ISO 18639-6:2018
(Main)PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities — Part 6: Footwear
PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities — Part 6: Footwear
ISO 18639-6:2018 provides the principles that govern the development of incident type and/or hazard specific test methods and minimum performance requirements for safety footwear for firefighters while engaged in specific rescue activities. Footwear related to specific rescue activities, e.g. Road Traffic Crash, (RTC) and Urban Search and Rescue, (USAR) is documented in individual subclauses of this document. NOTE For further guidance refer ISO 18639‑1. The purpose of ISO 18639-6:2018 is to ensure minimum performance requirements for incident type and/or hazard specific safety footwear are designated. ISO 18639-6:2018 covers general footwear design, the minimum performance level of the materials used and the methods of test for determining this performance level. ISO 18639-6:2018 does not cover special footwear for use in other high risk situations such as structural firefighting. ISO 18639-6:2018 does not cover protection for the head, torso, arms, hands and legs or protection of the feet against other hazards, e.g. chemical, biological, radiation and electrical hazards, except for limited, accidental exposure to fire ground chemicals and contaminated blood or body fluids. Selection of the appropriate system of Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE), including footwear, is dependent on carrying out an effective risk assessment which identifies the hazard to be faced, evaluates the likelihood of those hazards and provides the means of reducing or eliminating these hazards.
Équipements de protection personnelle pour pompiers entreprenant des activités de sauvetage particulières — Partie 6: Chaussures
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18639-6
First edition
2018-01
PPE ensembles for firefighters
undertaking specific rescue
activities —
Part 6:
Footwear
Équipements de protection personnelle pour pompiers entreprenant
des activités de sauvetage particulières —
Partie 6: Chaussures
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ISO 2018
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Classification and designs . 2
5 Sampling and conditioning . 4
5.1 Sampling . 4
5.2 Conditioning . 4
6 Performance requirements . 4
6.1 General . 4
6.2 Summary of requirements and classification of specific rescue activities . 4
6.3 Thermal requirements . 6
6.3.1 Insulation against heat . 6
6.3.2 Flame resistance . 7
6.4 Mechanical protection requirements . 8
6.4.1 Cut resistance by a hand-held chainsaw . 8
6.4.2 Metatarsal Protection . 8
6.4.3 Ankle Protection . 8
6.5 Environmental protection requirements . 8
6.5.1 Water resistance . . . 8
6.5.2 Electrical properties . 8
6.6 Visibility requirements . 8
6.7 Biological and chemical requirements . 9
6.7.1 Liquid penetration resistance . 9
7 Marking . 9
8 Information to be supplied . 9
8.1 General . 9
8.2 Antistatic footwear .10
8.3 Electrically insulating footwear .11
8.4 Insocks .11
8.5 Information regarding penetration resistant insert .11
Annex A (normative) Assessment of the footwear by the laboratory during testing for
resistance to heat and flame .12
Annex B (informative) Assessment of the footwear by the wearer .13
Annex C (informative) The following drawing can be provided with the user information to
assist in assessing the performance of firefighter footwear .14
Annex D (informative) Slip resistance .15
Bibliography .18
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94, Personal safety — Protective clothing
and equipment, Subcommittee SC 14, Fire-fighters' personal equipment.
A list of all the parts in the ISO 18639 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
ISO 18639 is a series of standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for firefighters when
engaged in specific rescue activities. It is not possible to provide a standard for PPE to cover all of the
diverse range of rescue scenarios that firefighters are likely to encounter so it is important that risk
assessments are undertaken to determine if the PPE covered by ISO 18639 is suitable for its intended
use and the expected exposure to hazards. For complete protection against exposures, the risk
assessment should include protection of the whole body including the torso, arms and legs, head, face,
hands and feet.
For certain rescue activities, safety ropes and harnesses can be required. For certain rescue situations,
special PPE for use in and on water can be required. In some cases, appropriate respiratory protection
can also be identified as being necessary.
The performance requirements in this document take account of accidental exposure to heat and flame,
but do not cover PPE for firefighting. While this document takes account of accidental exposure to some
common chemicals, it is not intended that PPE to this document should be considered as providing
chemical protection as a primary function. It does not cover PPE to protect against biological, electrical
or radiation hazards. The risk assessment determines whether PPE complying to this document or the
requirements of any other relevant standard is more suitable.
Firefighters should be trained in the use, care and maintenance of the PPE covered by this document,
including an understanding of its limitations.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 18639-6:2018(E)
PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue
activities —
Part 6:
Footwear
1 Scope
This document provides the principles that govern the development of incident type and/or hazard
specific test methods and minimum performance requirements for safety footwear for firefighters
while engaged in specific rescue activities.
Footwear related to specific rescue activities, e.g. Road Traffic Crash, (RTC) and Urban Search and
Rescue, (USAR) is documented in individual subclauses of this document.
NOTE For further guidance refer ISO 18639-1.
The purpose of this document is to ensure minimum performance requirements for incident type
and/or hazard specific safety footwear are designated.
This document covers general footwear design, the minimum performance level of the materials used
and the methods of test for determining this performance level.
It does not cover special footwear for use in other high risk situations such as structural firefighting.
This document does not cover protection for the head, torso, arms, hands and legs or protection of the
feet against other hazards, e.g. chemical, biological, radiation and electrical hazards, except for limited,
accidental exposure to fire ground chemicals and contaminated blood or body fluids.
Selection of the appropriate system of Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE), including footwear,
is dependent on carrying out an effective risk assessment which identifies the hazard to be faced,
evaluates the likelihood of those hazards and provides the means of reducing or eliminating these
hazards.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 18639-1, PPE for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities — Part 1: General
ISO 13994, Clothing for protection against liquid chemicals — Determination of the resistance of protective
clothing materials to penetration by liquids under pressure
ISO 15025, Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Method of test for limited flame spread
ISO 20344, Personal protective equipment — Test methods for footwear
ISO 20345, Personal protective equipment — Safety footwear
EN 50321, Electrically insulati
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