New EU Standard: Safety Shoes Transform from “Protection” to “Humanization”

The EN ISO 20345:2025 standard released by the European Union can be regarded as a “milestone” change in the safety shoe industry.

The new standard not only strengthens the anti-slip performance (introducing SRC++ certification, requiring the friction coefficient of the sole on wet tiles and oily steel plates to be ≥0.4).but also for the first time includes “comfort” as a mandatory indicator.

Such as stipulating that the temperature inside the shoe is ≤28°C, the humidity is ≤60%, and ergonomic tests are required. In addition, the requirement to use more than 30% recyclable or bio-based materials forces companies to accelerate green transformation.

For example, Usa ka Italian nga brand nagpahimutang og corn fiber nga insoles ug mga recycled rubber nga soles, nga nagpakunhod sa gasto pinaagi sa 15% samtang natuman ang bag-ong mga standard.

Bisan pa, ang bag-ong standard usab nagdala og mga hagit sa gagmay ug medium nga mga tiggama, nga gilauman nga wagtangon 10%-15% sa mga luma nga kapasidad sa produksyon.