Visitors to an offshore drilling rig or production platform receive safety training and are outfitted with steel-toed boots, safety goggles, gloves, hearing protection, and a helmet.

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Enter FiveFingers, a line of shoes by the Italian company Vibram that are really gloves for the feet, with minimal protection and a finger for each toe.

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Recommendations in the report covered sharing of information about hazards at scenes such as fireworks and about risks faced by firefighters, and also guidelines on the use of firefighters' helmets, gloves, fire hoods, and eye and hearing protection.

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As well as leg-pads and gloves, a player these days will wear a helmet with face guard, thigh pad and protection for chest, arms and abdomen.

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