VHQ

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It's not science fiction! The VHQ (Very High Quality) seal, which corresponds to a quality guarantee for Lavoro professional footwear, establishes new frontiers in the evaluation and selection of professional footwear.

The attribution of this seal to a professional footwear model represents an additional guarantee for Lavoro brand enthusiasts. To the safety and protection indices, intrinsic to this type of footwear and perfectly regulated by specific legislation and standards, this seal adds a certificate of conformity of professional footwear with the adequate maintenance of foot health in a work context.

The quality of professional footwear and its comfort levels are evaluated according to parameters such as internal temperature, adequate weight, flexibility, ability to reduce plantar pressure and shock absorption, stability, as well as the materials involved in the function. of the main work environments.

The VHQ seal is granted by SPODOS, Foot Science Center, which harmonizes knowledge of podiatry and biomedical engineering and evaluates the suitability of professional footwear for biomechanics, both in structural aspects and in the materials involved.

How is the assessment carried out?

Professional footwear meets certain requirements that must comply with the specific standards for this type of PPE. Additionally, other factors that promote foot comfort and health must be considered, such as ergonomic design or the use of technical materials.

It is based on these guidelines, on a scale of 0 to 10, that footwear with the VHQ seal is scrutinized by SPODOS – Foot Science Center:

• Technologic solutions

Health care and the physical skills of employees are increasingly structuring in the management of production/assembly lines in the most diverse industries. Therefore, there are now professional footwear that incorporate technological solutions that evaluate and care for the health and well-being of their users, especially those with identified pathologies.

• Comfort

Who said that security cannot be surrendered to comfort? Professional footwear has been revolutionized and it is increasingly common to find professional footwear with high levels of safety, but also trendy and comfortable, which adapt to the foot in a natural way.

• Breathability

The high frequency of use of professional footwear requires optimized breathability to guarantee the user's well-being.

• Temperature

Professional footwear must promote stability of foot temperature, reduction of humidity inside, odor management and, consequently, better physical performance and operability of the user, for a longer period.

• Selection of materials

The choice of materials (and production procedures) is crucial to define the design, the structural component of the footwear, its resistance, but also its suitability for the preferred professions for which it is intended.

Note: All of these VHQ seal assessment indices are in line with the OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety) reference, as well as the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001 standards.