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PREN ISO 20345 : DRAFT 2009
Superseded
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - SAFETY FOOTWEAR
01-12-2011
12-01-2013
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 Basic requirements for safety 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 safety footwear
5.3.2.4 Compression resistance of safety 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 safety 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
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