What are the functions of labor protection shoes?

The toe area of safety shoes is generally made with special steel toe caps or composite material toe caps. These toe caps are strictly designed and to withstand the impact of a certain weight of objects falling from a height on the feet. For example, in industries such as construction and mechanical manufacturing, tools, building, and other heavy objects often fall from a height. Wearing safety shoes can effectively prevent these heavy objects from injuring the toes and protect the foot bones and soft tissues serious damage. Generally speaking, safety shoes that meet the standards can withstand at least 200 joules of impact energy, which is equivalent to the impact force about 20.4 kilograms of weight falling from a height of 1 meter.

The soles of safety shoes usually have anti-piercing functions. This achieved by adding anti-piercing pads to the soles, which can be made of steel plates, high-quality fiber boards, and other materials. In some working, such as waste disposal and construction debris cleaning, there may be sharp objects on the ground, such as nails, glass shards, and metal wires. Anti-pier safety shoes can prevent these sharp objects from piercing the soles and thus avoid foot punctures, reducing the risk of tetanus and other diseases. Good safety shoes have puncture resistance of more than 1100N, which is enough to resist most sharp objects in most work scenarios.