STANDARD EN ISO 20345: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY FOOTWEAR

This document is not an official reproduction of the standard; refer to the standards issued by AFNORwww.afnor.org 

Standard EN ISO 20345 defines the basic and additional requirements relating to safety shoes.

Standard EN ISO 20344 defines the test methods for the shoes.Classification :

Description codeClassification
I Footwear made from leather and or other materials, excludingall rubber and all polymeric footwear
II Shoes made entirely of rubber or polymer

All models manufactured by ETCHE SECURITE are class II.

Main basic requirements :

 ClassificationRequirements
Whole shoe II impact resistance 200J*
compression 15kN*
Watertightness
Ergonomic characteristics
Upper II Minimum thickness
Tensile resistance
Bending resistance
Sole II Minimum thickness
Abrasion resistance
Bending resistance

*Standard EN 12568 defines the requirements and test methods for toe-caps and midsoles.

Standard EN 13287 defines the test methods for determining the slip resistance of footwear.

The coefficients measured are greater than :

SurfaceLubricantPositionSymbol
Flat Heel
Ceramic Detergent 0.32 0.28 SRA SRC
Steel Glycerine 0.18 0.13 SRB

Additional requirements : 

 ClassificationRequirementsSymbol
Whole shoe II Perforation resistance P
Antistatic shoes A
Heel energy absorption capacity  E
Ankle protection AN
Electrically Insulating shoes I
Upper II Cut resistance CR
Outsole II Heat resistance (direct contact for 60 seconds at 300°C) HRO
Resistance to fuel oil FO

Marking :

Symbol

ClassificationRequirements
SB II Basic requirements
S4 II SB + antistatic properties + heel energy absorption + resistance to fuel oil 
S5 II  S4 + Perforation resistance + Studded soles

Categories S1 S2 S3 are reserved for classification I (leather shoes)