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  • BS ISO 11999-6:2016

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    PPE for firefighters. Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Footwear

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    Published date:  31-08-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification, design and performance level
    5 Sampling and conditioning
    6 Requirements
    7 Test methods
    8 Marking
    9 Information to be supplied
    Annex A (normative) - Assessment of the footwear by
            the laboratory during testing for
            resistance to heat and flame
    Annex B (informative) - Assessment of the footwear
            by the wearer
    Annex C (informative) - Assessment of the performance
            of the footwear
    Annex D (informative) - Summary of testing
            methodology used in 6.3
    Annex E (informative) - Slip resistance
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    Defines the minimum design and performance requirements for footwear as part of personal protective equipment [PPE] to be used by firefighters, primarily but not solely to protect against flame and high thermal loads while fighting fires occurring in structures.

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    Committee PH/14
    Development Note Supersedes 13/30294418 DC. (08/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 13287:2012 Personal protective equipment Footwear Test method for slip resistance
    EN 13832-1:2006 Footwear protecting against chemicals - Part 1: Terminology and test methods
    ISO 23529:2016 Rubber General procedures for preparing and conditioning test pieces for physical test methods
    ISO 6942:2002 Protective clothing — Protection against heat and fire — Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat
    ISO 15025:2016 Protective clothing Protection against flame Method of test for limited flame spread
    EN 13832-3:2006 Footwear protecting against chemicals - Part 3: Requirements for footwear highly resistant to chemicals under laboratory conditions
    ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
    ENV 13005 : DRAFT 1999 GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT
    ISO 20345:2011 Personal protective equipment Safety footwear
    EN 15090:2012 Footwear for firefighters
    ISO 20344:2011 Personal protective equipment Test methods for footwear
    ISO 868:2003 Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness)
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