Safety Shoes

FAQs

• What are safety shoes?

  Safety shoes are a kind of protective footwear specially designed to protect your feet from hazards, such as sharp objects, electrical risks, slippery surfaces, and falling heavy items.
  

  Traditionally, safety footwear has steel toe caps. But other materials can also be used to meet UK safety standards, such as plastic, aluminium, and carbon fibre.

• What are PPE safety shoes?

  PPE safety shoes are shoes that need to be worn in the workplace to protect from common hazards such as heavy items being dropped.  

• Where can I buy safety shoes?

  You can buy safety shoes that meet all relevant standards right here at SMI.

  As well as shoes, our range of safety footwear includes safety boots, safety trainers, safety wellingtons, and rigger boots.

  Ask our friendly team for help picking out the best options for your needs.

• When should safety shoes be worn?

  Safety shoes need to be worn in work environments to protect from risk of foot injuries. Foot injuries can be caused by a range of hazards such as dropping heavy objects, sharp objects and slippery services. Because they are classed as PPE, employers need to supply these to their teams.

• What are the most comfortable safety shoes?

  Safety trainers are often regarded as the most comfortable safety shoes, as they’re lightweight, flexible, and feature a low cut.
  

  That said, other safety footwear, like steel toe cap boots, can provide more ankle support and protection against extreme hazards. So, make sure to put safety first.

• What are the safety shoe regulations in the UK?

  Safety shoes in the UK must meet the EN ISO 20345:2011 standard. This standard states that all shoes must have toe protection, and have a 200-joules impact-resistance.