Everything you need to know about safety shoes

Why do we wear professional safety shoes?

Personal protective equipment for men and women

The safety shoes are part of the PPE (protective equipment) individual) and allow the individual who wears them to be protected in all circumstances during their professional activities.

The wearing of PPE for employees, as stipulated in article R.233-83-3 of the Labor Code, is a reminder of the risks that can threaten the safety of an individual or their health when he works. These regulatory texts therefore recommend the wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to prevent this type of risk in order to avoid any accident at work.

Wearing safety shoes helps to avoid the following risks:

• falling object
• stuck
• crushes
• perforations
• bites
• break
• heat resistance
• chemical resistant
• etc

Which safety shoe to choose? & How to choose the right safety shoes?

Basket, boot, shoe choose the most comfortable and light

There are safety shoes specific to each sector of activity: construction, electricity, logistics, kitchen, etc. To choose the right safety shoes, it is essential to choose shoes adapted to the working conditions in which you work, shoes adapted to the risks that surround you in your workplace optimal protection for your feet. To certify the main characteristic(s) of the safety shoe, standards are put in place.

Safety footwear can take many forms: basket, boot, clog, or simply classic footwear strong>, they can be high or low. To ensure your comfort, it is essential to take shoes in your size and combine them with socks.

Standard in force

The ISO 20345 standard characterizes safety shoes. This standard makes it possible to classify safety shoes in different categories to allow customers to find their way around when shopping. Several categories are then visible:

• Standard S1: Safety shoes for indoor activities. They are resistant to oils and hydrocarbons, with a protective toe and have a heel that absorbs shocks.
• The S1P standard: The S1 standard to which puncture resistance must be added.
• The S2 standard: safety footwear for outdoor activities. These shoes are resistant to water penetration and absorption
• The S3 standard: the S2 standard with the addition of a studded sole and resistance to perforation.
• The S4 standard: The protection is 200 joules for the hull. All rubber or polymer shoes have antistatic properties. These shoes are resistant to oils and hydrocarbons, heel energy absorption and closed back.
• The S5 standard: The S4 standard as well as a lug sole and puncture resistance.

How many pairs of safety shoes per year?

Safety shoes are worn daily, daily wear therefore damages its level of protection, which is why it is necessary to change your shoes regularly to ensure their protective role. For example, if you notice that: your non-slip sole begins to slip in humid environments, after an impact or a puncture, if you observe a deformation of your shoe, particularly at the level of the soles or if these are no longer comfortable. All these indicators should alert you to the time to change your safety shoe.

Site where to buy safety shoes?

Oxwork your ally in terms of PPE

Do you need safety shoes? Oxwork offers many brands of safety shoes for men and women. Whether you are looking for boots, safety sneakers, or other models of high-top shoes or shoes, we have a wide range of shoes with various possible shoe characteristics: light, waterproof, hro, S3, or winter specific. On our site, we offer shoe models for all sectors of activity; green space, building site, logistics. It is essential in the choice of your work shoes to opt for high quality shoes that will protect you in the long term. Oxwork offers you work shoes at unbeatable prices.

Remember, women's safety shoes (safety trainers, etc) are to be worn in addition to clothing suitable for working conditions in which you operate: high visibility, safety clothing: work overalls, work pants, as well as other additional PPE such as headset for example.