Rocky® gave this men's boot plenty of safety features to support you on the job, and that includes making the entire boot puncture-resistant! Going beyond the outsole protecting against nails and other sharp object you may step on, the boot's exclusive construction contains a puncture-reducing upper lining. This shield helps protect you against cuts to the entire top of the foot and ankle in environments with sharp contaminants. It's critical for those who work in industries and professions such as glass manufacturing, sanitation, debris removal, recycling, soldering and welding, environment protection, metal manufacturing, demolition, fabrication, waste management and landfill or any work environment with sharp debris, materials or tools. This steel toe boot meets the ASTM standard impact and compression, protecting your toes from up to 75 pounds is something were to fall or be dropped on your feet. You also get electrical hazard resistance with this footwear. It meets that ASTM standard, too