University of California, Irvine Campus
Slip-Resistant Shoe Program Guidelines
WHY ARE YOU IN THE PROGRAM? EH&S has determined that your employees work in
potentially slippery environments and that their work activities pose a significant slip
hazard.
WHO PAYS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND THE SHOES? Other than administrative time in each
participating department, UCOP bears all the costs of this program and offers it as an
injury reduction and cost saving strategy for each campus and location. This program is
to be funded by UCOP indefinitely.
HOW DO I ENROLL MY EMPLOYEES IN THE PROGRAM?
1. Refer to the contact list below and communicate with your EH&S campus liaison
indicated for your department.
2. Provide a table that includes all employees’ names, shoe style, shoe size,
employee identification number, and associated supervisor name.
3. Delivery of shoes is expected within two weeks after EH&S places the order and
will be delivered directly to the department. If you have questions, contact your
EH&S liaison below.
4. Require employees to wear slip-resistant shoes during work hours as a condition
of their employment. Any disciplinary action for employees not wearing slipresistant shoes is at the discretion of the department.
5. Distribute shoes to employees.
UCI Campus
Location
Dining Services
Facilities
Management
Student Housing
ULAR
Student Center &
Event Services
Campus Recreation
Student Health
EH&S Campus
Liaison
Jill Johnson
(jillmj@uci.edu)
Jesse L. Wallace Jr.
(jwallace@uci.edu)
Jesse L. Wallace Jr.
Lorena Andrade
(andradel@uci.edu)
Jesse L. Wallace Jr.
Jesse L. Wallace Jr.
Jesse L. Wallace Jr.
UC Irvine Campus Slip-Resistant Shoe Program
Department
Point of Contact
Lin Tang
Jacqueline
Campbell
Tim Guesman
Jefferson Chau
Bob
Kokkelenberg
Greg Rothberg
Rick Von Kolen
Phone/Email Address
x41492/lptang@uci.edu
X4383/jmcampb1@uci.edu
X45497/tguesman@uci.edu
x49538/jlchau@uci.edu
x46547/rkokkele@uci.edu
x48502/garothbe@uci.edu
x47744/rick.vonkolen@uci.edu
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EXCEPTION FOR CUSTODIANS: Custodians who only work on carpeted floors ARE
NOT recommended to wear “Shoes for Crews” (SFC) shoes. The “Shoes for Crews”
shoes are so slip-resistant that they can actually cause trip/fall injuries on some deeppiled carpets until wearers become experienced with how much ‘grip’ the shoes have on
the carpet. “Crew Guards” can be used as a substitute in place of the slip-resistant
shoes.
HOW OFTEN CAN I GET NEW SHOES FOR CREWS (SFC) SHOES FOR MY
EMPLOYEES? UCOP provides two pair of shoes per year for each worker enrolled in
the program. Shoes must be re-ordered every 6 months using the process noted above.
There is no automatic re-ordering process in place at this time. Typically, after the first
fitting, employees are familiar with their sizing and a fitting is not necessary for reorders. Special arrangements can be made with the SFC representative to assist with
re-fittings if deemed necessary by the SFC Liaison. Departments must keep track of
their ordering / re-ordering timing for the 6-month frequency that fits best into their
operations. It’s highly recommended that two months each year are determined to be
the “SFC Program Months”, and that this ordering process gets integrated into
Department operations as quickly as possible so that it becomes Department routine.
W H A T A R E “CR E W - G U A R D S” AND W H E N AR E T H E Y U S E D? “CrewGuards” are “slip-on” covers that go over a person’s street shoes and provide the SFC
“slip-grip” sole to reduce slip/fall injury potential. The cost of purchasing / stocking
“Crew-Guards” is paid by UCOP. “Crew-Guards” are a shared resource and can be
worn by more than one person over the lifetime of the individual “Crew-Guards”.
“Crew-Guards” can last up to 6-months of normal wear (40-hour work week) being worn
by multiple part-time / short-term / new-hire employees. Dispose of worn “CrewGuards” when any of the following are observed:
Cracked, abraded or damaged material is observed on any part of the “CrewGuard”,
Tread worn to the point of no longer being visible to the “Crew-Guard” base
materials, and/or
Holes or leaks occur.
