Protection

STEEL TOE CAP
Safety footwear has a protective toe cap for a very good reason – to provide adequate protection against the risk of injury. It is incumbent upon resellers, employers, advisors and users to ensure that the best form of risk control is adopted in the workplace. Steel provides maximum protection against impact, greater cut resistance, greater penetration resistance and optimum protection against rolling forces. Steel is the safest toe cap material available which is why all John Bull safety footwear use only steel toe caps – no cheap plastics, alloys or aluminium.

NON-METALLIC PENETRATION RESISTANT INSOLE
FEATURED IN STYLES KOKODA AND WILDCAT.

- The new generation L-Protection® - composite textile insoles capable of resisting perforation by nails and other objects, even of small diameter.
Safer than steel – Protective footwear made with a PS4 insole has a level of penetration resistance exceeding 1200N (approx.. 120kg). Current ISO EN 20345 specifications require resistance to 1100N.
- Resists penetration even by small diameter nails and other objects – The new nail-proof fabric L-Protection® PS4 has been created using multiple layers of fabrics containing high-tenacity yarns. After plasma treatment, rendering the fibres more porous and hydrophilic, the various layers undergo ceramic treatment. Plasma treatment improves attachment and compactness of the ceramic particles, which provides a higher degree of hardness and mechanical, physical and chemical resistance whilst still retaining all the flexibility of textile.
- Greater protected surface area of the foot – the ceramic fabric is sewn directly onto the upper, thus extending protection to 100% of the surface of the sole (as compared to 85% average protection from steel plate resistant midsoles).
- Maximum Flexibility and Comfort – the use of textiles to create the protective insole allows the wearer unprecedented flexibility and comfort due to its lightweight construction, ergonomic fit and softness underfoot. The flexibility allows increased contact with ground surfaces reducing the risk of accidental slippage.
- Compliant to BS EN ISO 20345:2004.


ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD RESISTANCE
Upon the approved safety standard (ASTM F2413-05), for a boot or shoe to have electrical shock hazard resistance making it non conductive it must be capable of withstanding the application of 14,000V at 60Hz for 1 min with no current flow or leakage of current in excess of 3.0mA under dry conditions.

This means that for any situations where there is a risk that a person may come in contact with a live electrical circuit, non conductive footwear will provide the best possible potential protection against electrical shock hazard. Non conductive footwear has always been the choice of electrical tradespeople as this footwear is designed to help protect against accidental electrical shock hazard contact, which is why all John Bull safety footwear is electrical shock hazard resistant.

Electrical shock hazard protection is severely deteriorated in the following conditions: excessive wear on the outsole and heel or exposure to wet and humid environments, or both.