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This document was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 162, Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets, in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 94, Personal safety — Personal protective equipment, Subcommittee SC 13, Protective clothing, in accordance with the agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 11393‑3:1999), which has been technically revised. The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:

— in the Introduction, the term “hand-held chainsaws primarily constructed for cutting wood” has been added;
— the normative references have been updated;
— the term and definition 3.1 has been added;
— in Clause 4, the definition has been adapted to 6.2;
— in Clause 5, the definition and normative reference has been specified;
— in 6.1.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4 and Clause 7, definitions have been specified;
— in 6.1.3, a new comprising procedure has been defined;
— in 6.2.1, the total number of cuts has been enlarged, “protection class” has been renamed as “level” and “class 0” has been deleted;
— in 6.2.4, an alternative system for fastening the footwear to the test rig has been added;
— in 6.2.5, the definition “non-steel” has been used following ISO 17249.

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BS EN ISO 11393-3:2018

Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws - Test methods for footwear

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Oct 2018