EN ISO 20345:2011 - Certified safety footwear

Specification for safety footwear for professional use: Footwear with characteristics suitable for protecting the wearer against injuries that may occur in the professional sectors for which the footwear has been designed, with toe caps for providing protection against impact, when tested at an energy level of 200 J.

• I. Footwear made from leather and other materials, excluding all-rubber or all-polymeric footwear.
• II. All-rubber or all-polymeric footwear.

Marking categories of safety shoes:

Category	Class	Additional requirement
SB	I or II
S1	I	Closed seat region Antistatic properties Energy absorption of seat region
S2	I	As S1 plus water penetration and water absorption.
S3	I	As S2 plus penetration resistance and cleated outsole.
S4	II	Antistatic properties. Energy absorption of seat region.
S5	II	As S4 plus penetration resistance and cleated outsole

 

Additional requirements:

Requirement		Symbol
Whole footwear	Penetration resistance	P
	Conductive footwear	C
	Antistatic footwear	A
	Electrically insulating footwear	I
	Heat insulation of sole complex	HI
	Cold insulation of sole complex	CI
	Energy absorption of seat region	E
	Water resistance	WR
	Metatarsal protection	M
	Ankle protection	AN
Upper	Water penetration and water absorption	WRU
	Cut resistance	CR
Outsole	Resistance to hot contact	HO

 

Requirements for footwear resistant to slip:

Marking of product for slip resistance properties	Symbol
Ceramic tile with sodium lauryl sulphate	SRA
Steel with glycerol	SRB
Ceramic tile with sodium lauryl sulphate & steel with glycerol	SRC

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