AMENDMENT NO.
1 JANUARY 2019
TO
IS 15298 (PART 4) : 2017 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
PART 4 OCCUPATIONAL FOOTWEAR
(Second Revision)
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(Second cover page, National Foreword, para 1, line 1) — Substitute ‘modified adoption of’ for ‘identical
with’.
(Second cover page, National Foreword, para 3) — Insert the following at the end of existing para:
‘This standard is the second revision of IS 15298 (Part 4) and in this revision, certain technical modifications
due to particular needs of Indian footwear industry have been made. These technical modifications have been
mentioned in National Annex A.’
(Second cover page, National Foreword, para 4, sentence 1) — Substitute the following for the existing:
‘Except the deviations identified in National Annex A, the remaining text of the ISO standard has been
approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without deviations’.
(Second cover page, National Foreword, para 6, row 1, col 2) — Substitute ‘IS 16259 : 2014 Leather —
Chemical Tests — Determination of Chromium VI Content' for the existing.
(Second cover page, National Foreword, para 6, row 1, col 3) — Substitute ‘Identical’ for the existing.
(Second cover page, National Foreword, para 7, sentence 2) — Substitute ‘Details of which are given in
National Annex B.’ for the existing.
(Page 29, National Annex A) — Substitute the following for the existing:
NATIONAL ANNEX A
(National Foreword)
Clause/Subclause Modifications
2 Normative references Add after the last line:
"IS 17011 : 2018Chemical requirements for footwear and footwear
materials"
4 Classification and designs Replace the existing table by the following:
Table 1 Classification of footwear
Classification Description
Footwear made from leather and other materials,
Class I
excluding all-rubber and/or all polymeric footwear
All-rubber (i.e. entirely vulcanized) and/or all-
Class II
polymeric (i.e. entirely moulded) footwear
5.1 Table 2 - Basic Add at the end of 3rd row:
requirements for occupational 2nd column 3rd column 4th column 5th column
footwear Innocuousness 5.3.5 X X
5.3.5 Innocuousness Replace last sentence by "Hence, the footwear shall meet the requirements
Paragraph 1 specified for critical chemicals in IS 17011. Tests shall be carried out by
opening up of the footwear and components."
5.3.5 Innocuousness Delete
NOTE
Bibliography Delete and renumber subsequent serial numbers.
Sl. No. 2
Bibliography Add at the end: "[5] IS 6519 : 1971, Code of practice for selection, care and
repair of safety footwear"
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Amendment No. 1 to IS 15298 (Part 4) : 2017
(Page 29, National Annex A) — Insert the following new National Annex after National
Annex A:
NATIONAL ANNEX B
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(National Foreword)
B-1 PACKING
The packing shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier.
B-1.1 Each pair of boot shall be supplied with the following information in Hindi and English:
a) Name and full address of manufacturer,
b) Details of customer care service provider,
c) Instruction for storage and maintenance,
d) For instructions on cleaning and drying, see IS 6519,
e) Time period for obsolescence,
f) Wherever applicable, declaration to be made stating footwear is not for use in fire
hazard/explosion prone areas/hot contact/electric resistance purpose,
g) The footwear is not a GREEN footwear and not bio-degradable.
B-2 MARKING
B-2.1 Each boot shall be permanently marked with the following:
a) Size,
b) Manufacturer's name and brand,
c) Year and month of manufacture,
d) Shelf life,
e) Number and year of the standard, based upon which the boots are produced,
e) Any other statutory marking.
B-2.2 BIS Certification Marking
The shoes may also be marked with the Standard Mark. All markings shall be made inside of tongue or at top
outer face of the boot so that least damage is done during working.
B-2.2.1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,
2016 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder. The details of conditions under which the licence for the
use of the Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers or producers may be obtained from the Bureau of
Indian Standards.
(CHD 19)
Publication Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India
