Trade guide · for first-job apprentices
Work Boots for a First Job
A first site job means a lot of new rules. Ask what your employer requires, read the tag for it, and spend the rest of your effort on fit, because the right rating in the wrong size does not get worn.
What decides it on this job
- The protection your employer or program requires, in writing
- A fit you can wear for a full shift, with the socks you will wear
- A pair that suits the range of jobs you might be sent to
Mind · Do not buy the cheapest pair that has a cap and hope for the best. Read the label and the size guide first.
- Work Boot Buying GuidesWhich boot for which job, what to check on the tag, and when a pair has done its time.
- Work Boot Safety StandardsASTM F2413, EH and slip codes in plain language: what the tag says, and what it does not.
- Work Boot Fit & SizingWidth, half sizes, break-in and the checks to make before you order a pair.
Worth a look
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Timberland PRO Pit Boss 6" Steel Toe
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Timberland PRO Keele Ridge Steel Toe WP Industrial Hiker
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Timberland PRO Direct Attach MaxTRAX Soft Toe SRO
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Shop-floor graphics
Tees, stickers and mugs for the crew room, printed to order. Hazard-stripe and tag graphics, no maker badges.
First print run · on the press
The first drop of tag and hazard-stripe graphics lands soon.
Tees, stickers and mugs for the crew room. Watch the print run — or take the letter and hear first.