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BS 1870-1:1988

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Safety footwear Specification for safety footwear other than all-rubber and all-plastics moulded types

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1988

Superseded date

15-01-1993

£232.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Construction and design
4. Materials and components
5. Materials and components (optional)
6. Safety performance
7. Safety performance (optional)
8. Marking and instructions
Appendices
A. Methods of test
B. Guidelines for quality of closing
C. Code of practice for users of electrically
     conductive safety footwear
D. Code of practice for users of antistatic safety
     footwear
E. Code of practice for users of footwear fitted
     with non-metallic safety toecaps
F. Code of practice for users of footwear fitted with
     multilayer solings
Tables
1. Minimum thicknesses for outsoles
2. Clearance at maximum deformation of steel safety
     toecaps
3. Clearance at maximum deformation of non-metallic
     safety toecaps
Figures
1. General view of welted boot
2. Cross-section of moulded boot
3. Cemented construction
4. Riveted, stitched and screwed construction
5. Moulded construction
6. Veldtschoen construction
7. Welted construction
8. Areas of closed cleating (at least 2.5 mm cleat
     depth)
9. Position of protective midsole
10. Measurements for sole and heel thickness
11. Thickness measurements, wooden soles

Requirements for general and heavy duty use footwear including certain optional requirements for solings and for protective midsoles.

Committee
PH/1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

£232.00
Excluding VAT