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SAFETY FOOTWEAR STANDARDS
The ASTM F2413-11 standard covers minimum requirements for the design, performance, testing and classification of protective
footwear. There are 7 protection sections under the standard (see below). Footwear must be tested (3 sample pair for each test),
certified by a third party independent testing agency, and must be clearly and legibly labeled inside the footwear.
Impact (I/75):
Identifies protection against impact hazards. A 50 lb. weight
is dropped from a height of 18” (75 ft. lbf.) onto 3 test samples. A minimum
0.5-inch clearance (men’s) and 0.468 (women’s) must be maintained on all
3 test samples. Footwear shall also meet compression requirements below.
Compression (C/75):
Identifies protection against rolling or compression
hazards. Force of 2500 lbs. is applied to 3 test samples. Minimum clearance
as above must be maintained on all 3 samples. Footwear must also meet
impact requirements above.
Metatarsal (MT 75):
Identifies footwear designed to protect the top of the foot
from impact. A 50 lb. weight is dropped from a height of 18” (75 ft. lbf.) onto 3
test samples. A minimum 1-inch clearance (men’s) and 0.937 inch (women’s
must be maintained on all 3 test samples. Footwear must first meet impact
and compression test above for toecap.
Conductive (CD):
Identifies footwear intended to provide protection to the
wearer against hazards from static electricity buildup and to reduce the possi-
bility of ignition of explosive or volatile chemicals. Footwear shall be tested to
demonstrate resistance between 0 and 500,000 ohms. Please note: Conduc-
tive footwear is not intended to be worn if working near open electrical circuits.
Electrical Hazard (EH):
Identifies footwear constructed to provide a second-
ary level of protection against incidental contact with live electrical circuits. 3
specimens are tested to resist the application of 18,000 volts at 60 hertz for 1
minute with no current flow in excess of 1 milliampere under dry conditions. All
3 specimens must pass the minimum test requirements.
Static Dissipative (SD):
Identifies footwear designed to protect against
hazards that may exist due to excessively low footwear resistance while
maintaining sufficiently high level of resistance to reduce the possibility of
electrical shock. The footwear must have a lower limit of electrical resistance
of 1 megohm and an upper limit of 100 megohms. If more stringent require-
ments are needed, please contact our customer service department.
Puncture Resisting (PR):
Identifies footwear designed and constructed with
a puncture resisting device between the insole and outsole as a permanent
and integral part of the footwear. Footwear must have a minimum puncture
resistance of 270 lbs. of force.
Under the ASTM guidelines, the protection provided above must be an in-
tegral and permanent part of the footwear construction and the footwear is
designed to wear over the foot only. Other devices - designed to be worn over
the shoe as temporary protection - do not conform to the ASTM standard.
Source: ASTM International
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