The elevator conversation goes something like this: "We sell automatic shoe cover dispensers and shoe covers." "Shoe covers?" "Yes, shoe covers or booties, like doctors wear." "Oh yeah, hospital booties." Other than hospitals, the usual suspects where shoe covers are used include pharmaceutical manufacturing, food processing, research and development, medical device manufacturing, etc. Less obvious applications include construction, real estate, and aerospace as well.

Because most of us are not behind the scenes, we don’t realize there are dozens and www.otava.me/blogs/56398/Disposable-Overshoes-Blue-Size-One-Size-Fits-All dozens of industries where shoe booties are important. Here are three "off the beaten path" applications where disposable shoe covers are used: Most often shoe booties are used in clean environments (for example, cleanrooms, laboratories, food processing facilities) where the intent is to keep outside contaminants iStock_000020583218XLargefrom entering for reasons such as hygiene, food safety, product purity, testing results integrity, etc.

Why would "dirty" industries (like your stereotypical manufacturing that is oily/greasy/otherwise messy) use them?