L; Your right you don,t want corks in your equipment , Nor is it good for walking on the steel tracks of Dozers ,Shovels, Piece of crap feller bunchers Log Trucks ,ect ... But in the winter you would be amazed at how many injuries happen to operators getting on and off equipment .. In Prudhoe Bay there have been fatalities from guys stepping down out of trucks and off equipment , havine their feet go out from under them and their head hitting the step ,track ect. I mean guys died just getting off the equip . they were running or out of the truck they were driving ..... Traction devices are mandatory on the Slope now ... The company I work for has got it down pretty well useing the screws from " Stabilicers " tm . in the heel of boots ... . I put them in my wifes Bunny boots here also .. just a few of the raised screw heads really make a difference .......The fore foot of the boot doesn,t need them but it doesn,t hurt .. They won,t stay in the fore foot of Bunny boots as the rubber is to soft . but if put in the heel they stay pretty good ....
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. The Slope preaches 3 points of contact ,on and off equipment ...........Even a few Triconies in eack boot heel is alot better than someone becoming a quadriplegic .....And really , the rubber matts in the cab are not to be compared with someones life .....................Some of you guys may think I,m talkin ----,, check the accident stats ... Getting on and off equipment is way more dangerous than you think .....