BS EN ISO 20346:2014 pdf free

BS EN ISO 20346:2014 pdf free.Personal protective equipment – Protective footwear
Protective footwear shall not adversely affect the health or hygiene of the user. Protective footwear shall be made of materials such as textiles, leather, rubbers or plastics that have been shown to be chemically suitable. The materials shall not, in the foreseeable conditions of normal use, release or degrade to release substances generally known to be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, allergenic, toxic to reproduction or otherwise harmful. Information claiming that the product is innocuous shall be checked.
NOTE Information about critical substances in footwear and footwear components can be found in 2.6.1 and Table 1 of ISO/TR 16178:2012.
When footwear is tested in accordance with ISO 20344:2011, 5.8.3, using a force of at least 1 100 N, the tip of the test nail shall not penetrate through the test piece. In order to achieve a “pass” result, the tip of the test nail shall not protrude from the test piece. This is to be checked by visual, cinematographic or electrical detection.
The penetration-resistant insert shall be built into the bottom of the shoe in such a manner that it cannot be removed without damaging the footwear. Except for non-metallic inserts that also function as an insole, the insert shall not lie above the flange of the protective toecap and shall not be attached to it.
When all-rubber footwear is tested in accordance with ISO 20344:2011, 5.6.3, the penetration-resistantmet allic insert shall exhibit no more than five areas of corrosion, none of which shall exceed 2,5 mm2. When penetration-resistant metallic inserts to be used in all other types of footwear are tested in accordance with the method described in ISO 20344:2011, 5.6.1, they shall exhibit no more than five areas of corrosion, none of which shall exceed 2,5 mm2.
Penetration-resistant non-metallic inserts shall comply with the requirements of EN 12568:2010, 6.4,when placed under maximum force after being subjected to the treatments described in EN 12568:2010,7.4.BS EN ISO 20346 pdf download.