EUROPEAN

SAFETY FOOTWEAR STANDARDS

Requirements footwear Class I
(leather or other materials except rubber
and polymers)
Basic requirements for shoes and impact
resistance of toecaps
Additional requirements:

Closed heel

Antistatic

Energy absorption around heel

Additional requirements: as above, plus

Water penetration

Water absorption
Additional requirements: as above, plus

Penetration resistance

Cleated sole
Requirements footwear Class II
(manufactured in one piece, e.g. rubber
and polymers)
Basic requirements for shoes and impact
resistance of toecaps
Additional requirements:

Antistatic

Energy absorption around heel

Additional requirements: as above, plus

Penetration resistance

Cleated outsole

Safety footwear
EN ISO 20345

Protective footwear
EN ISO 20346

Occupational footwear
EN ISO 20347

SB
200 Joule


S1

PB
100 Joule


P1

OB
No requirement


O1 + fuel resistant sole

S2

P2

O2

S3

P3

O3

Safety footwear
EN ISO 20345

Protective footwear
EN ISO 20346

Occupational footwear
EN ISO 20347

SB
200 Joule

S4

PB
100 Joule

P4

OB
No requirement

O4

S5

P5

O5

Slip resistance requirements : for all new certified models from 12/2007 onwards
Label Testing characteristics
Testing conditions
SRA
Slip resistance on ceramic tile floors with
Fwd slip of the heel
sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
Fwd slip on a flat surface
SRB
Slip resistance on steel floors with glycerol
Fwd slip of the heel
Fwd slip on a flat surface
Fwd slip of the heel
Fwd slip on a flat surface
SRC
Includes all characteristics of SRA + SRB
SRC= SRA+SRB

Additional requirements for special applications with corresponding symbols
symbol Risk covered
P
Penetration resistance
A
Antistatic foorwear
E
Energy absorption around heel
HI
Heath insulation
CI
Cold insulation
WRU Water resistant upper
HRO
Heath resistant outer sole (300C/min)
WR
Whole shoe waterproof
M
Metatarsal protection
FO
Resistant to oil and petrol
Test methods are described in the EN ISO 20344 standard

symbol
ESD

ELECTRO STATIC DISCHARGING

Used for controlling processes, materials or objects which

are sensitive to undesired electrostatic charges

The soles of ESD shoes have discharging properties and a

resistance under 100 M acc to IEC 61340-5-1

On all ESD-certified products features the ESD symbol

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Result: friction coefficient

no less than 0.28
no less than 0.32
no less than 0.12
no less than 0.16
no less than 0.13
no less than 0.18