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BS EN 344-2:1997

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.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, protective and occupational footwear for professional use Additional requirements and test methods

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-01-1997

Superseded date

11-08-2004

£166.00
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Summarise this standard

Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Requirements for whole footwear
4.1 Sampling and conditioning
4.2 Water resistance
4.3 Protection against cutting by hand held chain
      saw
4.4 Resistance to fire fighting hazards (footwear for
      fire fighters)
4.5 Metatarsal protection
4.6 Cut resistance
5 Test methods
5.1 Determination of resistance to water
5.2 Determination of thermal behaviour of footwear
5.3 Determination of impact resistance of metatarsal
      protective device
5.4 Determination of resistance of upper to cutting
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
addressing essential requirements or other provisions of
EU Directives

Covers water resistance, protection against hand-held chainsaws, resistance to firefighting hazards, metatarsal protection and cut resistance.

Committee
PH/1
DevelopmentNote
DRAFT FOR COMMENT 93/305413 DC
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 344-2 : 1996 Identical
EN 344-2 : 1996 Identical
I.S. EN 344-2:1997 Identical
NS EN 344-2 : 1ED 1996 Identical
NEN EN 344-2 : 1996 Identical
NF EN 344-2 : 1996 Identical
UNE-EN 344-2:1996 Identical
DIN EN 344-2:1996-08 Identical

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