EN ISO 20346:2022

Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2021)

This document specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for protective footwear used for general purpose. It includes, for example, mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks, ergonomic behaviour. It includes, for example, mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks, ergonomic behaviour. It also specifies requirements for protective footwear equipped with customized insocks, customized protective footwear or individual manufactured customized protective footwear. This standard does not cover the property of high visibility because of interaction with the clothing (e.g. trousers cover the footwear) and work area conditions (e.g. dirt, mud).
Special risks are covered by complementary job-related standards (e.g. footwear for firefighters, electrical insulating footwear, protection against chain saw injuries, protection against chemicals and molten metal splash, protection for motorcycle riders).

Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Schutzschuhe (ISO 20346:2021)

Dieses Dokument legt Grundanforderungen und (optionale) Zusatzanforderungen an Schutzschuhe für allgemeine Zwecke fest. Das schließt zum Beispiel mechanische Risiken, die Rutschhemmung, thermische Risiken und ergonomische Merkmale ein.N1  Es legt zudem Anforderungen an Schutzschuhe mit zugerichteten Einlegesohlen, zugerichtete Schutzschuhe oder individuell gefertigte zugerichtete Schutzschuhe fest. Diese Norm befasst sich nicht mit der Eigenschaft hoher Sichtbarkeit aufgrund des Zusammenwirkens mit der Kleidung (z. B. die Schuhe bedeckende Hosen) und den Arbeitsplatzbedingungen (z. B. Schmutz, Schlamm).
Besondere Risiken werden in ergänzenden, auf einzelne Tätigkeiten bezogenen Normen behandelt, (z. B. Schuhe für die Feuerwehr, elektrisch isolierende Schuhe, Schutzschuhe gegen Verletzungen durch Kettensägen, Schuhe zum Schutz gegen Chemikalien, Schuhe zum Schutz gegen flüssige Metallspritzer, Schutzschuhe für Motorradfahrer).

Équipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de protection (ISO 20346:2021)

Le présent document spécifie des exigences fondamentales et additionnelles (optionnelles) relatives aux chaussures de protection d'usage général. Il inclut, par exemple, les risques mécaniques, la résistance au glissement, les risques thermiques et le comportement ergonomique. Il inclut, par exemple, les risques mécaniques, la résistance au glissement, les risques thermiques et le comportement ergonomique. Il spécifie également les exigences relatives aux chaussures de protection munies de premières de propreté, les chaussures de protection personnalisées ou les chaussures de protection personnalisées fabriquées individuellement. La présente norme ne couvre pas la propriété de haute visibilité en raison de l'interaction avec les vêtements (par exemple, le pantalon recouvre la chaussure) et les conditions du lieu de travail (par exemple, saleté, boue).
Les risques particuliers sont couverts par des normes complémentaires relatives au travail (par exemple, chaussures pour pompiers, chaussures isolantes électriquement, chaussures résistantes aux coupures de scies à chaîne, protection contre les produits chimiques ou les projections de métal fondu, chaussures pour motocyclistes).

Osebna varovalna oprema - Varovalna obutev (ISO 20346:2021)

Ta standard določa osnovne in dodatne (neobvezne) zahteve za varovalno obutev, namenjeno splošni uporabi. Zajema na primer mehanska tveganja, odpornost proti zdrsu, toplotna tveganja in ergonomski odziv.
Posebna tveganja so obravnavana v dopolnilnih standardih, povezanih s poklici (npr. obutev za gasilce, elektroizolacijska obutev, zaščita pred poškodbami z verižno žago, zaščita pred kemikalijami in obrizgom staljene kovine, zaščita za motoriste).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Mar-2022
• ICS: 13.340.50 - Leg and foot protection
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 161 - Foot and leg protectors
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 161/WG 2 - Specifications for footwear for professional use
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 16-Mar-2022
• Completion Date: 16-Mar-2022
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Mandate: M/571 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 19.11.2020 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards personal protective equipment in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 20346:2022 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2021)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 20346:2014 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2014)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Amended By: EN ISO 20346:2022/A1:2024 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear - Amendment 1 (ISO 20346:2021/Amd 1:2024)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 20346:2022
01-maj-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 20346:2014
Osebna varovalna oprema - Varovalna obutev (ISO 20346:2021)
Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2021)
Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Schutzschuhe (ISO 20346:2021)
Équipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de protection (ISO 20346:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20346:2022
ICS:
13.340.50 Varovanje nog in stopal Leg and foot protection
SIST EN ISO 20346:2022 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN ISO 20346
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

March 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.50 Supersedes EN ISO 20346:2014
English Version

Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO
20346:2021)
Équipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Schutzschuhe (ISO
protection (ISO 20346:2021) 20346:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 December 2021.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 4
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EN ISO 20346:2022 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 20346:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94 "Personal
safety -- Personal protective equipment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 161 “Foot
and leg protectors” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2022, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 20346:2014.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral
part of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
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