SIST EN ISO 20344:2022/A1:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2024
Osebna varovalna oprema - Metode preskušanja obutve - Dopolnilo A1 (ISO
20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
Personal protective equipment - Test methods for footwear - Amendment 1 (ISO
20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Prüfverfahren für Schuhe - Änderung 1 (ISO
20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
Équipement de protection individuelle - Méthodes d'essai pour les chaussures -
Amendement 1 (ISO 20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 20344:2021/A1:2024
ICS:
13.340.50 Varovanje nog in stopal Leg and foot protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 20344:2021/A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.50
English Version
Personal protective equipment - Test methods for
footwear - Amendment 1 (ISO 20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
Équipement de protection individuelle - Méthodes Persönliche Schutzausrüstung - Prüfverfahren für
d'essai pour les chaussures - Amendement 1 (ISO Schuhe - Änderung 1 (ISO 20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
20344:2021/Amd 1:2024)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN ISO 20344:2021; it was approved by CEN on 6 November 2023.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 20344:2021/A1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94
"Personal safety -- Personal protective equipment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC
161 “Foot and leg protectors” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN ISO 20344:2021 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2024, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 20344:2021/Amd 1:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 20344:2021/A1:2024
without any modification.
International
Standard
ISO 20344
Third edition
Personal protective equipment —
2021-10
Test methods for footwear
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
2024-01
Équipement de protection individuelle — Méthodes d'essai pour
les chaussures
AMENDEMENT 1
Reference number
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ISO 20344:2021/Amd.1:2024(en)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94, Personal Safety – Personal protective
equipment, Subcommittee SC 3, Foot protection, in collaboration with the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 161, Foot and leg protectors, in accordance with the
Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
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ISO 20344:2021/Amd.1:2024(en)
Personal protective equipment — Test methods for footwear
AMENDMENT 1
4.2
nd
Replace the 2 paragraph by:
"If the test requires a defined condition (temperature (23 ± 2) °C and/or (50 ± 5) % RH), it is mentioned in
the test method. Where the testing in conditioned atmosphere is not required, the maximum time which
shall elapse between removal from the conditioning atmosphere and the start of testing shall not be greater
than 10 min, unless otherwise stated in the test method."
Table 1
th
Replace the text of the 4 line by:
Toecap dimensions B No 5.3 3 pairs of footwear or toe- 1 pair of toecaps
caps in sizes S-M-L
th
Replace the text of the 23 line by:
Ankle protection A Yes 5.22 3 footwear in sizes S-M-L For each footwear
1 test piece (outer)
and 1 test piece inner
(if claimed)
st
Replace the text of the 28 line by:
Height of the upper B Yes 6.2.2 3 pairs of footwear in sizes Item of footwear
S-M-L
Area for non-water B Yes 6.2.3 1 item of footwear size M 1 test piece
vapor permeable
materials
st
Replace the text of the 31 line by:
Flexing resistance B Yes 6.5 3 items of footwear in dif- 1 test piece
ferent sizes
th
Replace the text of the 37 line by:
Abrasion resistance B No 6.12 footwear or materials 2 test piece
...