Footwear for working with acid. The use of safety footwear for working with acid becomes essential when operations are carried out in any area of the industrial sector. Sulfurizing, smelting, welding, or processing metal are activities with high accident rates, so it is mandatory to use protective clothing, including safety footwear, that meets the requirements set out in UNE EN ISO 20349.
This standard establishes both the design and the material from which the footwear must be manufactured in order to be considered safety footwear and suitable for carrying out this type of task.
Below, we will discuss the most important aspects of footwear for working with acid.
Thermal resistance and protection against splashes
Some of the areas most at risk when carrying out any type of work in the industrial sector are the lower limbs. In fact, a large proportion of injuries occur to arms and legs, and may be caused by splashes or spills of molten metal, but also by impact with some type of heavy object.
Footwear for working with acid must be prepared to withstand both the risks mentioned above, as well as splashes of corrosive acid capable of causing burns upon contact with human skin.
Footwear model for working with acid: Panter Ulises´49
There are leading brands in the safety footwear sector that maintain a close relationship with us as a supplier. This is the case of the Alicante-based Panter, a safety footwear brand that has been providing protection and uniformity to the sector for more than 30 years, and for which we are the official distributor. Its products are included in our catalogues.
In this regard, Panter has developed a range of safety boots made from flame-retardant, water-repellent material with high thermal resistance, providing foot protection.
If we look at the Ulises ’49 safety boots, we can see that they are technologically designed to protect this area of the body against chemical hazards. In addition, they are made from a special anti-acid material. They are also ergonomic boots and non-conductive of electricity.
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact our technicians. They will be pleased to assist you and advise you on anything you may need.
Image: Panter