BS EN 13634:2015
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Protective footwear for motorcycle riders. Requirements and test methods
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2015 | 34 |
This European Standard applies to protective footwear for motorcycle riders for use while riding motorcycles for on or off road activities. It specifies the requirements for protection, ergonomic characteristics, innocuousness, mechanical properties, marking and information for users. It also specifies the appropriate test methods.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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| 3 | CEN/TC 161 prEN 13634: February 2015 CEN/TC 161 Protective footwear for motorcycle riders — Requirements and test methods ICS: Descriptors: |
| 4 | Contents Page |
| 6 | European foreword |
| 7 | Introduction |
| 8 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 9 | 4 Basic requirements for motorcycle footwear 4.1 General |
| 10 | Table 1 — Minimum number of samples and test specimens and their origin 4.2 Design 4.2.1 Height of upper |
| 11 | Table 2 — Minimum height of upper Table 3 — Minimum height of high upper Figure 1 — Footwear minimum upper height definition of H1 and H2 4.2.2 Whole upper |
| 12 | 4.3 Whole footwear 4.4 Uppers 4.4.1 pH value 4.4.2 Chromium VI content 4.4.3 Colour fastness 4.4.4 Abrasion resistance Table 4 — Requirements for upper resistance to abrasion Table 5 — Dimensions for Impact Zones and Material Areas shown in Figure 2 (Dimensions in millimetres) |
| 14 | Figure 2 — Impact zones and material areas (see Table 5) 4.4.5 Impact cut resistance |
| 15 | Table 6 — Requirements for upper resistance to impact cut 4.5 Linings 4.5.1 General 4.5.2 Tear strength 4.5.3 Abrasion resistance 4.5.4 pH value 4.5.5 Chromium VI content 4.5.6 Colour fastness 4.6 Outsoles 4.6.1 Thickness and cleat height |
| 16 | Figure 3 — Thickness of outsole Figure 4 — Cleated area 4.6.2 Abrasion resistance 4.6.3 Hydrolysis |
| 17 | 4.6.4 Interlayer bond strength 4.7 Ergonomics 4.8 Transverse rigidity of the whole footwear 4.9 Insole construction 4.10 Insole and insock 4.10.1 General 4.10.2 Abrasion resistance 4.10.2.1 Insoles |
| 18 | Table 7 — Requirements for insoles and/or insocks |
| 19 | 4.10.2.2 Insocks 4.10.3 pH value 4.10.4 Chromium VI content 5 Optional requirements 5.1 Impact protection to the ankle and/or part of the shin 5.2 Resistance to water penetration 5.3 Resistance to fuel oil of outsole 5.4 Slip resistance of outsole |
| 20 | 5.5 Permeable uppers 5.6 Insole/Insocks, Water absorption and desorption 6 Test methods 6.1 Determination of the transverse rigidity of the footwear 6.1.1 Principle 6.1.2 Apparatus 6.1.3 Test piece 6.1.4 Preparation of the test piece 6.1.5 Test procedure |
| 21 | Figure 5 — Position of test specimen 6.2 Impact energy protection of ankle and shin 6.2.1 Principle 6.2.2 Apparatus |
| 22 | Figure 6 — Principle of the design of the shin anvil 6.2.3 Test piece 6.2.4 Zones of protection |
| 23 | 6.2.5 Procedure Table 8 — Transmitted force 7 Marking |
| 24 | 8 Wearer information and instructions for use 9 Pictogram |
| 25 | Figure 7 — Pictogram: Protective equipment for motorcycle riders ISO 7000-2618 |
| 26 | Annex A (normative) Ergonomic and size testing A.1 Principle A.2 Assessors A.3 Procedure for footwear size verification A.4 Procedure for ergonomic evaluation |
| 28 | Annex B (informative) Uncertainty of measurement and interpretation of results B.1 Uncertainty of measurement B.2 Interpretation of results Figure B.1 — Result pass |
| 29 | Figure B.2 — Result fail Figure B.3 — Result fail B.3 Calculation of uncertainty of measurement |
| 30 | Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment |
| 32 | Bibliography |
