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ASTM F2413 updated for Safety Toe Shoes

ASTM F2413, Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear, has been updated.  The new 2017 Edition replaces the previous 2011 Edition, which is now obsolete.  I reviewed the previous edition in my September 1, 2011 Post on the ASTM F2412 and ASTM F2413.  This is an extensive, technical update to this important foot-safety standard.

The ASTM F2412 and ASTM F2413 replace the ANSI Z41 that was used for over 60 years.  Together, they provide the performance criteria for protective footwear.  These standards play an important role in worker safety in many industries.

The ASTM F2413 itself is on minimum requirements for the performance of shoes that protect against a number of workplace hazards.  This is accomplished by evaluation of shoes for impact and compression resistance, particularly in the toe area, other foot protection, and protection against electrical hazards.

Once you believe that your shoe meets the ASTM requirements, you’ll take samples to an authorized testing lab for verification.  If the shoe passes the various tests, the ASTM label can be printed on your footwear.  Guidelines for the labeling and other identifications are included in the standard.

Changes are extensive and occur throughout the document.  You can find them all in the redline edition available from Document Center Inc.  We are an authorized distributor of the ASTM standards.  You can search for and order them from our webstore at www.document-center.com.  Here is a direct link to the order page for ASTM F2413 for your convenience.  Let us know if you’d like the redline edition or if you need company-wide cloud access to the standard.

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New ASTM F2412 2011 Edition and ASTM F2413 2011 Edition Just Released for Protective Footwear and Toe Caps

The ASTM F2412-11 and ASTM F2413-11 have just been released.  They are the essential ASTM standards on foot protection and safety toe caps.  The two documents replaced the ANSI Z41 standard back in 2005.  The new editions are available from Document Center Inc. in both paper and electronic format.

ASTM F2412, titled “Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection,” covers test methods that measure the resistance of footwear to a variety of hazards that can potentially result in injury.  Areas include:

Impact resistance for the toe area of footwear,

Compression resistance for the toe area of footwear,

Metatarsal protection that reduces the chance of injury to the metatarsal bones at the top of the foot,

Conductive properties which reduce hazards that may result from static electricity buildup, and reduce the possibility of ignition of explosives and volatile chemicals,

Electric Hazard by stepping on live wire,

Static dissipative (SD) properties to reduce hazards due to excessively low footwear electrical resistance that may exist where SD footwear is required, and

Puncture resistance footwear devices.

ASTM F2413, “Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear,” covers the minimum design, performance, testing, and classification requirements, and prescribes fit, function, and performance criteria for footwear designed to be worn to provide protection against a variety of workplace hazards that can potentially result in injury.

The 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.

Footwear conforming to this specification shall meet the performance requirements for the following:

Impact resistance for the toe area of footwear,

Compression resistance for the toe area of footwear,

Metatarsal protection that reduces the chance of injury to the metatarsal bones at the top of the foot,

Conductive properties which reduce hazards that may result from static electricity buildup, and reduce the possibility of ignition of explosives and volatile chemicals,

Electric shock resistance,

Static dissipative (SD) properties to reduce hazards due to excessively low footwear resistance that may exist where SD footwear is required,

Puncture resistance of footwear bottoms,

Chain saw cut resistance, and

Dielectric insulation.

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