Safety Footwear Standards
Safety footwear standards give a quick indication as to what protection each style of safety footwear provides. All safety boots, shoes and Wellingtons supplied by Arden Winch conform to either CE EN345 or ISO EN20345 Safety Footwear standards and are marked with the following:
SB – Impact and compression resistant toe cap.
SBP – As SB but also has a penetration resistant midsole.
S1 – As SB but are also anti-static and have an energy absorbing heel.
S1P – As S1 but also has a penetration resistant midsole.
S2 – As S1 but also has a water resistant upper.
S3 – As S2 but also has penetration resistant midsole.
S4 – As S1 but also has a waterproof polymer upper.
S5 – As S4 but also has a penetration resistant midsole.
Anti-static - Safety footwear that has anti-static properties resists static electricity at a level between 100kΩ to 1,000MΩ resistance and also gives protection from mains electrical current of up to 240V.
Energy Absorbing Heel - (20 Joule minimum)
Midsole - (11,000 Newton minimum force)
Toe Cap - (200 Joule impact / 15,000 Newton compression resistant)