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Board tables county-wide slip‑resistant footwear policy after safety committee briefing
Summary
A work‑comp safety representative described an IMWCA implementation grant that would fully fund slip‑resistant footwear if the county adopts a policy requiring employees given footwear to wear it during inclement conditions; the board asked staff to present samples and discuss at the safety committee and tabled further action until May.
County safety staff presented a proposed policy and grant opportunity that would outfit participating county employees with transitional slip‑resistant footwear and require those employees to wear the footwear during inclement weather.
Stacy, a work‑comp/safety representative, said an IMWCA study in northwest Iowa found a significant reduction in…
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