How to choose your landscaper boots?

Before buying any safety shoes for your landscaping activity, you must understand the difference between a landscaper and a gardener.

What is the difference between a gardener and a landscaper?

A landscaper is responsible for developing and enhancing green spaces, gardens, parks, etc. He can be described as the architect of these environments. A gardener is particularly responsible for the regular maintenance of parks and green spaces. Whether planting, pruning, mowing, etc. the gardener carries out the work.

What are the tools of a landscape designer?

A landscaper uses various essential tools such as pitchfork, rake, hoe, planting work, and others are among the materials. There are also power tools such as chainsaws, lawnmowers or brushcutters, etc. By handling these materials on a daily basis, the professional must protect himself to avoid any physical accident.

What are the disadvantages of the landscape designer?

A landscaper faces dangers and problems during his activities. It can be:

• physical risks;
• chemical risks;
• biological hazards.

For this, it is essential to opt for work equipment suitable for manufacturing requirements.

Selection criteria for PPE for landscapers

Types of personal protective equipment for men and women

There are many different personal protective equipment such as pants, overalls, safety shoes, etc.

Work clothes

Among the work equipment, landscapers have a wide choice. For example, jackets, bermudas, overalls, coveralls, work pants, etc.

Safety shoes and boots

There is a whole range of models of safety shoes on the market. The shoes have been designed to counter the risk of perforation, for example.

In order to select the landscaper shoes, it is necessary to take into account certain risks that may arise. For that, just choose for safety boots with shockproof, anti-slip options , anti-perforation or antistatic.

Size and comfort

When buying, choose the right size or a size larger than the shoes worn every day. By doing so, the wearer is sure to be in comfortable conditions, offering freedom of movement.

Standards

The EN 20345 standard determines the presence of toe caps that protect the lower part of the body. These are especially his toes and the front of the foot. These protective caps are robust, capable of withstanding a shock of 200 joules. The S2 standard regulates shoes with an anti-perforation sole having energy absorption properties in relation to the heel. The same goes for S3 safety boots like the Hercule EVO S3.

The SRC standard, composed of SRA and SRB standards, is determined as an additional safety standard. The shoes have non-slip soles and a water-repellent upper.

S4 or S5 boots are ideal as landscaper boots who always have their feet in the water. The WRU (Water Resistant of Upper) and WR (Water Resistant) standards ensure impermeability, thus preventing water from entering the shoes. They represent standards that complement the ISO EN 20345 and EN 20347 standards.