Safety footwear must be considered Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). It is subject to the essential Health and Safety requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 (Annex II) – which states that the CE marking is obligatory in order to offer it for sale. Our safety footwear is category II Personal Protective Equipment and is certified by the notified body RICOTEST No. 0498, Via Tione 9 – 37010 Pastrengo VR – Italy (www.ricotest.com).
| CE | The “CE” marking means the product complies with the Health and Safety requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425. |
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| EN ISO 20345:2011 | European Reference Standard EN ISO 20345:2011– basic and additional (optional) requirements for safety footwear used for general purpose with toecaps designed to give protection against impact (200J) and compression (15 kN). The standard includes, amongst other things, mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks and ergonomic behaviour. |
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Protection symbols
Symbol(s) indicating the protection provided and/or, if necessary, the appropriate class.
Class I = footwear made from leather and other materials, but not all-rubber or all-polymeric types;
SB Basic safety with “200J” toecap
OB Basic requirements
As well as the basic requirements, further features may be needed for both safety footwear and work footwear. The additional requirements for special applications are represented by Symbols (see table 1) and/or Categories (table 2). The Categories are the most common combinations for the basic and additional requirements.
Tab. 1
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Symbol |
Requirements/Features |
Performance required |
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P |
Sole penetration resistance |
≥ 1100 N |
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E |
Heel energy absorption |
≥20 J |
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A |
Antistatic footwear |
between 0.1 and 1000 MΩ |
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C |
Conductive footwear |
< 0.1MΩ |
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WRU |
Water resistant upper |
≥ 60 min. |
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CI |
Sole complex insulation against cold |
Test at – 17° C |
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HI |
Sole complex insulation against heat |
Test at 150° C |
|
HRO |
Resistance of the outersole to hot contact |
Tests at 300° C |
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FO |
Resistance of the outersole to fuel oil contact |
≤ 12 % |
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WR |
Water resistance |
≤ 3 cm2 |
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M |
Metatarsal protection (for EN ISO 20345 only) |
≥ 40 mm (meas.41/42) |
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AN |
Ankle bone protection |
≤ 10 kN |
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CR |
Cut resistance of the upper |
≥ 2.5 (index) |
Protection category supplied Tab. 2
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S1 |
SB + closed heel area + E + A + FO |
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S2 |
S1 + WRU |
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S3 |
S2 + P + sole with cleats |
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O1 |
OB + closed heel area + E + A |
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O2 |
O1 + WRU |
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O3 |
O2+ P + sol with cleats |
Slip resistance symbols
| SRA | Slip resistance on a standard ceramic floor with lubricant water + detergent |
Heel | min. 0,28 |
| Flat | min. 0,32 | ||
| SRB | Slip resistance on a steel floor with glycerol lubricant |
Heel | min. 0,13 |
| Flat | min. 0,18 | ||
| SRC | SRA + SRB |