Over The Sock Boots

Rubber Over The Sock Boots

Over The Sock Boots (Over The Foot Boots), also called knee-boots are usually made of PVC, and Neoprene. These boots fit the foot like a shoe and has arch support. Over the sock boots are pull-on boots and are usually 6 inches to 15 inches high and are waterproof. This type of boot is available from most manufactures with a steel toe if desired. Steel toes are desirable when the work places the wearer in the proximity of heavy movable objects or large animals.

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) boots are similar to natural rubber and are generally made to be tougher and can handle more chemical environments. PVC is a synthetic thermoplastic polymer that is resistant to animal fats, bases, acids, alkalies, oils and petroleum. PVC is not recommended in the presents of ketones, aldehydes and many solvents.
These boots are popular as work boots because they are economical, and tough.
General use of these boots is in agriculture, construction, and industry. In the western US irrigation is a common use for over the sock boots and are called “irrigation boots”. These boots may be used in sport and pleasure activities around water for hunting, fishing, and boating.

Neoprene Boots can be used in a wide range of chemical environments; however, they are less resistant to cuts and punctures compared to Natural Rubber and PVC. Neoprene is synthetic rubber that is resistant to a wide range of animal fats, blood, oils, certain acids, alcohols, alkalies, and certain solvents. Neoprene Over The Sock Boots besides being used in wide varieties of chemicals can be safely used when high voltages are present. Voltage resistance depends on manufacturing requirements. Special heels and soles protect the wearer in high voltage environments.
Applications for these boots are in food processing, dairy, chemical, and petrochemical production. Neoprene boots are more expensive and are not generally used in agriculture.

Depending on the industry involved, the choice of the material the boot is made of is important. Agriculture usually involves barnyard waste, mud and water so the natural rubber or PVC will fill the requirements.
Working is environments where hydrocarbons such as petroleum oil or fuels require PVC. Any environment beyond the presents of hydrocarbons requires monitoring the boots for damage.
In toxic environments the boots may have to be discarded after one use following EPA guidelines

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Wilbert L Bregar

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