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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 Basic requirements for protective footwear
  5.1 General
  5.2 Design
      5.2.1 Height of upper
      5.2.2 Seat region
  5.3 Whole footwear
      5.3.1 Sole performance
            5.3.1.1 Construction
            5.3.1.2 Upper/outsole bond strength
      5.3.2 Toe protection
            5.3.2.1 General
            5.3.2.2 Internal length of toecaps
            5.3.2.3 Impact resistance of protective
                    footwear
            5.3.2.4 Compression resistance of
                    protective footwear
            5.3.2.5 Behaviour of toecaps
                    5.3.2.5.1 Corrosion resistance
                              of metallic toecaps
                    5.3.2.5.2 Non-metallic toecaps
      5.3.3 Leakproofness
      5.3.4 Specific ergonomic features
      5.3.5 Slip resistant requirement
            5.3.5.1 General
            5.3.5.2 Slip resistance on ceramic tile
                    floor with sodium lauryl sulphate
                    (SLS) solution
            5.3.5.3 Slip resistance on steel floor
                    with glycerol
            5.3.5.4 Slip resistance on ceramic tile
                    floor with SLS and on steel floor
                    with glycerol
  5.4 Upper
      5.4.1 General
      5.4.2 Thickness
      5.4.3 Tear strength
      5.4.4 Tensile properties
      5.4.5 Flexing resistance
      5.4.6 Water vapour permeability and coefficient
      5.4.7 pH value
      5.4.8 Hydrolysis
      5.4.9 Chromium VI content
  5.5 Lining
      5.5.1 Tear strength
      5.5.2 Abrasion resistance
      5.5.3 Water vapour permeability and coefficient
      5.5.4 pH value
      5.5.5 Chromium VI content
  5.6 Tongue
      5.6.1 Tear strength
      5.6.2 pH value
      5.6.3 Chromium VI content
  5.7 Insole and insock
      5.7.1 Thickness
      5.7.2 pH value
      5.7.3 Water absorption and desorption
      5.7.4 Abrasion resistance
            5.7.4.1 Insoles
            5.7.4.2 Insocks
      5.7.5 Chromium VI content
  5.8 Outsole
      5.8.1 Thickness of non-cleated outsoles
      5.8.2 Tear strength
      5.8.3 Abrasion resistance
      5.8.4 Flexing resistance
      5.8.5 Hydrolysis
      5.8.6 Interlayer bond strength
6 Additional requirements for protective footwear
  6.1 General
  6.2 Whole footwear
      6.2.1 Penetration resistance
            6.2.1.1 Determination of penetration force
            6.2.1.2 Construction
            6.2.1.3 Dimensions
            6.2.1.4 Flex resistance of penetration-resistant
                    inserts
            6.2.1.5 Behaviour of penetration-resistant
                    inserts
                    6.2.1.5.1 Corrosion resistance of
                              penetration-resistant metallic
                              inserts
                    6.2.1.5.2 Penetration-resistant
                              non-metallic inserts
      6.2.2 Electrical properties
            6.2.2.1 Conductive footwear
            6.2.2.2 Antistatic footwear
            6.2.2.3 Electrically insulating footwear
      6.2.3 Resistance to inimical environments
            6.2.3.1 Heat insulation of sole complex
            6.2.3.2 Cold insulation of sole complex
      6.2.4 Energy absorption of seat region
      6.2.5 Water resistance
      6.2.6 Metatarsal protection
            6.2.6.1 Construction
            6.2.6.2 Impact resistance of metatarsal
                    protective device
      6.2.7 Ankle protection
  6.3 Upper
      6.3.1 Water penetration and water absorption
      6.3.2 Construction
      6.3.3 Cut resistance
            6.3.3.1 Design
            6.3.3.2 Construction
            6.3.3.3 Resistance to cutting
            6.3.3.4 Penetration resistance
  6.4 Outsole
      6.4.1 Cleated area
      6.4.2 Thickness of cleated outsoles
      6.4.3 Cleat height
      6.4.4 Resistance to hot contact
      6.4.5 Resistance to fuel oil
7 Marking
8 Information to be supplied
  8.1 General
  8.2 Electrical properties
      8.2.1 Conductive footwear
      8.2.2 Antistatic footwear
      8.2.3 Electrically insulating footwear
      8.2.4 High electrical resistance outsoles
  8.3 Insocks
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment
Bibliography

BS EN ISO 20346