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Big Daz · Post by **Big Daz** » 11 Sep 2008, 18:17

The magnum footwear is being upgraded after the CWU made it very clear the footwear was not up to standard.

The new version will cost RML £10 a pair more, so no doubt they will look to recover the increased costs of the new footwear.

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 11 Sep 2008, 20:19

'New' version and there still crap but did you honestly think they cared about our feet or welfare ?

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 02:50

ghostgirl wrote:
dog bait wrote:seems to be alot of moaning about slipping in the shoes.i shall say this only once.it aint the shoes people its the surface your standing on. falgstones,tiles and alike get covered in algi which when wet will make anything and everything slide.basic h&s says dont even attempt delivery.remember home owners liability act.if they cant be arsed to clean them regularly its up to you to sue them to their senses

I think you will find you are wrong about all footwear sliding on these surfaces...Doc Martins don't slip and slide...I nearly broke my bloody neck in those magnums!!!!

Magnums... which side of the trigger are you?

Post by **baldrick** » 12 Sep 2008, 05:13

andy2007 wrote:I've had no problems with the grip from my Magnum Safety Boots. But I've been told that they have a different sole to the ones you get.

Try ordering the Safety Boots, and see how you get on. They still leak like a sieve when it rains, and mine are falling apart already. But at least they don't slip, even on the tiles in Reception.

I have the Magnum safety trainer style shoes with steel toe caps, and they are slippy on wet surfaces, ie in the Gents.

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 05:22

baldrick wrote:
andy2007 wrote:I've had no problems with the grip from my Magnum Safety Boots. But I've been told that they have a different sole to the ones you get.

Try ordering the Safety Boots, and see how you get on. They still leak like a sieve when it rains, and mine are falling apart already. But at least they don't slip, even on the tiles in Reception.

I have the Magnum safety trainer style shoes with steel toe caps, and they are slippy on wet surfaces, ie in the Gents.

...make sure when you slip in there, you don't get "...p*ss wet-through" ho ho! Our gents are normally in pristine condition!

andy2007 · Post by **andy2007** » 12 Sep 2008, 08:25

axeman wrote:'New' version and there still crap but did you honestly think they cared about our feet or welfare ?

Are they available already?
Is there any improvement at all?

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 09:51

axeman wrote:...did you honestly think they cared about our feet or welfare ?

It may well be down to the buyers - the people who procure the uniforms that we wear - a small group of people who convene in a crowded (and until 1st July 2007 - smoke filled, nicotine-coloured) room, around a table, deciding each postman's street cred, vis-a-vis "what we wear" *chuckles*.

Timelord · Post by **Timelord** » 12 Sep 2008, 15:29

dog bait wrote:seems to be alot of moaning about slipping in the shoes.i shall say this only once.it aint the shoes people its the surface your standing on. falgstones,tiles and alike get covered in algi which when wet will make anything and everything slide.basic h&s says dont even attempt delivery.remember home owners liability act.if they cant be arsed to clean them regularly its up to you to sue them to their senses

I'm not saying I didn't slip on surfaces that were neglected by homeowners, but I've slipped on surfaces in my new shoes that were never slippery in my old boots.....it's the shoes.

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 19:55

Timelord wrote:
dog bait wrote:seems to be alot of moaning about slipping in the shoes.i shall say this only once.it aint the shoes people its the surface your standing on. falgstones,tiles and alike get covered in algi which when wet will make anything and everything slide.basic h&s says dont even attempt delivery.remember home owners liability act.if they cant be arsed to clean them regularly its up to you to sue them to their senses
I'm not saying I didn't slip on surfaces that were neglected by homeowners, but I've slipped on surfaces in my new shoes that were never slippery in my old boots.....it's the shoes.

See: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 84#p120484

bandit650 · Post by **bandit650** » 12 Sep 2008, 21:40

Should i have got in touch with the council over the slippery pavements when i slipped in my magnum's,i got so fed up with them i have stopped wearing them,have jarred my back once to many times trying to stop myself slipping in wet weather.

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 21:47

bandit650 wrote:Should i have got in touch with the council over the slippery pavements when i slipped in my magnum's,i got so fed up with them i have stopped wearing them,have jarred my back once to many times trying to stop myself slipping in wet weather.

...so you're not into "grooving"

on the cobbles, then?

vinnieb5 · Post by **vinnieb5** » 12 Sep 2008, 22:03

handed back my lethal magnums to line manager (after 2 accidents in 2 days) asked if RM will cover the cost if i find shoes suitable for our job due to health & safety. still no reply from management !!!

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 22:13

vinnieb5 wrote:handed back my lethal magnums to line manager (after 2 accidents in 2 days) asked if RM will cover the cost if i find shoes suitable for our job due to health & safety. still no reply from management !!!

Does the company provide money for non-standard issue equipment? I wouldn't have thought so, would you? In any case, mine ("Magnums") went in a puddle during the recent monsoon weather, and consequently smell like mould is growing in them, so... I am back on my previous pair, which are worn-down at the heels!

BTW: does "Magnum" infer that they "backfire" on you - just like the eponymous gun? If so, we've all been "shot in the foot"! Ho ho!

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 12 Sep 2008, 22:30

Did they last that long ? thought the sole would have falen off or the upper disintigrated before the sole would haven worn to any appreciable degree

majeed · Post by **majeed** » 12 Sep 2008, 22:35

axeman wrote:Did they last that long ? thought the sole would have fallen off or the upper disintegrated before the sole would haven worn to any appreciable degree

These were the old "elf-boot" types: you know - the ones made of real leather?

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