The Standards For Professional Safety Workwear Footwear Explained
With building sites becoming much safer places to work in the recent past, there has been additional pressure for professional operatives working in these environments to have the correct workwear conforming to the required standards. Footwear for these operatives is no exception to the rest of the ppe workwear worn by people working in these environments. The relevant European Standard for the manufacture and design of safety footwear for professional use is EN 345.
EN 345 Explained
En 345 defines the standards on safety protective workwear shoes and boots for professional use. These shoes include devices manufactured within the shoes or boots to protect the wearer from injuries caused by incidents which are likely to occur in the industrial environment for which it has been designed. They are designed and manufactured with steel toe caps built in to them to delivery protection against impacts with an energy level up to 200 joules.
Safety Shoes and Boots designed to comply with EN345 also have classes depending on the materials of which they have been manufactured using.