This safety footwear complies with the EC Directive for Personal Protective Equipment (Directive 89/686/EEC) and meets the requirements of the European standard EN ISO 20345:2011. It is certified by ITS Testing Services UK Ltd, Centre Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1WD, Notified Body no 0362.
The footwear protects the wearer’s toes against risk of injury from falling objects and crushing when worn in industrial and commercial environments where potential hazards occur with the following protection plus, where applicable, additional protection.
Impact protection provided is 200 Joules.
Compression protection provided is 15,000 Newton’s.
Additional protection may be provided, and is identified on the product by it marking as follows:
| Marking Code |
| Penetration resistance (1100 Newton’s) | P |
| Electrical properties: |
| Conductive (Max 100 kW) | C |
| Antistatic (Range of 100 kW to 1000 MW) | A |
| Electrically insulating footwear | I |
| Resistance to inimical environments: |
| Insulation against heat | HI |
| Insulation against cold | CI |
| Energy absorption of seat region (20 Joules) | E |
| Water resistance | WR |
| Metatarsal protection | M |
| Ankle protection | AN |
| Cut resistant upper | CR |
| Upper: |
| Water penetration and water absorption | WRU |
| Outsole: |
| Resistance to hot contact | HRO |
| Resistance to fuel oil | FO |
It is important that the footwear selected for wear must be suitable for the protection required and wear environment.
Where a wear environment is not known, it is very important that consultation is carried out between the seller and the purchaser to ensure, where possible, the correct footwear is provided.
- To ensure the best service and wear from footwear, it is important that the footwear is regularly cleaned and treated with a good proprietary cleaning product. Do not use any caustic cleaning agents. Where footwear is subjected to wet conditions, it shall, after use, be allowed to dry naturally in a cool, dry area and not be force dried as this can cause deterioration of the upper material. When stored on normal conditions (temperature, and relative humidity), the obsolescence date of a footwear is generally:
- 10 years after the date of manufacturing for shoes with upper leather and rubber sole;
- 3 years after the date of manufacturing for shoes including “PU”.
- This footwear has been successfully tested against EN ISO 20345:2011 clause 5.3.5 for slip resistance and the following marking symbols apply.
| Marking of product for slip resistance properties | Marking code |
| Ceramic tile with sodium lauryl sulphate | SRA |
| Steel with glycerol | SRB |
Ceramic tile with sodium lauryl sulphate &
Steel with glycerol | SRC |
*Note: Slippage may still occur in certain environments.
- Categories of safety footwear:
| Category | Type (*I) and (**II) | Additional Requirement |
| SB | I | II | Safety basic requirements |
| S1 | I |
| Closed seat region
Antistatic properties
Energy absorption at the seat region
Resistance to fuel oil |
| S2 | I |
| As S1 plus
Water penetration and absorption of the upper |
| S3 | I |
| As S2 plus
Penetration resistance
Cleated outsole |
| S4 |
| II | Closed seat region
Antistatic properties
Energy absorption at the seat region
Resistance to fuel oil |
| S5 |
| II | As S4 plus
Penetration resistance
Cleated outsole |
| *Type I footwear is made from leather and other materials excluding all-rubber or all-polymeric footwear. |
| ** Type II All –rubber (i.e. entirely vulcanized) or all-polymeric (i.e. entirely moulded) footwear. |
| SBH | Hybrid footwear |
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