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BRITISH STANDARD Electrostatics — Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications — Footwear The European Standard EN 61340-4-3:2001 has the status of a British Standard ICS 17.220.99; 29.020; 61.060 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS EN 61340-4-3:2002 IEC 61340-4-3:2001 BS EN 61340-4-3:2002 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 61340-4-3:2001 It is identical with IEC 61340-4-3:2001 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee GEL/101, Electrostatics, which has the responsibility to: — aid enquirers to understand the text; — present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; — monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary From January 1997, all IEC publications have the number 60000 added to the old number For instance, IEC 27-1 has been renumbered as IEC 60027-1 For a period of time during the change over from one numbering system to the other, publications may contain identifiers from both systems Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on February 2002 Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages to 9, and a back cover The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued Amendments issued since publication Amd No © BSI February 2002 ISBN 580 38940 Date Comments EN 61340-4-3 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2001 ICS 17.220.99; 29.020; 61.060 English version Electrostatics Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications Footwear (IEC 61340-4-3:2001) Electrostatique Partie 4-3: Méthodes d'essai normalisées pour des applications spécifiques Chaussures (CEI 61340-4-3:2001) Elektrostatik Teil 4-3: Standard-Prüfverfahren für spezielle Anwendungen Schuhwerk (IEC 61340-4-3:2001) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2001-10-01 CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels © 2001 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members Ref No EN 61340-4-3:2001 E Page EN ISO 61340−4−3:2001 Foreword The text of document 101/123/FDIS, future edition of IEC 61340-4-3, prepared by IEC TC 101 "Electrostatics", was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61340-4-3 on 2001-10-01 The following dates were fixed: – latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2002-07-01 – latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2004-10-01 Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard In this standard, annex ZA is normative Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 61340-4-3:2001 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification © BSI February 2002 Page EN ISO 61340−4−3:2001 INTRODUCTION Footwear, especially shoes, have become an important electrostatic control device in all areas, but particularly in electronics manufacturing Standards exist from various national committees and these have served as guidance in the preparation of this first International Standard for electrostatic control footwear Control of unwanted electrostatic charge is of particular importance where personnel work around electrostatic-sensitive processes, materials or items In many cases, devices such as wrist straps or other devices are employed to provide an electrical bond between a person’s skin and a ground connection Many instances exist in industry where wrist straps or other tethering devices cannot be safely or conveniently applied, but there is still a need to provide a ground connection for personnel A convenient method to provide a ground connection for personnel is through their feet while standing or walking on a defined and properly specified electrostatic control floor surface The measurement method described in this part of IEC 61340 can be used to monitor electrical specifications of footwear during manufacture, prior to selection by an end user or periodically during use The method described involves the use of a specific set of test equipment and instruments Other equipment and instruments may be used to measure the parameters specified, but in the event of any dispute, the equipment, instruments and measurement method established in this standard apply © BSI February 2002 Page EN ISO 61340−4−3:2001 ELECTROSTATICS – Part 4-3: Standard test methods for specific applications – Footwear Scope This part of IEC 61340 describes a test method for determining the electrical resistance of footwear used in the control of electrostatic potential on people This standard is suitable for use by the manufacturer of footwear as well as the end user A method for measuring the electrical resistance of footwear alone is described and serves as an acceptance test for new footwear NOTE Although this standard does not include requirements for personal safety, attention is drawn to the need for all concerned to comply with the relevant local statutory requirements regarding the health and safety of all persons in all places of work that use footwear defined by the test method of this standard Insulating footwear is not included within the scope of this standard although the electrical resistance measurement techniques may be applicable Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies IEC 61340-2-3:2000, Electrostatics – Part 2-3: Methods of test for determining the resistance and resistivity of solid planar materials used to avoid electrostatic charge accumulation Definitions For the purpose of this part of IEC 61340, the following definitions apply 3.1 footwear shoes, slippers or booties NOTE Two types of footwear exist, see 3.2 and 3.3 3.2 electrostatic conductive footwear footwear as tested by the method described in this standard with an electrical resistance of