Designation:F2892−11StandardSpecificationforPerformanceRequirementsforSoftToeProtectiveFootwear(Non-Safety/Non-ProtectiveToe)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2892;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONCurrentASTMstandardsF2412andF2413providetestmethodsandperformancerequirementsforfootwearrequiringaprotectivesafetytoecap.Inindustrytherearemanyjobsthatdonotrequiretoeprotectionfromimpactorcompression.Thiscommitteehasdevelopednon-safetytoecap(softtoe)requirementstoallowmanufacturerstodemonstratetheperformancelevelofnon-safetytoecap(softtoe)footwear.1.Scope1.1Theprinciplepurposeofthisspecificationisthecerti-ficationofprotectivefootwear.CertificationmustbeperformedbyindependentthirdpartylaboratoriesinorderforfootweartobaretheASTMmarking.1.2Thespecificationcontainsperformancerequirementsforfootweartoprotectworkers’feetfromthefollowinghazardsbyproviding:(1)conductiveproperties(Cd)whichreducehazardsthatmayresultfromstaticelectricitybuildup;andreducethepossibilityofignitionofexplosivesandvolatilechemicals;(2)electrichazardprotection(EH),toprotectthewearerwhenaccidentalcontactbysteppingonliveelectricwires;(3)staticdissipativeproperties(SD)toreducehazardsduetoexcessivelylowfootwearelectricalresistancethatmayexistwhereSDfootwearisrequired;(4)punctureresistance(PR)footweardevices.1.3Thisspecificationcoversminimumrequirementsfortheperformanceoffootweartoprovideprotectionagainstavarietyofworkplacehazardsotherthanthetoeareathatcanpoten-tiallyresultininjury.1.4Thisspecificationisnotintendedtoserveasadetailedmanufacturingorpurchasingspecification,butcanberefer-encedinpurchasecontractstoensurethatminimumperfor-mancerequirementsaremet.1.5Controlledlaboratorytestsusedtodeterminecompli-ancewiththeperformancerequirementsofthisspecificationshalln...
