EN ISO 20347:2004

Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear - (ISO 20347:2004)

ISO 20347:2004 specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for occupational footwear.

Persönlliche Schutzausrüstung - Berufsschuhe (ISO 20347:2004)

Equipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de travail (ISO 20347:2004)

L'ISO 20347:2004 spécifie les exigences fondamentales et additionnelles (facultatives) des chaussures de travail.

Osebna varovalna oprema - Delovna obutev (ISO 20347:2004)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2004
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Jan-2012
• 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: 01-Feb-2012
• Completion Date: 01-Feb-2012
• 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 20347:2004 - Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear - (ISO 20347:2004)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 347:1992/A1:1997 - Specification for occupational footwear for professional use
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 347-2:1996 - Occupational footwear for professional use - Part 2: Additional specifications
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 347:1992 - Specification for occupational footwear for professional use
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN ISO 20347:2012 - Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear (ISO 20347:2012)
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Amended By: EN ISO 20347:2004/A1:2007 - Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear - Amendment 1 (ISO 20347:2004/Amd 1:2007)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Corrected By: EN ISO 20347:2004/AC:2007 - Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear (ISO 20347:2004/Cor.2:2006)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2004
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 347:1996
SIST EN 347-2:1996
Osebna varovalna oprema - Delovna obutev (ISO 20347:2004)
Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear - (ISO 20347:2004)
Persönlliche Schutzausrüstung - Berufsschuhe (ISO 20347:2004)
Equipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de travail (ISO 20347:2004)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20347:2004
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 20347
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2004
ICS 13.340.50 Supersedes EN 347:1992, EN 347-2:1996
English version
Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear
(ISO 20347:2004)
Equipement de protection individuelle - Chaussures de Persönlliche Schutzausrüstung - Berufsschuhe (ISO
travail (ISO 20347:2004) 20347:2004)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 January 2004.

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Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Contents page
Foreword.4
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Classification.11
5 Basic requirements for occupational footwear .12
5.1 General.12
5.2 Design.15
5.2.1 Height of upper .15
5.2.2 Seat region.15
5.3 Whole footwear.15
5.3.1 Sole performance.15
5.3.2 Leakproofness.15
5.3.3 Specific ergonomic features.15
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
6 Additional requirements for occupational footwear .21
6.1 General.21
6.2 Whole footwear.21
6.2.1 Penetration resistance.21
6.2.2 Electrical properties.23
6.2.3 Resistance to inimical environments.23
6.2.4 Energy absorption of seat region .24
6.2.5 Water resistance.24
6.2.6 Ankle protection.24
6.3 Upper.24
6.3.1 Water penetration and water absorption .24
6.3.2 Construction.24
6.4 Outsole.24
6.4.1 Cleated area.24
6.4.2 Thickness of cleated outsoles .25
6.4.3 Cleat height.25
6.4.4 Resistance to hot contact.25
6.4.5 Resistance to fuel oil.25
7 Marking.25
8 Information to be supplied .26
8.1 General.26
8.2 Electrical properties.27
8.2.1 Conductive footwear.27
8.2.2 Antistatic footwear.28
8.2.3 Electrically insulating footwear .28
8.3 Insocks.29
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or
other provisions of EU Directives.30
Annex ZB (normative) Corresponding International and European Standards for which
equivalents are not given in the text .32
Bibliography.33

Foreword
This document (EN ISO 20347:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 161 “Foot and leg
protectors”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 94
“Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment”.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text
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