ASTM F1646-05

Standard Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for Footwear

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1.1 This terminology standard covers terminology used in safety and traction for footwear and related material.
1.2 Words adequately defined in standard dictionaries are not included. Included are words that are particular to this industry. Note 1
The following standards are currently under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear and are included in : Test Methods F 489, F 609, and F 694; Practices F 695 and F 1637; and Guides F 802 and F 1240.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2005
• Technical Committee: F13 - Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Drafting Committee: F13.91 - Editorial and Terminology

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1646-03e1 - Standard Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for Footwear
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM F1646-05e1 - Standard Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for Footwear
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F1694-21 - Standard Guide for Composing Walkway Surface Investigation, Evaluation and Incident Report Forms for Slips, Stumbles, Trips, and Falls
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2892-18 - Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Soft Toe Protective Footwear (Non-Safety / Non-Protective Toe)
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F3132-20 - Standard Practice for Selection of Walkway Surfaces When Considering Pedestrian Safety
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F1637-21 - Standard Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2413-18 - Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F1166-23 - Standard Practice for Human Engineering Design for Marine Systems, Equipment, and Facilities<rangeref></rangeref >
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2966-19 - Standard Guide for Snow and Ice Control for Walkway Surfaces
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2913-19 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Coefficient of Friction for Evaluation of Slip Performance of Footwear and Test Surfaces/Flooring Using a Whole Shoe Tester
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F2508-16e1 - Standard Practice for Validation, Calibration, and Certification of Walkway Tribometers Using Reference Surfaces
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Referred By: ASTM F3445-21 - Standard Specification for Performance Requirements when Evaluating Slip Resistance of Protective (Safety) Footwear using ASTM F2913 Whole Shoe Test Method
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F1646–05
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Safety and Traction for Footwear
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1646; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope arch, n—the bony framework of the foot extending from the
heel to the toes and sustained by the muscles and ligaments
1.1 This terminology standard covers terminology used in
in the form of an arch.Also, the bottom curve of a shoe last
safety and traction for footwear and related material.
from heel to ball.
1.2 Words adequately defined in standard dictionaries are
barefoot, adv or adj—with the feet uncovered or unclothed;
not included. Included are words that are particular to this
without shoes or stockings.
industry.
breast, n—the forward or front face of a shoe heel.
NOTE 1—The following standards are currently under the jurisdiction
clean, n—free from visible or tactile contamination.
of ASTM Committee F13 on Safety and Traction for Footwear and are
coating, n—a layer of any substance intentionally applied to a
included in 2.1: Test Methods F 489, F 609, and F 694; Practices F 695
surface to modify its functional or decorative characteristics.
and F 1637; and Guides F 802 and F 1240.
coefficient-of-friction (COF or µ), n—a dimensionless num-
2. Referenced Documents ber: the ratio of two forces acting at the interface of two
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contacting solid bodies. The force used in the numerator is
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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parallel to the surfaces and the force used in the denominator
F 489 Test Method for Using a James Machine
is perpendicular (normal) to the surfaces. See also dynamic
F 609 Test Method for Using a Horizontal Pull Slipmeter
coeffıcient of friction.
(HPS)
contaminant, n—any substance between and not a part of
F 694 Test Method for Heel-Attaching Strength of Wom-
either of the two surfaces; contaminant, contaminating,
en’s Shoes
contamination.
F 695 Practice for Ranking of Test Data Obtained for
contamination, n—any undesirable solid or liquid material
Measurement of Slip Resistance of Footwear Sole, Heel,
that rests upon a surface or exists between two mating
and Related Materials
surfaces; contaminant, contaminating.
F 802 Guide for Selection of Certain Walkway Surfaces
contra lateral, adj—located, occurring, or acting on the
When Considering Footwear Traction
opposite side of the body.
F 1240 Guide for Ranking Footwear Bottom Materials on
dwell time, n—the duration of time beginning at the instant a
Contaminated Walkway Surfaces According to Slip Resis-
tribometer’s test foot is placed upon the surface to be tested,
tance Test Results
and ending at the instant a shear force is applied to the
F 1637 Practice for Safe Walking Surfaces
sensor.
3. Terminology
dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF), n— a coefficient of
friction, µ , obtained during relative translation between two
d
adhesion, n—the tendency of one surface to adhere to another
contacting solid bodies; used interchangeably with kinetic
surfacepriortomovementduetodwelltime,aswellasother
coeffıcient of friction.
factors.
fall, n—undesirable descent due to the force of gravity, usually
from a standing posture or during ambulation, to a lower
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level, usually the ground
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