ISO 11999-6:2024
(Main)PPE for firefighters — Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures — Part 6: Footwear
PPE for firefighters — Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures — Part 6: Footwear
This document specifies the minimum design and performance requirements for footwear as part of personal protective equipment [PPE] to be used by firefighters, primarily but not solely to protect against flame and high thermal loads while fighting fires occurring in structures.
Équipement de protection individuelle pour pompiers — Méthodes d'essai et exigences pour les équipements de protection individuelle utilisés par les pompiers qui risquent d'être exposés à des niveaux élevés de chaleur et/ou de flamme lorsqu'ils combattent des incendies dans des structures — Partie 6: Chaussures
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ISO 11999-6
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PPE for firefighters — Test methods
2024-08
and requirements for PPE used
by firefighters who are at risk of
exposure to high levels of heat
and/or flame while fighting fires
occurring in structures —
Part 6:
Footwear
Équipement de protection individuelle pour pompiers —
Méthodes d'essai et exigences pour les équipements de protection
individuelle utilisés par les pompiers qui risquent d'être exposés
à des niveaux élevés de chaleur et/ou de flamme lorsqu'ils
combattent des incendies dans des structures —
Partie 6: Chaussures
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Classification, design and performance level . 2
4.1 Classification .2
4.2 Design .2
4.3 Innocuousness .3
4.4 Sizing .3
5 Sampling and conditioning . 3
5.1 Sampling .3
5.2 Conditioning.4
6 Requirements . 4
6.1 General requirement .4
6.2 Thermal behaviour .7
6.2.1 Insulation against heat .7
6.2.2 Radiant heat .8
6.2.3 Flame resistance .8
6.3 Resistance to chemicals.8
6.3.1 Degradation resistance .8
6.3.2 Permeation resistance.8
6.3.3 Resistance to limited contact with chemicals .9
6.4 Electrical properties.9
6.4.1 General .9
6.4.2 Electrically insulating footwear .9
6.4.3 Antistatic footwear .9
6.5 Water resistance .9
6.6 Outsole .9
6.6.1 Cleat design .9
6.6.2 Cleat height .9
6.6.3 Cleat height in the waist area .10
6.6.4 Heel breast .10
6.7 Zipper (slide fastener) .11
6.7.1 Zipper construction .11
6.7.2 Zipper puller attachment strength .11
6.7.3 Zipper lateral strength .11
7 Test methods .11
7.1 Insulation against heat .11
7.2 Radiant heat .11
7.3 Flame resistance test .11
7.3.1 Conditioning and sampling .11
7.3.2 Procedure .11
7.4 Zipper . 12
7.4.1 Puller attachment strength . 12
7.4.2 Lateral strength . 13
8 Marking . .13
9 Information to be supplied .15
9.1 General . 15
9.2 Antistatic footwear. 15
9.3 Electrically insulating footwear .16
9.4 Insocks .17
9.5 Information regarding perforation resistant insert .17
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Annex A (normative) Assessment of the footwear by the laboratory during testing for resistance
to heat and flame .18
Annex B (informative) Assessment of the footwear by the wearer .20
Annex C (Normative) Assessment of the performance of the footwear .22
Annex D (informative) Slip resistance .23
Bibliography .26
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