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348 J - Employee Safety & OHSA
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
the footwear to be worn.
5.5 Since it would be too confusing and prohibitive time-wise to have employees select from
various shoe mobiles, employees are responsible to go to a vendor’s location on their own time to
select their shoes. No shoe mobiles are scheduled to come to City locations.
5.6 Where the employee elects to wear the protective footwear bid by the City’s contractor and
designated by the department/division, the City will pay the entire cost of the established bid cost
(including tax) of the footwear.
5.7 Employees may purchase protective footwear from the City’s contractor other than the bid item
provided the contractor agrees. The footwear must meet the requirements of the contract and be
approved by the department/division.
5.8 If the cost of the approved footwear selected by the employee exceeds the bid price, the
employee will be responsible for paying the contractor the difference in cost. A more expensive
shoe may not hold up as well as the bid shoe and the employee is responsible to replace the shoe if
it fails prematurely.
5.9 Employees may purchase footwear from sources other than the City’s contractor, provided it
meets the ANSI standard referenced by the most current OSHA Standard (29 CFR 1910.136) for
protective footwear. Such transactions will be considered completely private and the City will not
participate in the cost of the footwear. In these cases, departmental supervision will be responsible
for ensuring that the footwear purchased meets OSHA requirements.
5.10 Employees furnished footwear must remain employed six months in a continuous
employment capacity to receive the footwear at no cost. Should employment terminate for any
reason prior to this time, the employee will be responsible for reimbursing the City for the
full amount paid by the City for the footwear. Employees who have completed six months of
continuous service at the time they receive the footwear will have satisfied this requirement.
5.11 Each employee is responsible for maintaining the footwear furnished to him.
5.12 Employees who report to work without appropriate protective footwear are subject to
corrective action up to and including termination.
6.0 PROCEDURES
6.1 Departments will complete a shoe voucher and give it to the employee. Once the employee has
received the voucher he is responsible to ensure it is not lost or stolen.
6.2 The employee will take the shoe voucher to an approved vendor of his choice.
The vendor will advise
employees of the City bid shoes in his store and employees will select their shoes according to their
department’s guidelines. The vendor will exchange the voucher for the shoes selected.