More and more companies trust in protection by ESD safety shoes. ESD is the only protecting feature of safety shoes which is not only designed for the safety of the wearer but also for the protection of your products 

What does ESD (electrostatic discharge) mean?

ESD – electrostatic discharge is a daily experience. When you walk over carpet wearing rubber soles and then touch a metal door handle you get a small unpleasant shock, because the electricity charged in your body discharges through the conductive handle. Up to 30,000 volts can flow through the body and yet this discharge generally isn’t dangerous for people.

It’s a different matter entirely when it comes to highly sensitive industrial components. While a person only notices an electrical discharge through their fingers from around 3,000 volts, 100 volts of ESD are enough to erase a magnetic data carrier. Between 5 and 20 volts can damage a computer’s hard disc. Electrostatic discharge from people in the micro environment of high-tech production really is like lightning striking a tree.

ESD can cause fires in areas where flammable liquids or gas, films or paper are used as ESD can often cause small sparks.

In environments like mills which produce a high concentration of dust, in a extreme case a spark can lead to an explosion.

The ESD material in safety shoes provides effective protection from small, dangerous flashes. Thanks to the conductive outer sole, the conductive leather insole and the conductive insert, designed to work perfectly together, the wearer is earthed and discharged with every step.

What ‘s the ESD safety shoes standard?

Recommended discharge resistance of the unit human/shoe/floor (ESD):
100 kOhm – 35 MOhm = 105 – 3,5 x 107 Ohm

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Advice for ESD safety shoes

·  Put on your ESD safety shoes at least 15 minutes before your work starts. Thus, an optimum contact between the foot and the safety shoe can be established due to the natural foot humidity – so you will get the best protection from the first minute of your work.

·  Keep the soles clean. Dirt can increase the discharge resistance.

Only use original insocks which have been certified together with your safety shoe.