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Reebok Women's Hyperium Comp Toe Met Guard Running Work Shoe- Grey- RB364
Frequently Asked Questions
A shield covering the instep, between the safety toe and the ankle. Your metatarsal bones sit just under the skin there with almost no natural protection, and a load rolling off a pallet or dropping from waist height lands on them rather than on your toes. A safety toe does nothing for that area, which is why met protection is a separate rating.
Not in a way that satisfies a site requirement. ASTM F2413 rates the finished boot as a complete assembly, so strap-on external guards sold as accessories are not certified as part of your footwear and will not pass a PPE inspection. If your site specifies met protection, you need a boot built and tested with it.
Mt is the ASTM F2413 code for metatarsal protection and it appears on the tongue label alongside the impact and compression codes. Mt/75 means the guard was tested with a 75 foot-pound impact while maintaining a specified clearance so the bones are not crushed. A boot with I/75 C/75 but no Mt has a rated toe and no instep protection.
Met-rated footwear is a specialist category built mainly for heavy industry, and manufacturers have historically built it on men's lasts only. The women's range is genuinely narrow as a result rather than being an oversight in how this page is filtered. If nothing here fits, our full metatarsal boots range covers the men's models.
An internal guard sits inside the boot under the tongue, so the boot looks conventional and nothing catches. An external guard is a visible shield over the laces, which some sites require specifically because it can be verified at a glance. Both carry the same rating. Internal guards are more comfortable; external ones tend to be more robust.
Mining, foundry and metal work, heavy construction, demolition, logging, and warehouse work with heavy palletized loads. Welding is another, since slag and dropped offcuts land squarely on the instep. Your employer's hazard assessment determines whether it applies to you. See our welding boots range.
They are heavier, and an internal guard takes up volume over the instep so the boot can feel tighter across the top of the foot, particularly if you have a high instep. Lacing adjustment usually handles it. Modern flexible segmented guards bend with the foot far better than older rigid designs.
Not necessarily, even with a composite toe. Guards can be metal or non-metallic, and the shank and any puncture plate are separate components again. A composite toe paired with a steel met guard triggers a detector every time. Verify each component if you work in a screened facility. See our 100 percent non metallic collection.
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