ORIGIN AND IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY BOOTS Did you know the origin of the word Sabotage? Hmmm! Okay, I’ll tell you. Sometimes in the 20 th century, there was a need for protective boots when industrial safety issues were being addressed. Hence, wooden boots were made which were called ‘sabots’ . The sabot is a simple shoe, shaped and hallowed from a single block of wood. It was traditionally worn by French and Breton peasants; it protected workers from falling objects. It also protected farmers on the field from sharp objects and protected the toes in case a horse or cow stepped on them. However, during the early industrial revolution, workers used sabots to destroy machinery by throwing them into the gears of factories to stop production. Hence, the word sabotage came from this activity. That’s it. However, civilization brought the steel toe boots into the picture. Safety boots sometimes called steel toe cap boots are a necessity in varieties of industries some o...
