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title: Ice Cleat Blog | Jonathan Bell (3)
description: Explore industrial ice cleat guides and workplace winter safety tips for safety managers. Learn about traction selection, indoor/outdoor use, and crew preparation. (3)
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# All posts by Jonathan Bell

## [I Don't Need Ice Cleats, I Walk Safely](https://blog.winterwalking.com/blog/i-dont-need-ice-cleats-i-walk-safely)

 By [Jonathan Bell](https://blog.winterwalking.com/author/jonathan-bell)

 2/27/14, 3:45 PM

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 Have you heard this from your employees? This is a common cry from employees especially in the more Northern climates where nasty winter weather is normal. Many of these people have been dealing with snowy and icy winters their whole life and telling them now that they need to wear ice heel cleats while on the job can be a bit like telling your kids that they have to wear their mittens....they will resist at all cost. Do your employees walk safely on ice and snow and is it reasonable to accept this as a reason not provide and insist that they wear ice cleats or other forms of Winter Walking tr\[…\] 

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