Protective footwear
This is the seventh edition of CSA Standard Z195, Protective Footwear , covering design and performance requirements for protective footwear, including toe protection, sole puncture protection, metatarsal protection, electric-shock resistant soles, slip resistant soles, and other requirements relating to the general stability of footwear. It supersedes the previous editions, published in 2009, 2002, 1992, 1984, and 1981, and the first edition, entitled Safety Footwear, published in 1970. This edition incorporates several amendments made to the 2009 edition
This Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Protective Footwear under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee on Occupational Health and Safety, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group
This Standard deals with new protective footwear and includes requirements for two grades of toe impact resistance, as well as special requirements for sole plate performance, metatarsal protection, electric-shock protection, sole flex durability, conductivity, and chainsaw protection. (See Figures 1 and 2 for footwear and foot nomenclature used in this Standard.) 1.2 This Standard also provides requirements for static-dissipative footwear, with or without toe impact resistance.
This Standard also provides requirements for slip-resisting footwear, with or without other protective features.
This Standard does not address over-the-shoe toe protectors and related after-market components (e.g., slip-on toe protectors, overshoes, attachable metatarsal guards, anti-slip devices, and protective inserts). These are not considered to be integral to protective footwear.
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Electrical flash and flame protection, ankle protection, firefighter's footwear, spiked climber's footwear, and riot boots are not specifically addressed in this Standard. While the specific protection required by these applications is not covered, impact, puncture, and static-dissipative criteria may be applied to other types of footwear as appropriate.
In this Standard, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.
According to the National Safety Council, one out of every four foot injuries sustained in the workplace is caused by workers not wearing the proper protective footwear. Keeping your feet protected and safe from harm should be a high priority; in fact, all jurisdictions across Canada require workers protect their feet from workplace hazards, by correctly using protective footwear certified by CSA Group. From its first publication in 1970, CSA Z195
| SDO | CSA: Canadian Standards Association |
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| Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2014 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 60 |
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