What is BS 7971-5- Footwear for use in violent situations and training about?
BS 7971 is a British standard that discusses protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training. BS 7971-5 provides the requirements and test methods for protective footwear to ensure the protection of workers’ feet against workplace hazards.
BS 7971-5 is the fifth part of a multi-series that specifies requirements and test methods for footwear, which is to be used predominantly but not exclusively by police and prison officers in specialist operational situations and training and by others who might be exposed to attack and assault in the course of their duties.
Note1: Civilian groups working alongside police or prison services in specialist operational situations might find by risk assessment that BS 7971-5 offers additional protection for such activities and threats not within the scope of other standards.
Note2: BS 7971-5 does not cover external, over-the-boot metatarsal protection which is intended to be considered in the next revision of BS 7971-4.
Who is BS 7971-5-Footwear for use in violent situations and training for?
BS 7971-5 on the footwear for use in violent situations and training is useful for:
- Protective footwear manufacturers
- Protective footwear test personnel
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Risk assessment authorities
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS 7971-5- Footwear for use in violent situations and training?
Footwear used in specialist operational situations and training is intended to reduce the risk of injury to the user, who might be faced with threats such as impact, heat, flame, and the effects of certain liquids, which in some circumstances could also be burning liquids.
BS 7971-5 provides you with general requirements and innocuousness, chemical resistance testing, the method for determination of ergonomic penalty during walking/running, the method for determination of burning behavior, marking, and much more.
The requirements and test methods provided by BS 7971-5 assist you in improving the performance and quality of the protective footwear and protect to prevent unnecessary accidents and ensure safety and health of the feet.
With obedience and compliance to BS 7971-5, you can enhance the efficacy of the protective footwear and manufacture a standardized product.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS 7971-5:2016 supersedes BS 7971-5:2004, which is withdrawn and partly supersedes BS 7971-11:2006. BS 7971-6:2016 has made some principal changes by addition of clauses covering innocuousness, sizing, marking, user information, modified resistance to chemicals, testing for flame spread, and integral metatarsal protection as compared to the previous editions BS 7971-5:2003.
