SAFETY FOOTWEAR - LEGISLATION EN ISO 20345: 2011 is the current standard which specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for safety footwear. The standard to which the footwear conforms will be specified on the product label. The standard requires that the footwear includes a 200 joule steel toecap for protection from falling objects. Listed here are additional requirements for this standard as well as a number of progressive ratings which could assist with the selection of appropriate footwear to protect against specific workplace hazards.

1. LEGISLATION
EN ISO 20345: 2011 is the current standard which specifies basic and
additional (optional) requirements for safety footwear. The standard to
which the footwear conforms will be specified on the product label.
The standard requires that the footwear includes a 200 joule steel
toecap for protection from falling objects. Listed here are additional
requirements for this standard as well as a number of progressive
ratings which could assist with the selection of appropriate footwear to
protect against specific workplace hazards.
SB: basic requirements: innocuousness, strength, resistance to shock
S1: SB + A + E
S2: S1 + water resistant leather
S3: S2 + P + studded sole
S4: rubber or polymeric waterproof footwear + A + E + FO
S5: S4 + P + studded sole
MARKING
Steel toe cap Genuine leather Shock absorbent Slip resistant Oil & acid resistant Antistatic
A Antistatic footwear to prevent the build-up of static and provides
limited protection against electric shock from nominal mains
voltage
AN Ankle protection
C Conductive properties helping to prevent the build-up of static
(but no protection against electric shock)
CI Insulation against cold
E Energy absorption in heel unit
FO Resistance to fuel oil of outsole
HI Insulation against heat
M Metatarsal impact protection
P Penetration resistance
WR Water resistant
WRU Water resistant upper
HRO Heat resistant outsole 300°C
BUYING GUIDE
Choosing the right footwear
Employees can be exposed to varying workplace hazards and the
provisionofsafetyfootwearmayrequirespecificneedstobeidentified
to ensure appropriate footwear. Additionally, comfort at work is an
important concern for the wearer who is often in hostile conditions.
Bramhope Health & Safety’s wide range of safety footwear, boots,
gumboots, shoes or overshoes offers the choice of style and features
such as various robust materials, padded upper collars, padded
tongues etc.
Slip Resistance
EN ISO 13287, with its progressive SRA, SRB and SRC ratings has
become the most widely used standard for testing slip resistance.
SRA Slip resistance on ceramic tile floors with sodium lauryl sulfate
solution (SLS)
SRB Slip resistance on steel floors with glycerol
SRC Slip resistance on ceramic tile floors with SLS and on steel
floors with glycerol
SAFETY FOOTWEAR
EN 15090 Footwear for firefighters
EN ISO 20346 Personal protective equipment protective footwear
EN ISO 20347 Occupational footwear
EN ISO 13995 Protection against mechanical properties
EN ISO 13997 Resistance to cutting by sharp objects
EN 342 Protection against cold
EN 343 + A1 Protection against foul weather
SHOE SIZE CONVERSION TABLE
This table is for guidance only as sizes are not standardised.
British 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Continental 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 46 47 48