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Whether you work on a construction site or a farm, ShipMyBoots.com offers a full line of stylish discount steel toe boots. Steel-toe boots (or sometimes safety boots) are durable boots made of leather or rubber that have a steel reinforcement in the toe to protect the foot against falling objects. They also often have steel inserts in their soles to prevent puncture from below. Steel-toe work boots are important in the construction industry and in many industrial settings. Occupational safety and health legislation or insurance requirements may require the use of such boots in some settings, and may mandate certification of such boots and the display of such certification directly on the boots. ASTM International sets the standards for protective footwear. There are two basic requirements all safety footwear must meet: impact and compression. there are two classifications of each according to test results. The I/75 and I/5- are designations for test results done with a 50 pound weight dropped from a set height. C/75 and C/50 are designations of tests done compressing the safety toes at 2,500 pounds (C/75) and 1.750 pounds (D/50). The toe must have a minimum clearance inside the toe area of the shoe of 16/32" for men's steel toe boots and 15/32" for women's steel toe boots after the tests are completed. Safety footwear now comes in many styles, not just as boots but also as shoes, trainers and clogs. Some are quite formal, for supervising engineers who must visit sites where protective footwear is mandatory. The steel toe boots have their own place in popular culture as a fashion statement.
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