EN ISO 17249 Chainsaw Cut Resistant Safety Shoes

The EN ISO 17249 standard, published by the International Standards Institute (ISO), describes the requirements for safety shoes that are resistant to chain saw cut. This standard has been published in our country by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) with the following title: EN ISO 17249 Safety shoes resistant to cutting with chainsaw.

A large part of the chainsaw cut resistant safety shoes product range are produced as standard safety boots. These include steel toe ankle boots. Many new men's safety boots produced today tend to have non-metallic properties. Employees generally want to have a comfortable appearance. However, such shoes are legally required to have toe protection.

Some of the men's safety boots are special danger boots. These include splashes of molten metal, antistatic types for electronics assembly lines, and safety shoes that address more unusual risks such as cold storage and freezer boots.

Before choosing safety shoes, there is a need for a recent risk assessment study for the working environment. This study gives a clear idea about the dangers to be protected and allows the selection of the most suitable personal protective equipment for the working environment.

In fact, no personal protective equipment can provide complete protection against being cut with a hand-held chainsaw. However, research shows that equipment that provides a certain degree of protection can be designed. In this regard, the following principles are applied to provide protection:

• Chain that slides in contact without cutting the material
• Blocking fibers drawn into the drive sprocket by the chain to prevent chain movement
• Use of high cut resistant fibers

Generally, more than one of these principles are considered together. There are four levels of protection that express different levels of chainsaw resistance. In practice, it is recommended to choose the shoes according to the speed of the chainsaw.

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