Are the steel toe capped boots approved as Safety Boots?
Blundstone steel toe capped boots are not guaranteed by me (or Blundstones) to comply with any non-Australian safety specifications and so should be used only as general purpose boots outside Australia and never used in ‘safety’ situations. Blundstone steel toe caps are lightweight and easy to wear so these boots make excellent workboots where there is no legal or implied requirement for ‘safety’ boots. A similar situation applies to other brands that I sell, except Redback and SteelBlue. At the time of writing this page Redback Boots claim that their steel capped boots comply with the US ANSI standard as well as Australian/New Zealand standards. You should verify this is correct if this is an issue for you. To see the situation regarding SteelBlues see my SteelBlue page. Australian Safety Boot specifications are amongst the most stringent in the world but apply legally only in Australia and New Zealand. Most other countries have their own rules and specifications which may differ from