It is recommended that the interior of the “Crew-Guard” be cleaned by placing them in a
dishwasher.
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W H A T A B O U T NEWLY-HIRED, P A R T - T I M E AND/OR S H O R T - T E R M
E M P L O Y E E S? Newly-hired employees may use their own shoes during work
hours and wear SFC “Crew-Guards” slip-grip-shoe covers that slip-on over their
personal shoes until their SFC shoes are ordered, received and distributed to them for
use as PPE.
Part-time employees, including student / work-study employees, who are working 20
or fewer hours per week in job classes that require SFC shoes as PPE, must be
provided with “Crew-Guards” to be worn over their own shoes as part of their PPE for
their work. Follow the new-hire guidance above when enrolling part-time employees
who work more than 20 hours per week for more-than 60-days in the SFC Program,
and provide them SFC shoes / “Crew-Guards” on your department’s order schedule of
one pair of shoes every 6 months.
Short-term employees, who are to work less than 90 days in a job-class that requires
SFC shoes for PPE, may wear “Crew-Guards” over their personal shoes when
conducting work at the University. Departments that hire short-term employees must
stock and provide “Crew-Guards” to their short-term employees in job-classes that
require SFC shoes as PPE.
The cost of purchasing / stocking “Crew-Guards” is paid by UCOP.
The process to provide SFC shoes as PPE to new hire / part-time employees
should be completed within the first-three-months of employment, but can be
extended up to 6-months depending upon a department’s semi-annual re-ordering
schedule. If necessary, SFC will provide a foot-sizing guide and training for your
department’s point of contact so that they can help newly-hired employees select,
and then properly size the SFC shoes the employee will use. When new hire /
short-term / part-time employees are anticipated, the department point of contact
will work with the employee regarding “Shoes for Crews” ordering process, order an
adequate supply of “Crew-Guards” to keep in stock, and provide to newly-hired /
short-term employees / part-time employees as needed, or until their SFC shoes
arrive and are distributed to them. The cost of “Crew-Guards” is paid by UCOP.
W H A T A B O U T V O L U N T E E R S W O R K I N G IN MY D E P A R T M E N T?
Volunteers, who work on University premises for no pay, but by permission within your
department at locations where your department employees must wear SFC shoes as
PPE, are NOT required to wear SFC shoes. Departments who allow volunteers to work
along-side their SFC-wearing employees should provide one pair of “Crew-Guards” to
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the Volunteer to wear over their personal shoes during their voluntary work at the
University.
WHAT SHOE MODELS ARE OFFERED BY THE PROGRAM? Only certain SFC
models of shoes are allowed to be offered to UC employees. These have been
approved for use by the system wide EH&S IIP Workgroup. Click on the links below for
the two posters with the SFC shoe models / styles currently offered by the program:
http:www.ehs.uci.edu/programs/PPE/SFCNEWACEWORKBOOTSSpring2013.pdf
http:www.ehs.uci.edu/programs/PPE/Shoes2013.pdf
http:www.ehs.uci.edu/programs/PPE/Shoes2013v2.pdf
http:www.ehs.uci.edu/programs/PPE/Shoes2013v3.pdf
Shoes For Crews Fax Order form
HOW CAN I RETURN SHOES FOR A DIFFERENT SIZE, OR UNDER A WARRANTY
CLAIM? SFC shoes are warranted by SFC for 6-months against manufacturer failures.
In addition, SFC offers a 60 day “wear and compare” policy where the employee can
exchange their style for any reason within 60 days, even if worn. SFC provides
prepaid UPS labels with each shoe and an exchange order form that is included
inside each shoe box. It is the responsibility of the employee and your department’s
point of contact to order exchange-shoes under the “wear and compare” policy. If the
employee must go without SFC shoes while awaiting an exchange pair of shoes to
arrive, then they must wear their own shoes and cover them with SFC “Crew-Guards”
during work-hours until their exchanged SFC shoes arrive.
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