BS EN 13832-2:2018

What is BS EN 13832‑2- Requirements for limited contact with chemicals to protect footwear against chemicals about?

BS EN 13832 discusses footwear protecting against chemicals. BS EN 13832‑2 is an international standard that provides requirements for limited contact with chemicals to protect footwear against chemicals.

BS EN 13832‑2 is the second part of a multi-part series that specifies requirements for footwear to protect the user against limited contact in time with specific chemicals.

Who is BS EN 13832‑- Requirements for limited contact with chemicals to protect footwear against chemicals 2 for?

BS EN 13832‑2 on  requirements for limited contact with chemicals to protect footwear against chemicals is useful for:

• Footwear manufacturers
• Occupational health and safety departments
• Footwear Testing and Research Services
• Footwear laboratories

Why should you use BS EN 13832‑2- Requirements for limited contact with chemicals to protect footwear against chemicals?

Chemical-resistant footwear is used to protect the wearer from exposure to corrosive chemicals or enormous quantities of solvents or water that might penetrate normal footwear

BS EN 13832‑2 provides you with the requirements footwear for limited contact with chemicals such as chemical splashing, degradation that may affect the performance of the footwear.

By using the requirements specified by BS EN 13832‑2 the user can produce an improved quality of splashing resistance and degradation resistance footwear and ensure protection to the wearer from hazardous chemicals to gain higher customer satisfaction.

What is changed since the last update?

BS EN 13832‑2:2018 supersedes EN 13832-2:2006, which is withdrawn. BS EN 13832‑2:2018 has made some technical changes. These include:

• Reference to regulation 2016/425 instead of Directive 89/686 inserted
• Addition of new splashing test and new requirements with 2 types (U and US) Reference to the new permeation standard EN 16523-1. Figure 6 for damages assessment inserted