The safety shoes are designed to ensure personal and workplace safety. As a unique feature, these shoes can prevent cuts, bruises, and abrasions that may occur in the workplace. The CE EN ISO 20345: Safety Shoes Stanard is an extra protective shoe suitable for work requiring high levels of protection.

In this article, we talk about the following; What is CE EN ISO 20345, How to select safety boots standard, and the details of each safety shoe class.

What does EN ISO 20345 mean?

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2011 is a European standard for personal protective equipment. This standard specifies the requirements for safety footwear. It applies to all safety footwear types, including steel toecaps, composite toes, and ankle protectors.

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2011 was the old revision, followed by PPE Regulation EU 2016/425, the latest version of this standard.

What does PPE EU 2016/425 mean?

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PPE regulation EU 2016/425 is the latest version of the safety shoe standard. It was released on December 31, 2016. The previous version of this standard was EN 20345:2011. This standard applies to safety shoes with a steel toe cap and applies to both men’s and women’s shoes.

The fundamental changes in this version are:

The term “safety footwear” has been replaced with “safety footwear with a steel toe cap” throughout the standard;

The EN ISO 20345:2011 test method for measuring friction has been replaced by a new test method that uses a pendulum tester to measure friction;

A new test method for measuring the energy absorption capacity of safety footwear has been added;

New requirements for marking have been introduced;

A new need for labeling has been raised;