Safety Trainers

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Safety trainers are a lighter alternative to traditional work boots for protecting feet. Although they don’t offer ankle protection like a normal work boot, they are typically more flexible and comfortable when worn in the right environments. Safety shoes and trainers must conform with EN ISO 20345:2021 for safety footwear. This means that, at the very least, their toe protection must have 200 joules of impact resistance and withstand 15KN of compression (equivalent to 1.5 tonnes). Depending on your work environment and industry, you may need other forms of protection beyond the basic toe and compression resistance. The best safety trainers provide other safety features like slip-resistance, water-resistant uppers and puncture-resistant midsoles, which must also conform with EN ISO 20345:2021 safety footwear regulations to be used legally on-site in the UK. These extra protections can make work safety trainers more desirable than boots for certain environments, such as warehouses and other indoor work environments, work in warmer temperatures, and jobs requiring agility and movement, like delivery service roles and maintenance roles that involve climbing. Site safety trainers are also perfect for roles that involve operating machinery with foot controls, like forklift drivers.