{"id":7,"date":"2014-02-25T22:20:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T22:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metguard.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-05-06T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:11:04","slug":"metguard-metatarsal-injury-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metguard.com\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BUY - METGUARD\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">BUY: METGUARD<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Non-conductive durable polycarbonate.\u00a0Fits most safety shoes and boots.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BUY - METGUARD PRO\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-pro-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">BUY: METGUARDPRO<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Extendeds to the toe area of the foot to provide additional coverage.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BUY - METSTRAP\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metstrap-straps-for-metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">BUY: METSTRAP<\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Optional straps used for shoes without laces for Metguard or Metguardpro.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"BUY THE METGUARD\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2018\/02\/METGUARD_Catalog.jpg\" alt=\"Metguard\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"BUY THE METGUARD PRO\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-pro-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2020\/06\/metguardproc.jpg\" alt=\"Metguard PRO\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"BUY THE METSTRAP\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metstrap-straps-for-metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2018\/02\/METSTRAP_Catalog.jpg\" alt=\"Metstrap\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The\u00a0<a title=\"Metguard\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">METGUARD<\/a><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><sup>TM<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0design allows it to be fitted easily to all types of safety toe footwear.<\/li>\n<li>It has been designed to compliment the safety toe footwear and to maintain the footwear\u2019s own safety standards.<\/li>\n<li>It is attached either with the existing laces of the footwear or with Optional\u00a0Straps, Item# <a title=\"Metstrap\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metstrap-straps-for-metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">Metstrap<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tested to conform to Metatarsal Impact Resistance standards, the lip of the <a title=\"Metguard\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">MetGuard<\/a>\u00a0sits on top of the safety toe cap at load point, providing protection for the metatarsal region.<\/li>\n<li>Suitable for use in all workplaces and industries, the\u00a0<a title=\"Metguard\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">MetGuard<\/a>\u00a0is designed to protect the upper foot from metatarsal injuries, by deflecting the impact of falling and rolling loads and spreading or deflecting the impact load.<\/li>\n<li>The new <a title=\"Metguard\" href=\"https:\/\/trustedppeusa.com\/products\/metguard-metatarsal-protector\" target=\"_blank\">METGUARDPRO<\/a><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><sup>TM<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0is an extended design that compliments steel toe cap and regular safety footwear. Larger style ensures more protection to the upper foot and toe area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tested to Metatarsal Impact Resistance Standards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Meets minimum impact resistance 75 lbs as specified in<br \/>\nASTM F2413\/F2412 (previously ANSI Z41)<\/li>\n<li>ISO 20344:2004 Clause 5.16, ISO 20345:2004 Clause 6.2.6<\/li>\n<li>AS\/NZS 2210.7 Clause 4.5.2 \u2013 use on footwear AS\/NZS 2210.3 approved<\/li>\n<li>Tested to EN 13634:2004 Clause 6.3, EN 14120:2007 Clause 6.5<\/li>\n<li>When used in Europe, the MetGuard must only be used with CE certified footwear according to EN 20345, EN 20346 &amp; EN 20347 (relevant standards approved safety toe footwear)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0MetGuard\u00a0<a title=\"METGUARD FLYER\" href=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/metguard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Flyer<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2018\/02\/metguardc.jpg\" alt=\"Metguard\" width=\"250\" height=\"223\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0MetGuard PRO\u00a0<a title=\"METGUARDPRO FLYER\" href=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/Metguardpro.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Flyer<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2020\/07\/metguardpro_lifestyle2.jpg\" alt=\"Metguardpro\" width=\"250\" height=\"223\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Metguard <a title=\"Video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MetGuard-Video-HD.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impacto.ca\/uploads\/2018\/03\/metguard.jpg\" alt=\"Metguard\" width=\"250\" height=\"223\" \/><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">METGUARD\u2122\u00a0 and METGUARDPRO\u2122 are trademarks of\u00a0 Stable 4 Distribution Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUY: METGUARD Non-conductive durable polycarbonate.\u00a0Fits most safety shoes and boots. 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Tested to conform to Metatarsal Impact Resistance standards, the lip of the MetGuard\u00a0sits on top of the safety toe cap at load point, providing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Preventing metatarsal injury with MetGuard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MetGuard leads the field in upper foot protection and is trusted by brands in preventing metatarsal injury in industry, manufacturing, warehousing &amp; mining.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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