Apr 01, 2006

A new product now available for purchase from ASTM International, ASTM Standards on Occupational Footwear Protection, provides the latest standards for the protective footwear industry. Twelve standards help you comply with mandatory federal regulations on occupational foot protection. Occupational footwear manufacturers, construction and building trade professionals, occupational health and safety specialists, and homeland security personnel will benefit from the work.

 

The standards and the responsible groups include the following.

 

ASTM standards

• F 2412, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection
• F 2413, Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Foot Protection
• B 117, Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
• F 1116, Test Method for Determining Dielectric Strength of Dielectric Footwear
• F 1117, Specification for Dielectric Footwear
• F 1458, Test Methods for Foot Protection
• F 1818, Specification for foot Protection for Chainsaw Users

 

Federal standards

• CFR 1910.132, Personal Protective EquipmentGeneral Requirements
• CFR 1910.136, Personal Protective EquipmentOccupational Foot Protection

 

CSA standard and guideline

• CAN/CSA Z 195 and Z 195.1, Protective Footwear and Guideline on Selection

 

ANSI standard

• ANSI-Z41, American National Standard for Personal ProtectionProtective Footwear

 

Copies of ASTM Standards on Occupational Footwear Protection, are available for $139, either as a book (167 pages; Soft Cover, ISBN: 0-8031-4253-6; Stock # FOOT06) or on CD-ROM (ISBN: 0-8031-4255-2; Stock #: FOOT06CD); contact ASTM Customer Service (phone: 610/832-9585; fax: 610/832-9555; or e-mail: https://www.astm.org/contact/), or online at http://www.astm.org.

 

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