General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

Safety boot

Patents

N/A

General Description

Suede upper and leather cuff, with synthetic sole, synthetic (possible) laces and interior lining and metal eyelets.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

27.6 cm

Width

10.1 cm

Height

19.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Tiga

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Never Used

Canada

Susan Rubin, the President and CEO of Tiga Workwear, and Alison Farrell, Chairwoman, Tiga Workwear Ltd. founded Tiga Workwear in 2015. They both work in the mining industry - Alison for over 12 years, all around the world - and were underwhelmed with the variety of PPE available for women. They spent around a year developing the products and soliciting feedback from women working in industry and with women employed by Teck Resources. The boots are CSA approved and Ms Rubin and Ms Farrell now lobby to change some standards such as the high of the boot to better accommodate women’s body. They are also developing a line of pants, shirts and vests for women. Ms Rubin and Ms Farrell support women groups and organizations such as Dress for Success. Since many of Tiga customers work in remote locations, the boots are sold on-line and delivered by Canada Post. The Griff Sand is the best seller among women in mining industries. (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Function

To protect workers' feet on industrial sites.

Technical

Although women were always present in mining operations – in fact some medieval prints show women working in mines – only very recently, in the first decades of the 21st c. as women enter more high paying industry jobs, female entrepreneurs started to actively design, develop and manufacture PPEs especially designed to fit women’s bodies. From tigaworkwear.com: “Tiga Workwear composite toe safety boots for women are the smarter alternative to steel toe safety boots. Grade 1 CSA (Canada) safety approved; ASTM 2413-05 (United States) compliant; Strong, metal-free (composite) toe and sole plate for a lightweight feel; Breathable, suede leather; Reinforced, non-rust eyelets; Goodyear welted sole; Electric shock and acid resistant; Non-slip sole with puncture protection; Cushioned inner sole; Easy-on pull tab; 6 inch boot” (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

At the proper top of the tongue: "TiGA [TM]/ WORKWEAR"/ On the proper left side of the boot in the leather: "TiGA/ WORKWEAR"/ On the green tag on the proper left: "[CSA logo] [R]"/ On the white and orange tag on the proper left: "[omega symbol] [CSA logo] [R]"/ On the tag inside the tonge: "TIGA GRIFF/ USA/ 8/ C [CSA logo] [R] US/ ASTM F2413-11/ LM 209956/ F I/75 C/75/ EH/ PR/ 2015-01/ Made in China/ Fabrique en Chine"/ On the bottom of the sole, moulded into the synthetic: "FLEX/ TiGA [TM]/ ACID RESISTANT/ OIL RESISTANT/ SLIP RESISTANT"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Predominantly light brown "sand" colour leather upper with a triangular green and white tag, a white and orange tag, black red and yellow logo on the tongue and a black logo in the leather on the proper left side. It also has a blue synthetic sole with brown trim and blue laces. Around the ankle is a smoother, dark brown leather cuff. The lining on the inside of the boot is black and there is a white tag sewn into the inside of the tongue.

Decoration

N/A