expose our feet to in the workplace.
Many of these sick days and injuries could be prevented by simply:
wearing the right shoe for the job
following an appropriate daily foot care routine
During the month, podiatrists around the country will be visiting work places and holding events about looking after feet in the workplace.
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY
A free brochure Working feet - A practical guide to looking after your feet at work has been produced to provide advice and guidance for working feet.
Download your free copy
We can also post you a copy of the brochure free of charge. Please send an email to request a copy.
DOWNLOAD FREE POSTERS
The Society has produced a number of posters which are available to download free of charge below.
- Poster 1 - Protect your feet at work
- Poster 2 and 3 - Do you feet take a pounding at work?/Stay fit for life, wear shoes that fit
To obtain a copy of the posters by post, please email to mailto:lt@scpod.org with your name and address.
SEND FOR FREE PROFESSOR POD STICKERS
Even Professor Pod (the Society’s cartoon character designed to raise awareness of foot health among children) is looking after his working feet, and the Society has produced stickers of a postman and hairdresser to mark Feet for Life Month.
Note: The booklets and posters are Adobe Acrobat PDF files which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. We recommend that you save these files to your computer for later viewing as some of them are quite large. To do this, right click on the required file and choose 'Save as' then choose the directory to store them in.
Soc Chiropodists & Podiatrists 25-May-2007
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