EN ISO 20346:2004

Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2004)

ISO 20346:2004 specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for protective footwear.

Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Schutzschuhe (ISO 20346:2004)

Equipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de protection (ISO 20346:2004)

L'ISO 20346:2004 spécifie les exigences fondamentales et additionnelles (facultatives) des chaussures de protection.

Osebna varovalna oprema - Varovalna obutev (ISO 20346:2004)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2004
• Withdrawal Date: 06-May-2014
• ICS: 13.340.50 - Leg and foot protection
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 161 - Foot and leg protectors
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 161 - Foot and leg protectors
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 07-May-2014
• Completion Date: 07-May-2014
• 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
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 20346:2004 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2004)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 346-2:1996 - Protective footwear for professional use - Part 2: Additional specifications
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 346:1992/A1:1997 - Specification for protective footwear for professional use
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 346:1992 - Specification for protective footwear for professional use
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN ISO 20346:2014 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2014)
• Effective Date: 13-May-2014
• Amended By: EN ISO 20346:2004/A1:2007 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear - Amendment 1 (ISO 20346:2004/Amd 1:2007)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Corrected By: EN ISO 20346:2004/AC:2007 - Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2004/Cor.2:2006)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2004
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 346:1996/A1:1998
Osebna varovalna oprema - Varovalna obutev (ISO 20346:2004)
Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2004)
Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Schutzschuhe (ISO 20346:2004)
Equipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de protection (ISO 20346:2004)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20346:2004
ICS:
13.340.50 Varovanje nog in stopal Leg and foot protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 20346
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2004
ICS 13.340.50 Supersedes EN 346:1992, EN 346-2:1996
English version
Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear
(ISO 20346:2004)
Equipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Schutzschuhe (ISO
protection (ISO 20346:2004) 20346:2004)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 January 2004.

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Contents page
Foreword.4
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Classification.10
5 Basic requirements for protective footwear .11
5.1 General.11
5.2 Design.14
5.2.1 General.14
5.2.2 Height of upper .14
5.2.3 Seat region.14
5.3 Whole footwear.14
5.3.1 Sole performance.14
5.3.2 Toe protection.14
5.3.3 Leakproofness.16
5.3.4 Specific ergonomic features.16
5.4 Upper.16
5.4.1 General.16
5.4.2 Thickness.16
5.4.3 Tear strength.17
5.4.4 Tensile properties.17
5.4.5 Flexing resistance.17
5.4.6 Water vapour permeability and coefficient .17
5.4.7 pH value.17
5.4.8 Hydrolysis.18
5.4.9 Chromium VI content .18
5.5 Lining.18
5.5.1 Tear strength.18
5.5.2 Abrasion resistance.18
5.5.3 Water vapour permeability and coefficient .18
5.5.4 pH value.18
5.5.5 Chromium VI content .18
5.6 Tongue.19
5.6.1 Tear strength.19
5.6.2 pH value.19
5.6.3 Chromium VI content .19
5.7 Insole and insock.19
5.7.1 Thickness.19
5.7.2 pH value.19
5.7.3 Water absorption and desorption .19
5.7.4 Abrasion resistance.19
5.7.5 Chromium VI content .20
5.8 Outsole.20
5.8.1 Thickness of non-cleated outsoles.20
5.8.2 Tear strength.20
5.8.3 Abrasion resistance.20
5.8.4 Flexing resistance.20
5.8.5 Hydrolysis.20
5.8.6 Interlayer bond strength.20
5.8.7 Resistance to fuel oil.21
6 Additional requirements for protective footwear.21
6.1 General.21
6.2 Whole footwear.22
6.2.1 Penetration resistance.22
6.2.2 Electrical properties.24
6.2.3 Resistance to inimical environments.24
6.2.4 Energy absorption of seat region .24
6.2.5 Water resistance.24
6.2.6 Metatarsal protection.25
6.2.7 Ankle protection.25
6.3 Upper.25
6.3.1 Water penetration and water absorption .25
6.3.2 Construction.25
6.3.3 Cut resistance.25
6.4 Outsole.26
6.4.1 Cleated area.26
6.4.2 Thickness of cleated outsoles .27
6.4.3 Cleat height.27
6.4.4 Resistance to hot contact.27
7 Marking.27
8 Information to be supplied .29
8.1 General.29
8.2 Electrical properties.29
8.2.1 Conductive footwear.29
8.2.2 Antistatic footwear.30
8.2.3 Electrically insulating footwear .31
8.3 Insocks.31
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or
other provisions of EU Directives.32
Annex ZB (normative) Corresponding International and European Standards for which
equivalents are not given in the text .34
Bibliography.
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