BS EN 344-1:1993
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Safety, protective and occupational footwear for professional use Requirements and test methods
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08-11-2004
English
01-15-1993
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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Requirements
4.1 Sampling and conditioning
4.2 Design
4.2.1 Height of upper
4.2.2 Seat region
4.3 Whole footwear
4.3.1 Sole performance
4.3.2 Toe protection
4.3.3 Penetration resistance
4.3.4 Electrical resistance
4.3.5 Resistance to inimical environments
4.3.6 Energy absorption of seat region
4.3.7 Leakproofness
4.4 Upper
4.4.1 Thickness
4.4.2 Tear strength
4.4.3 Tensile properties
4.4.4 Flexing resistance
4.4.5 Water penetration and water absorption
4.4.6 Water vapour permeability and coefficient
4.4.7 pH value
4.4.8 Hydrolysis
4.5 Lining
4.5.1 Text deleted
4.5.2 Tear strength
4.5.3 Abrasion resistance
4.6 Tongue
4.6.1 Tear strength
4.6.2 pH value
4.7 Insole
4.7.1 Thickness
4.7.2 pH value
4.7.3 Water absorption
4.7.4 Abrasion resistance
4.8 Outsole
4.8.1 Cleated outsoles
4.8.2 Thickness of non-cleated outsoles
4.8.3 Tear strength
4.8.4 Abrasion resistance
4.8.5 Flexing resistance
4.8.6 Hydrolysis
4.8.7 Interlayer bond strength
4.8.8 Resistance to hot contact
4.8.9 Resistance to fuel oil
5 Test methods
5.1 Determination of upper/outside and sole interlayer
bond strength
5.1.1 Principle
5.1.2 Apparatus
5.1.3 Preparation of test pieces
5.1.4 Measurement of bond strength
5.1.5 Calculation and expression of results
5.2 Determination of internal toecap length
5.2.1 Preparation of test piece
5.2.2 Determination of the test axis
5.2.3 Test procedure
5.3 Determination of impact resistance
5.3.1 Apparatus
5.3.2 Procedure
5.4 Determination of compression resistance
5.4.1 Apparatus
5.4.2 Procedure
5.5 Determination of compression resistance
5.5.1 Determination of corrosion resistance of
metal toecaps or metal penetration resistant
inserts in all-rubber footwear
5.5.2 Determination of corrosion resistance of
metal toecaps in footwear other than
all-rubber footwear
5.5.3 Determination of corrosion resistance of
metal penetration resistant inserts in
footwear other than all-rubber footwear
5.6 Determination of penetration resistance
5.6.1 Apparatus
5.6.2 Procedure
5.7 Determination of electrical resistance
5.7.1 Apparatus
5.7.2 Preparation and conditioning of test piece
5.7.3 Procedure
5.8 Determination of insulation against heat
5.8.1 Apparatus
5.8.2 Procedure
5.9 Determination of insulation against cold
5.9.1 Apparatus
5.9.2 Procedure
5.10 Determination of energy absorption of seat region
5.10.1 Apparatus
5.10.2 Procedure
5.11 Determination of leakproofness
5.11.1 Apparatus
5.11.2 Preparation of test piece
5.11.3 Procedure
5.12 Determination of water penetration and water
absorption
5.12.1 Principle
5.12.2 Apparatus
5.12.3 Preparation of test piece
5.12.4 Procedure
5.12.5 Calculation and expression of results
5.13 Determination of water vapour permeability and
water vapour coefficient
5.13.1 Determination of water vapour permeability
5.13.2 Determination of water vapour absorption
5.13.3 Determination of water vapour coefficient
5.14 Determination of abrasion resistance of lining
5.14.1 Principle
5.14.2 Apparatus
5.14.3 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
5.14.4 Preparation of test pieces and materials
5.14.5 Procedure
5.14.6 Method of assessment
5.15 Determination of water absorption and desorption of
insole
5.15.1 Preparation of test piece
5.15.2 Procedure
5.16 Determination of abrasion resistance of insole
5.16.1 Principle
5.16.2 Apparatus
5.16.3 Preparation of test piece
5.16.4 Preparation of abradant pads
5.16.5 Procedure
5.16.6 Method of assessment
5.17 Determination of flexing resistance of outsole
5.17.1 Apparatus
5.17.2 Preparation of test piece
5.17.3 Procedure
5.18 Determination of resistance to hot contact
5.18.1 Apparatus
5.18.2 Preparation of test specimen
5.18.3 Procedure
5.18.4 Method of assessment
5.19 Determination of resistance to fuel oil
5.19.1 General method
5.19.2 Method for outsole materials
which shrink or harden
Annex A (informative) Recommended methods for the assessment
of toecaps to be used in safety or protective footwear
Annex B (informative) Recommended methods for the assessment
of penetration resistant inserts
Annex C (normative) Recommended methods for the assessment
of penetration resistant inserts
TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH BS EN 345-1, BS EN 346-1 AND BS EN 347-1 Defines requirements and test methods, where necessary, for establishment of conformity with requirements for footwear designed for protection of the wearer's feet and legs from forseeable hazards in a variety of working sectors.
| Committee |
PH/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes and renumbers BS EN 344 (07/2004) Supersedes BS 953(1979), 90/40994 DC & 94/306166 DC. (03/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
60
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 344-1 : 1992 | Identical |
| ISO 8782-1:1998 | Identical |
| EN 344:1992/A1:1997 | Identical |
| DIN EN 344-1:1997-06 | Identical |
| SN EN 344-1 : 1998 | Identical |
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| ISO 3290:2001 | Rolling bearings Balls Dimensions and tolerances |
| ISO 4045:2008 | Leather Chemical tests Determination of pH |
| ISO 5423:1992 | Moulded plastics footwear — Lined or unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use — Specification |
| ISO 4649:2017 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of abrasion resistance using a rotating cylindrical drum device |
| ISO 34:1979 | Rubber, vulcanized — Determination of tear strength (trouser, angle and crescent test pieces) |
| ISO 3377:1975 | Leather — Determination of tearing load |
| ISO 2023:1994 | Rubber footwear Lined industrial vulcanized-rubber boots Specification |
| ISO 4643:1992 | Moulded plastics footwear — Lined or unlined poly(vinyl chloride) boots for general industrial use — Specification |
| ISO 4648:1991 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of dimensions of test pieces and products for test purposes |
| ISO 4674:1977 | Fabrics coated with rubber or plastics Determination of tear resistance |
| ISO 3376:2011 | Leather Physical and mechanical tests Determination of tensile strength and percentage extension |
| ISO 868:2003 | Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) |
| ISO 1817:2015 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of the effect of liquids |
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