Choosing the Right Safety Shoes - Buying Guides DirectIndustry

04 Nov.,2024

 

Choosing the Right Safety Shoes - Buying Guides DirectIndustry

The safety shoes you choose will depend on the level of protection you need while taking into account comfort, aesthetics and price criteria.

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All shoes that are EN ISO : compliant are equipped with an anti-crushing toe cap that resists an impact of 200 joules. Safety shoes must also be a minimum anti-slip on smooth and greasy floors in industrial environments and the soles must be hydrocarbon resistant. It may be necessary to check whether the soles are classified anti-perforation in particular for interventions in mechanical workshops, anti-static in particular for workshops likely to have electrostatic discharges, or fire-retardant, for example in welding workshops. The shoes must also show good wear resistance to avoid premature wear.

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Once the necessary types of protection have been determined, one of the first criteria for choosing the most comfortable shoes possible is to determine whether the employees concerned can wear low shoes or whether they should wear high shoes. Then you can decide whether the shoes can be leather or fabric, or if they need to be made of polymeric materials to ensure waterproofness. The material chosen will often determine the weight of the shoes: the lighter the material, the more comfortable they will be. Another vital element to consider when it comes to the comfort of the shoes is the type of material used for the toe cap.

Generally, safety shoe sizes are a bit big, but you should avoid ordering smaller shoe sizes than usual as manufacturers anticipate that they will be worn with thick socks in order to improve the user&#;s comfort.

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Tips for choosing footwear

Wear caused by kneeling
Choose footwear with extra toe reinforcement of the upper (ProNose).    Heat
Choose footwear that is HI or HRO approved. Cold
Choose footwear that is CI approved and/or has winter lining. Moisture
Choose footwear with a waterproof membrane Static electricity
Select footwear that is ESD approved.
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