EN ISO 20345:2011
Personal Protective Equipment – Safety Footwear
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT – SAFETY FOOTWEAR
Minimum safety standards set out by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The current standard for Safety Footwear across Europe (EN) is EN ISO 20345:2011 and this was updated in 2011 to enforce stricter policies. Under this standard, all safety footwear must now have toe protection against a 200 Joule impact – this is the amount of energy the toe region can absorb before breaking and all new products must be manufactured and certified under EN ISO 20345:2011.
Safety Footwear Classifications
Any product certified under any previous version of the standard (2004; 2007) was required to be recertified.
Slip Resistance Ratings
Footwear that has passed tests for slip resistance will also have one of the following codes:
SRA Tested on ceramic tile wetted with sodium lauryl sulphate (a diluted soap solution)
SRB Tested on steel with glycerol
SRC Tested under SRA and SRB conditions
Additional Symbols/Abbreviations
- P – Penetration resistance
- C – Conductive
- A – Antistatic
- I – Electricity insulating footwear
- WR – Water Resistance
- M – Metatarsal Protection
- AN – Ankle Protection
- CR – Cut Resistant Upper
- WRU – Water Penetration and Water Absorption Upper
- HRO – Outsole Resistance to Hot Contact
Safety Footwear Classifications
Category | EN ISO 20345 requirements |
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SB | Basic requirements
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S1 | Basic requirements+
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S1P | S1+
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S2 | S1+
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S3 | S2+
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S4 | S1+
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S5 | S4+
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