NF EN ISO 20346
Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear
ISO 20346:2014 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.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 motor cycle riders).
ISO 20346:2014 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.
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 motor cycle riders).
ISO 20346:2004 specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for protective footwear.
Le présent document entre dans le cadre de la Directive 89/686/CEE (EPI). Il fixe les exigences de base relatives aux chaussures de protection ainsi que des exigences optionnelles. Il modifie l'article 2, le tableau 2 et l'article 7 de la norme NF EN ISO 20346, d'octobre 2004 et ajoute le paragraphe 5.3.5 ainsi que l'annexe A.
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).
- Avant-proposiv
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1 Domaine d'application1
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2 Références normatives1
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3 Termes et définitions1
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4 Classification et modèles6
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5 Exigences fondamentales concernant les chaussures de protection7
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6 Exigences additionnelles relatives aux chaussures de protection20
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7 Marquage26
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8 Informations à fournir27
- Annexe A (normative) Chaussures hybrides30
- Bibliographie32
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