Safety Footwear Testing

Safety footwear is designed to provide protection for workers against falling objects, penetrations, chemical spills, temperature extremes and crush injuries. So, it is important to conduct a complete testing on the safety footwear at certain points of the production stage to ensure it meet the correct protection, design and performance requirements.

STEMart provides a wide range of testing in accordance with EN, ISO and ASTM standards to evaluate the comfort, performance, durability and safety of safety footwear.

Applicable Standards

• EN ISO 20345 Personal Protective Equipment – Safety Footwear
• EN ISO 20346 Personal Protective Equipment – Protective Footwear
• EN ISO 20347 Personal Protective Equipment – Occupational Footwear
• EN ISO 20349 Personal Protective Equipment – Footwear Protecting Against Thermal Risks and Molten Metal Splashes as Found in Foundries and Welding – Requirements and Test Method
• EN ISO 17249 Safety Footwear with Resistance to Chainsaw Cutting
• ISO 13287:2019 Personal Protective Equipment — Footwear — Test Method for Slip Resistance
• EN 13832 Footwear Protecting Against Chemicals
• EN 15090 Footwear for Firefighters
• EN Electrically Insulating Footwear for Working on Low Voltage Installations
• EN 13634 Protective Footwear for Motorcycle Riders – Requirements and Test Methods
• ASTM D2099 Standard Test Method for Dynamic Water Resistance of Shoe Upper Leather by the Maeser Water Penetration Tester
• ASTM D2098 Test Method for Dynamic Water Resistance of Shoe Upper Leather by the Dow Corning Leather Tester

Test Capability

• Slip resistance test
• Water resistance test
• Footwear durability test
• Penetration resistance test
• Electrical resistance test
• Abrasion resistance test
• Flex cracking resistance test
• Sole bond adhesion test
• Heel attachment test
• Heel impact resistance test
• Heal fatigue test
• Toe cap strength test
• Seam strength test
• Strap strength test
• Color fastness test
• Materials suitability test
• Biomechanical evaluation
• Hazardous/ restricted substances analysis (chrome VI, azo dyes, pentachlorophenol PCP, formaldehyde)
• Wear trials
• Contrived aging test
• Extreme conditions test
• Flammability test
• Washability test

STEMart offers full set of solutions for safety footwear testing, in order to help manufacturer ensure products' compliance with global standards and regulations. If you want to learn more detail about our service, or would like to consult with the experts at STEMart, please feel free to contact us.