ASTM F2412-18a Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection

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ASTM F2412-18a Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection

ASTM F2412-18a standard published by the American Testing and Materials Organization (ASTM) describes test methods for foot protection. The full name of this standard is as follows: ASTM F2412-18a Standard test methods for foot protection.

ASTM F2412-18a Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection

The test methods described in this standard contain certain requirements to evaluate the performance of shoes. These requirements focus on:

  • Impact resistance for the foot area of ​​shoes
  • Compression resistance for the toe area of ​​the shoes
  • Metatarsal protection that reduces the possibility of injury to the bones in the upper part of the foot
  • Conductive properties that reduce hazards from static electricity build-up and reduce the possibility of flammable explosive and volatile chemicals
  • Electrical hazard to protect the user when accidentally pressing electrical cables
  • In cases where there is a risk of accidental contact with current electrical circuits, properties that consume static energy to reduce the dangers arising from static charge accumulation
  • Puncture resistant shoe equipment

Any changes to the original components of safety toe shoes, such as changing or adding toe soles, may create incompatibility in some or all of this standard. Therefore, shoes with protective toe samples should be retested for one of the following changes:

  • Change in material or design used to make a protective nose cap or change of firm producing a protective cap
  • Change in the method used in shoe making or change from the company where the shoes are produced
  • Over 25 percent change in upper or insole material thickness
  • Change in outsole or midsole, including hardness
  • The most recent change of shape in shoe production
  • Change in the protective insole material or supplier
  • Change in mutual protective material or supplier company

Briefly, the test methods described in the ASTM F2412-18a standard are for determining the shoe's resistance to potentially injurious hazards.

ASTM F2412-18a provides standard test services for foot protection within the framework of laboratory services of materials by our organization.

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