EN 61340-4-3:2001

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2002
Electrostatics - Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications -
Footwear
Electrostatics -- Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications - Footwear
Elektrostatik -- Teil 4-3: Standard-Prüfverfahren für spezielle Anwendungen - Schuhwerk
Electrostatique -- Partie 4-3: Méthodes d'essai normalisées pour des applications
spécifiques - Chaussures
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61340-4-3:2001
ICS:
17.220.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
elektriko in magnetizmom electricity and magnetism
61.060 Obuvala Footwear
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61340-4-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2001
ICS 17.220.99; 29.020; 61.060
English version
Electrostatics
Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications -
Footwear
(IEC 61340-4-3:2001)
Electrostatique Elektrostatik
Partie 4-3: Méthodes d'essai normalisées Teil 4-3: Standard-Prüfverfahren für
pour des applications spécifiques - spezielle Anwendungen -
Chaussures Schuhwerk
(CEI 61340-4-3:2001) (IEC 61340-4-3:2001)
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Ref. No. EN 61340-4-3:2001 E
Foreword
The text of document 101/123/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61340-4-3, prepared by IEC TC 101
"Electrostatics", was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 61340-4-3 on 2001-10-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-07-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2004-10-01
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61340-4-3:2001 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61340-2-3 2000 Electrostatics EN 61340-2-3 2000
Part 2-3: Methods of test for
determining the resistance and
resistivity of solid planar materials used
to avoid electrostatic charge
accumulation
NORME
CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
61340-4-3
INTERNATIONAL
Première édition
STANDARD
First edition
2001-08
Electrostatique –
Partie 4-3:
Méthodes d’essai normalisées pour
des applications spécifiques –
Chaussures
Electrostatics –
Part 4-3:
Standard test methods for specific applications –
Footwear
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ELECTROSTATICS –
Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications –
Footwear
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61340-4-3 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 101:
Electrostatics.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
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INTRODUCTION
Footwear, especially shoes, have become an important electrostatic control device in all areas,
but particularly in electronics manufacturing. Standards exist from various national committees
and these have served as guidance in the preparation of this first International Standard for
electrostatic control footwear.
Control of unwanted electrostatic charge is of particular importance where personnel work
around electrostatic-sensitive processes, materials or items. In many cases, devices such as
wrist straps or other devices are employed to provide an electrical bond between a person’s
skin and a ground connection. Many instances exist in industry where wrist straps or other
tethering devices cannot be safely or conveniently applied, but there is still a need to provide a
ground connection for personnel. A convenient method to provide a ground connection for
personnel is through their feet while standing or walking on a defined and properly specified
electrostatic control floor surface.
The measurement method described in this part of IEC 61340 can be used to monitor electrical
specifications of footwear during manufacture, prior to selection by an end user or periodically
during use. The method described involves the use of a specific set of test equipment and
instruments. Other equipment and instruments may be used to measure
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