Technology > Standards > EN ISO 20345 - safety standard

EN ISO 20345 is a standard for safety shoes.

• SB
  Safety shoes for professional use with safety toecaps designed to give protection against impact when tested at an energy level of 200 joule
• S1
  As SB, plus antistatic properties, energy absorption of seat region and closed heel
• S1 P
  As S1, plus anti-perforation mid-sole
• S2
  As S1, plus water resistance and water absorption of upper material 
• S3
  As S2, plus anti-perforation mid-sole and cleated outsole

Bata Industrials safety toecaps are tested against approved testing methods and comply with safety standard EN ISO 20345. This value corresponds to the energy created by a sharp object weighing 20 kilos falling from a height of 1 meter. The standard is described on the site of the Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (www.nen.nl).