ISO/TR TECHNICAL REPORT 18690 Second edition 2012-12-15 Guidance for the selection, use and maintenance of safety and occupational footwear and other personal protective equipment offering foot and leg protection Lignes directrices pour la selection, I'utilisation et I'entretien des chaussures de protection et de loisirs ainsi que tout autre équipement de protection personnelle des pieds et des jambes Reference number ISO/TR 18690:2012(E) ISO @IS02012 ed without license from IHS IS0/TR 18690:2012(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT IS0 2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2012 - All rights reserved 144001,User=sharabiani, shahramfs or networking permitted without license from IHS IS0/TR 18690:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope .1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Design, construction and classification 5 Marking of categories. .3 5.1 Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear .3 5.2 Personal protective equipment - - Occupational footwear. .5 5.3 Other markings. .6 6 Selection of PPE footwear .6 6.1 Risk assessment. 6.2 Ergonomic features. ..10 7 Use of PPE footwear. ..11 7.1 Mechanical hazards. 11 7.2 Guidance on the reduction of slip hazards .12 7.3 Chemical hazards. 14 7.4 Electrical hazards .15 7.5 Risks of inimical environment (hot and cold) .16 7.6 Dry and warm conditions .16 7.7 Wet conditions .16 7.8 Job-related footwear .17 7.9 Orthopaedic footwear .19 8 Maintenance of PPE footwear .19 8.1 Tests. 19 8.2 Cleaning and care. 21 8.3 Maintenance .22 Bibliography .23 iii ded by IHS under lic se with ISt ed without license from IHS Not for F