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Safety Standards Explained
All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) footwear supplied to the European market requires a valid EC type-examination certificate and shall carry the CE &/or UKCA mark. The EC type-examination certificates are issued by European notified body and subject to testing to the relevant European harmonised standards.
Anvil Footwear offers specialised technical support, for peace of mind and all of our supplied PPE footwear is fully compliant with the European harmonised standards. The products are certified to the state-of-the-art harmonised standards (at the time of certification) including EN ISO 20345:2011, EN ISO 20345:2022 and EN ISO 20345:2022 + A1:2024 for products incorporating a safety toecap.
Products without a toecap are certified to EN ISO 20347:2012, EN ISO 20347:2022 and EN ISO 20347:2022 + A1:2024 with one of more of the PPE claims therein. The certifications are updated to the latest state-of-the-art standards as the existing certificates expire. The previous versions of the standard remain valid and while there are many changes in the newer standards, the safety of PPE certified to the older ones is not affected, these remain safe and saleable with the marked protective claims.
We have active membership of the European Safety Standards Committee for foot and leg protectors so you can be rest assured that at Anvil Traction we are always fully knowledgeable of and compliant with the most state-of-the-art harmonised standards available at the time of product certification.
SAFETY
EN ISO 20345:2011
SB
Basic requirements - Including mechanical risk to the toes, material properties and design aspects.
SBH
Basic requirements for hybrid footwear with part rubber/polymeric and part leather/fabric uppers (Neither classification I or II) - Including mechanical risk to the toe, material properties and design aspects.
Additional claims of protection:
A
Antistatic footwear
AN
Ankle protection
C
Conductive footwear
CI
Insulation against cold
CR
Cut-resistant upper
E
Energy absorption in the heel region
FO
Fuel oil resistant outsole
HI
Insulation against heat
HRO
Heat resistant outsole
M
Metatarsal protection
P
Penetration resistant (Underfoot)
WR
Water resistant (Whole footwear)
WRU
Water resistant upper (Material)
SRA
Slipping resistance on a ceramic tile wet with dilute soap solution.
SRB
Slipping resistance on smooth steel with glycerol.
SRC
SRA + SRB
Optional short marking codes:
S1 Classification I
Leather & fabric upper footwear, SB + Closed heel area + A + E + FO
S2
S1 + WRU
S3
S2 + P + Cleated outsole
S4 Classification II
All-rubber or all-polymeric footwear, SB + A + E + FO + Closed heel area
S5
S4 + P + Cleated outsole
SAFETY
EN ISO 20345:2022 (and when marked + A1:2024)
SB
Basic requirements - Including mechanical risk to the toe, material properties and design aspects and slip resistance testing on a ceramic tile wet with dilute soap solution.
SBH
Basic requirements for hybrid footwear with part rubber/polymeric and part leather/fabric uppers (Neither classification I or II) - Including mechanical risk to the toe, material properties, design aspects and slip resistance testing on a ceramic tile wet with dilute soap solution.
Additional claims of protection:
A
Antistatic footwear
AN
Ankle impact resistance
C
Partially conductive footwear
CI
Insulation against cold
CR
Cut-resistant upper
E
Energy absorption in the heel region
FO
Fuel oil resistant outsole
HI
Insulation against heat
HRO
Heat resistant outsole
L
Ladder grip outsole
M
Metatarsal protection
P
Perforation resistant (Underfoot) - Metallic perforation resistant insert
PL
Perforation resistant (Underfoot) - Composite perforation resistant insert/insole tested with 4.5mm diameter nail.
PS
Perforation resistant (Underfoot) - Composite perforation resistant insert/insole tested with 3mm diameter nail.
WPA
Water penetration and absorption (Upper materials)
WR
Water resistant (Whole footwear)
SC
Scuff cap
SR
Slipping resistance on a ceramic tile wet with glycerol.
