If the jobs requires it you have to use approved safety footwear (normally ISO 20345). 

When is safety foot wear necessary:

• If there is a risk of dropping heavy items that may hit your feet (i.e. when moving things around).
• If there is a risk of taking a wrong footstep or pointy objects can penetrate through the sole of the shoe (i.e. during fieldwork).
• If there is a risk of something falling down on you (i.e. in gravel pits or elsewhere).
• If there is a risk of falling on a slippery surface (i.e. when at sea).

In some situations safety foot wear is inforced, i.e. onboard a vessel.

Safety foot wear can be different. Some types are water proof, others heat resistant up to a given temperature. It may be relevant if the shoe is made from an antistatic material, if you work with electrical components.

Safety foot wear can be regular shoes, boots or sandals. The chosen type depends on the task that needs to be performed. Always choose a shoe that fits your size.

Currently AU doesn't have a procurement deal on safety foot wear. Make an arrangement with your local manager on what type of shoe is necessary.

Note that shoes are considered personal: They should not be returned after your employment ends.

The department has a limited selection of safety foot wear in different sizes. They can be used during excursion activities and fieldwork. Contact Per Trinhammer.

Staff members at Aarhus University working in front of a computer on a regular basis are entitled to an eye test and possibly special glasses that are designed for computer monitors, if it is deemed necessary. Staff members who work in laboratories and who need glasses to carry out work requiring safety glasses are entitled to safety glasses fitted with corrective lenses.

The employer (the department) must pay for the eye test, the screen glasses and the safety glasses. By principle only standard frame and standard glass is covered by the department.

From June 1 2018 we have an agreement with Synoptik, Louis Nielsen and Dansk Erhvervsoptik for screen glasses at Aarhus University. You need to print and fill out the requisition form from either Synoptik, Louis Nielsen or Dansk Erhvervsoptik.

From June 1 2018 we also have an agreement with Synoptik and Louis Nielsen for safety goggles with corrective lenses at Aarhus Universitet. You need to print and fill out the requisition form from either Synoptik or Louis Nielsen.

The difference between glasses for computer monitors and reading glasses:

Ordinary reading glasses, glasses with bifocal lenses or glasses with varifocal lenses are normally adapted to a reading distance of approximately 40 centimetres and a downward viewing angle, which does not always suit working at a computer monitor. Monitor glasses normally have a reading distance of 50-70 centimetres, and the viewing angle is often not as downwards as for reading glasses.