Guideline on selection, care, and use of protective footwear
This is the second edition of CSA Z195.1, Guideline for selection, care, and use of protective footwear. It supersedes the previous edition published in 2002. This Guideline covers the selection, use, and care of protective footwear and outlines the components necessary to implement an effective use of protective footwear in the workplace. This edition incorporates a new Table 1 to assist users on selection of appropriate protective footwear and understanding labelling requirements based on the type of hazards. This Guideline recommends that a hazard assessment be carried out on each job to determine the conditions under which work is performed. Introduction This Guideline has been developed as a complementary document to CSA Z195-14, Protective footwear. It is intended to provide advice to protective footwear users and authorities having jurisdiction. While this Guideline is intended to be used separately from the Standard, many references are made to the Standard and most of the advice is based on the design, performance, and marking criteria provided in the Standard. Users seeking specific requirements for protective footwear should refer to the criteria contained in the Standard. The purpose of this Guideline is to
Note: Users should be aware that there might be "safety" products available that do not comply with CSA Z195. When selecting protective footwear, users should look for evidence that the footwear does, in fact, comply with CSA Z195. See Clause 1.3 and Table 1 for the different marks that indicate that the footwear complies with the Standard. All users of safety footwear should refer to their respective federal and/or provincial statutes to ensure compliance with legal requirements governing protective footwear
| SDO | CSA: Canadian Standards Association |
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| Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2016 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 23 |
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