The Workwear Shack offers wide range of workwear boots. Blackrock, Capps and Dewhalt are world leaders of the workwear boots industry. But wait a minute, we must have forgotten Dickies? All workwear boots are subject for certification described in the latest ISO standard: ISO 20345:2011. The standard covers both basic and additional risks mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks, ergonomic behavior.

Here is some short hints for workwear boots standards:

SB -The rating SB indicates that the safety workwear boots have a 200 joule toe protection. It can have additional features but it is the most basic of safety workwear boots.

SB-P – SB-P has the same features as the SB rating with the addition of the midsole penetration protection. This can be a stainless steel insert in the sole, aluminium insert in the sole or by Kevlar insole.

S1 – S1 in addition to 200 joule toe cap is classed as antistatic workwear boots. The sole is also resistant to fuel oil and has energy absorption in the heel area.

S1-P – S1-P has the same features as the S1 rating with the addition of the midsole penetration protection. This can be a stainless steel insert in the sole, aluminium insert in the sole or by Kevlar insole.

S2 – S2 in addition to 200 joule toe cap, is classed as antistatic workwear boots. The sole is also resistant to fuel oil and has energy absorption in the heel area. It also has a water resistant upper.

S3 – S3 has the same features as the S2 rating with the addition of the midsole penetration protection. This can be a stainless steel insert in the sole, aluminium insert in the sole or by Kevlar insole.

S4 – S4 in addition to 200 joule toe cap, is classed as antistatic workwear boots. The sole is also resistant to fuel oil and has energy absorption in the heel area. It is waterproof none as leak proof

S5 – S5 has the same features as the S4 rating with the addition of the midsole penetration protection. This can be a stainless steel insert in the sole, aluminium insert in the sole or by Kevlar insole.

Each pair of workwear boots in our site contains this important safety information.