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Footwear Testing

With increasing living standard and fast development of science and technology, creative designs of shoes become popular in the market, and at the same time, people are demanding more of the quality assurance. High quality and low price are the key factors in shoes trading, therefore many countries assess and revise the old laws and regulations on shoes periodically, or introduce new ones to control the quality of shoe products. To minimize risks in international shoe trading and protect the interests of both shoe producers and consumers, it is important to learn about shoes quality testing and the related requirements.

Various shoe testing regulations and standards produced by both the developed and the developing countries all have obligatory and non-obligatory requirements.

Scope and requirements of obligatory testing

To protect people’s feet from injury, most countries stipulate obligatory requirements on footwear testing. For example, when various accidents occur or in severe conditions, shoes shall be able to protect the wearer from injuries.

Footwear obligatory testing includes:

(1) Safety performance test for security shoes mainly include:
Impact resistance for safety toe;
Compression resistance for safety toe;
Nail penetration for safety outsole;
Blade cut resistance for safety vamp;
Flammability resistance for safety shoes and so on…
(2) Hazardous substance & microorganism test on Security shoes and non-security shoes. Mainly test includes:
Formaldehyde contents;
PH Value;
Harmful heavy metal;
Harmful microorganism and so on…

Non-obligatory requirements on footwear product:

(1) Performance test for footwear appearance, it mainly includes:
Appearance;
Anti-yellowing;
Aged test;
Color fastness and so on…

(2) Footwear inherent performance, it mainly includes:
Flexing Resistance;
Abrasion Resistance;
Slip Resistance;
Resistance to Fuel Oil (Outsole)
Non-marking test of Outsole and so on…

According to the testing principle, obligatory testing & non- obligatory testing can sorted as followed:
Appearance performance
Physical performance
Biomechanical testing
Specific ergonomic features
Performance & Aging

Appearance Performance——Performance test with human sense or some standard sample, standard photo, picture & chart.
Main test as followed:

Physical Performance——Performance test with physical ways.
Main physical test as followed:

Biomechanical testing---Performance test with biologic & Chemical ways Main test as followed:

Specific ergonomic features—test connected with the user’s movement. Main test as followed:

Performance & Aging——Testing about the performance & aging of the footwear. Main test as followed: