ASTM F2892-11
(Specification)Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Soft Toe Protective Footwear (Non-Safety / Non-Protective Toe)
Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Soft Toe Protective Footwear (Non-Safety / Non-Protective Toe)
ABSTRACT
This specification provides certification of protective footwear. It includes performance requirements for footwear to protect workers' feet from a variety of workplace hazards.
SCOPE
1.1 The principle purpose of this specification is the certification of protective footwear. Certification must be performed by independent third party laboratories in order for footwear to bare the ASTM marking.
1.2 The specification contains performance requirements for footwear to protect workers' feet from the following hazards by providing: (1) conductive properties (Cd) which reduce hazards that may result from static electricity buildup; and reduce the possibility of ignition of explosives and volatile chemicals; (2) electric hazard protection (EH), to protect the wearer when accidental contact by stepping on live electric wires; (3) static dissipative properties (SD) to reduce hazards due to excessively low footwear electrical resistance that may exist where SD footwear is required; (4) puncture resistance (PR) footwear devices.
1.3 This specification covers minimum requirements for the performance of footwear to provide protection against a variety of workplace hazards other than the toe area that can potentially result in injury.
1.4 This specification is not intended to serve as a detailed manufacturing or purchasing specification, but can be referenced in purchase contracts to ensure that minimum performance requirements are met.
1.5 Controlled laboratory tests used to determine compliance with the performance requirements of this specification shall not be deemed as establishing performance levels for all situations to which individuals may be exposed.
1.6 Any changes to the original components of safety footwear such as replacing or adding after market footbeds/inserts could cause failure to any or all parts, or a combination thereof, of this specification rendering the ASTM Soft Toe Protective Footwear label invalid.
1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F2892 −11
Standard Specification for
Performance Requirements for Soft Toe Protective Footwear
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(Non-Safety / Non-Protective Toe)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2892; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
CurrentASTM standards F2412 and F2413 provide test methods and performance requirements for
footwear requiring a protective safety toe cap. In industry there are many jobs that do not require toe
protection from impact or compression. This committee has developed non-safety toe cap (soft toe)
requirements to allow manufacturers to demonstrate the performance level of non-safety toe cap (soft
toe) footwear.
1. Scope 1.6 Any changes to the original components of safety
footwear such as replacing or adding after market footbeds/
1.1 The principle purpose of this specification is the certi-
inserts could cause failure to any or all parts, or a combination
ficationofprotectivefootwear.Certificationmustbeperformed
thereof, of this specification rendering the ASTM Soft Toe
by independent third party laboratories in order for footwear to
Protective Footwear label invalid.
bare the ASTM marking.
1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
1.2 Thespecificationcontainsperformancerequirementsfor
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
footwear to protect workers’ feet from the following hazards
standard.
by providing: (1) conductive properties (Cd) which reduce
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
hazards that may result from static electricity buildup; and
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
reduce the possibility of ignition of explosives and volatile
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
chemicals; (2) electric hazard protection (EH), to protect the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
wearer when accidental contact by stepping on live electric
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
wires; (3) static dissipative properties (SD) to reduce hazards
due to excessively low footwear electrical resistance that may
2. Referenced Documents
exist where SD footwear is required; (4) puncture resistance
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(PR) footwear devices. 2.1 ASTM Standards:
B117 Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
1.3 This specification covers minimum requirements for the
F1646 Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for
performanceoffootweartoprovideprotectionagainstavariety
Footwear
of workplace hazards other than the toe area that can poten-
F2412 Test Methods for Foot Protection
tially result in injury.
F2413 Specification for Performance Requirements for Pro-
1.4 This specification is not intended to serve as a detailed
tective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear
manufacturing or purchasing specification, but can be refer- 3
2.2 Federal Standards:
enced in purchase contracts to ensure that minimum perfor-
29 CFR 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment–General
mance requirements are met.
Requirements
1.5 Controlled laboratory tests used to determine compli-
29 CFR 1910.136 Personal Protective Equipment–Occupa-
ance with the performance requirements of this specification tional Foot Protection
shall not be deemed as establishing performance levels for all
situations to which individuals may be exposed.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear and is the direct responsibility of the ASTM website.
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Subcommittee F13.30 on Footwear. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
Current edition approved July 1, 2011. Published August 2011. DOI: 10.1520/ Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://
F2892-11. dodssp.daps.dla.mil.
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2.3 Canadian Standards Association Standard 4.1.4 Puncture resistance footwear devices, (PR).
CAN/CSA Z195 Protective Footwear
4.2 Any changes to the original components of the soft toe
protective footwear such as replacing or adding after market
3. Terminology
footbeds/inserts could cause failure to any or all parts, or a
3.1 Definitions:
combination thereof, of this standard rendering the ASTM
3.1.1 box toes, n—ar
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