Optional short marking codes:
S1 Classification I
Leather & fabric upper footwear, SB + Closed heel area + A + E
S2
S1 + WRU
S3
S2 + P + Cleated outsole
S3S
S2 + PS (Composite type “S”, see below) + Cleated outsole
S3L
S2 + PL (Composite type “L”, see below) + Cleated outsole
S4 Classification II
All-rubber or all-polymeric footwear, SB + A + E + Closed heel area
S5
S4 + P + Cleated outsole
S5S
S4 + PS (Composite type “S”, see below) + Cleated outsole
S5L
S4 + PL (Composite type “L”, see below) + Cleated outsole
S6
S2 + WR
S7
S3 + WR
S7S
S3S + WR
S7L
S3L + WR
OCCUPATIONAL
EN ISO 20345:2012
OB
Basic requirements - Including material properties and design aspects.
OBH
Basic requirements for hybrid footwear with part rubber/polymeric and part leather/fabric uppers (Neither classification I or II) - Including material properties and design aspects.
Additional claims of protection
(One or more must be claimed):
A
Antistatic footwear
AN
Ankle impact resistance
C
Conductive footwear
CI
Insulation against cold
CR
Cut-resistant upper
E
Energy absorption in the heel region
FO
Resistance to fuel oil of outsole
HI
Insulation against heat
HRO
Heat resistant outsole
P
Penetration resistant (Underfoot)
WR
Water resistant (Whole footwear)
WRU
Water resistant upper (Material)
SRA
Slipping resistance on a ceramic tile wet with dilute soap solution.
SRB
Slipping resistance on smooth steel with glycerol.
SRC
SRA + SRB
Optional short marking codes:
O1 Classification I
Leather & fabric upper footwear, SB + Closed heel area + A + E
O2
S1 + WRU
O3
S2 + P + Cleated outsole
O4 Classification II
All-rubber or all-polymeric footwear, SB + A + E + Closed heel area
O5
S4 + P + Cleated outsole
OCCUPATIONAL
EN ISO 20347:2022 (and when marked + A1:2024)
OB
Basic requirements - Including material properties and design aspects and slip resistance testing on a ceramic tile wet with dilute soap solution.
OBH
Basic requirements for hybrid footwear with part rubber/polymeric and part leather/fabric uppers (Neither classification I or II) - Including material properties, design aspects and slip resistance testing on a ceramic tile wet with dilute soap solution.
Additional claims of protection
(One or more must be claimed):
A
Antistatic footwear
AN
Ankle impact resistance
C
Partially conductive footwear
CI
Insulation against cold
CR
Cut resistant upper
E
Energy absorption heel region
FO
Fuel oil resistant outsole
HI
Insulation against heat
HRO
Heat resistant outsole
L
Ladder grip outsole
P
Perforation resistant (Underfoot) - Metallic perforation resistant insert
PL
Perforation resistant (Underfoot) - Composite perforation resistant insert/insole tested with 4.5mm diameter nail.
PS
Perforation resistant (Underfoot) - Composite perforation resistant insert/insole tested with 3mm diameter nail.
WPA
Water penetration and absorption (Upper materials)
WR
Water resistant (Whole footwear)
SC
Scuff cap
SR
Slipping resistance on a ceramic tile wet with glycerol.
Optional short marking codes:
O1 Classification I
Leather & fabric upper footwear, OB + Closed heel area + A + E
O2
O1 + WRU
O3
O2 + P + Cleated outsole
O3S
O2 + PS (Composite type “S”, see below) + Cleated outsole
O3L
O2 + PL (Composite type “L”, see below) + Cleated outsole
O4 Classification II
All-rubber or all-polymeric footwear, OB + A + E + Closed heel area
O5
O4 + P + Cleated outsole
O5S
O4 + PS (Composite type “S”, see below) + Cleated outsole
O5L
O4 + PL (Composite type “L”, see below) + Cleated outsole
O6
O2 + WR
O7
O3 + WR
O7S
O3S + WR
O7L
O3L + WR
Groups and Accreditations
Active members of the working groups for development of PPE footwear standards co-ordinated by BSI, CEN and ISO.
