ASTM F2413-17 pdf free download.Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear.
This specification covers minimum requirements for the performance of footwear to provide protection against a variety of workplace hazards that can potentially result in injury.
For more than sixty years. the predecessor to this specification. ANSI Z41. established the performance criteria for a wide range of footwear to protect from hazards that affect the personal safety of workers.
The value of these standards was recognized early in the history of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and incorporated as a reference standard in the Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR Part 1910.132 and 29 CFR Part 1910.136).
The principal purpose of this standard is the certification of protective footwear. Certification must he performed by independent third party laboratories in order for footwear to bear the ASTM marking.
The specification contains performance requirements for footwear to protect workers’ feet from the following hazards by providing: (1) impact resistance (1) for the toe area of footwear; (2) compression resistance (C) for the toe area of the footwear: (3) metatarsal impact protection (Mt) that reduces the chance of injury to the metatarsal bones at the top of the foot: (4) conductive properties (Cd) which reduce hazards that may result from static electricity buildup; and reduce the possibility of ignition of explosives and volatile chemicals: (5) electric hazard protection (EH), to protect the wearer when accidental contact is by stepping on live electric wires: (6) static dissipative properties (SD) to reduce hazards due to excessively low foowear electrical resistance that may exist where SD footwear is required: and (7) puncture resistance (PR) footwear devices.
5. Performance Requirements for Foot Protection
5. 1 Impact (I) and Compression (C) Resistant Footwear:
5.1.1 Impact and compression resistant footwear shall also meet the requirements of 5.2 for compression resistant footwear.
5.1.2 Footwear shall be constructed and manufactured so that a protective toe cap is an integral and permanent part of the footwear. The toecaps shall be free from corrosion, sharp edges, burrs and defects that may affect safety performance. Each protective toe cap shall bear the manufacturer’s name or trademark or logo. Cap number or identification, and toe cap size and R (right) or L (left) shall he permanently stamped or marked in a conspicuous location. Protective toe caps shall have an open bottom.ASTM F2413-17 pdf free download.