Safety shoe

Safety shoe

The men's safety shoe has made significant progress in recent years.
The design is no longer austere and necessarily with a unique gray or black color.
Footwear models fitting into a more contemporary daily use are offered by most manufacturers.
Upower has always been the leader in design in men's safety footwear and recently the Redlion range has brought well-being and safety.

Reminder of European standards

Before choosing a safety shoe, a reminder of CE standards and guidelines.
Indeed, we must distinguish between the notions of safety shoes, protective shoes and work shoes. This corresponds to three different EN standards.
DIR 89/686 / EEC Basic Directive of the European Council concerning methods of homogenisation of the various national laws in force in the Member States.
EN ISO 20344: 2011 PPE Personal Protective Equipment
EN ISO 20345: 2011 PPE Personal Protective Equipment - Safety Shoes
EN ISO 20346: 2007 PPE Personal Protective Equipment - Protective Footwear
EN ISO 20347: 2012 PPE Personal Protective Equipment - Work shoes
EN 13287: 2012 Test methods for the determination of slip resistance
IEC EN 61340-5-1 Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - ESD