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Safety footwear is essential for protecting your team from impact injuries, shocks and slips, and stepping on sharp objects.

For many UK businesses, safety shoes and boots are an essential purchase. Choosing a more sustainable option helps reduce your carbon footprint.

Our eco footwear products are made entirely from recycled materials while still the relevant safety standards

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FAQs

Yes! When safety footwear is designed to EN ISO 20345:2002 standards, it’s classified as PPE.

These standards ensure employees are protected from common workplace hazards, including:

  • Chemicals such as oil spills
  • Sharp objects on or near the floor
  • Falling objects that could injure the foot

Safety footwear is often used alongside other PPE, including:

You can buy eco-friendly footwear at SMI, where we stock safety shoes, boots, and trainers.

Check out our PPE ranges - including safety helmets and safety spectacles - to put together a full safety kit.

To be considered eco-friendly, safety footwear should be crafted from recycled materials and designed with end-of-life sustainability in mind.

Key eco-friendly features include:

  • Part of a circular economy: Designed to be reused or repurposed, supporting sustainability goals.
  • Manufactured through low-carbon processes: Production methods that minimise carbon emissions.
  • Recyclable at end-of-life: Footwear that can be returned to the recycling stream, reducing landfill waste.
  • Made from recycled materials: Footwear constructed from recycled plastics or other sustainable materials.

At SMI, all eco-friendly safety footwear is made entirely from recycled materials and is eligible for our PPE and workwear recycling scheme.

This initiative ensures that your used safety footwear is responsibly recycled, contributing to a circular economy and reducing environmental impact.

There are a few differences between safety boots and safety shoes.

Primarily, safety boots provide more coverage. Safety shoes only protect the foot and ankle, whereas safety boots cover the foot, ankle, and lower leg.

If you're in need of greater coverage then high leg boots provide a great, durable option.

Safety boots also tend to be made of thicker material and provide more heavy-duty protection.