Safety Footwear Standards
The product descriptions in our Safety Footwear range contain references to EN ISO 20345 safety standards.
Here’s a helpful guide to what the labels mean:
SB:
- Protective toecap
SBP:
- Protective toecap
- Penetration resistance
S1:
- Protective toecap
- Fully closed heel with energy absorption
- Antistatic properties
- Resistance to fuel oil
S2:
- Protective toecap
- Fully closed heel with energy absorption
- Antistatic properties
- Resistance to fuel oil
- Penetration resistance
- Water resistance
S3:
- Protective toecap
- Fully closed heel with energy absorption
- Antistatic properties
- Resistance to fuel oil
- Penetration resistance
- Water resistance
- Raised/protruding, anti-slip outsoles
S4:
- Protective toecap
- Fully closed heel with energy absorption
- Antistatic properties
- Resistance to fuel oil
- Penetration resistance
S5:
- Protective toecap
- Fully closed heel with energy absorption
- Antistatic properties
- Resistance to fuel oil
- Penetration resistance
- Raised/protruding, anti-slip outsoles
Additional Standard Labels:
- P: Penetration resistance
- A: Electrical properties/antistatic footwear
- E: Energy absorption in the heel region
- CI: Insulation against cold objects that can cause frostbite (such as ice)
- HI: Insulation against heat/hot surfaces or materials that can cause burns
- WR: General water resistance
- WRU: Water resistance in upper area of the shoe
- HRO: Heat-resistant outsole
- M: Metatarsal protection (padding that protects bones in your feet from shock)
- FO: Resistance to fuel oil
- SRA, SRB, SRC: Slip resistant footwear