New PPE Footwear standards EN ISO 20345-6-7:2022

New PPE Footwear standards EN ISO 20345-6-7:2022 are now applicable!

Standards EN ISO 20345, EN ISO 20346, EN ISO 20347:2022 has been published:

• by European CEN on march 16th,

• by French AFNOR on march 30th.

These standards are immediately applicable to the European Market.

EN ISO 20345 + EN ISO 20346 + EN ISO 20347 is applicable to safety footwear, protective footwear and occupational footwear. They define the requirements, marking and information to user. The test methods are given in the toolbox EN ISO 20344.

The last revision of EN ISO 20345 + EN ISO 20346 + EN ISO 20347 have been published in March 2022. EN ISO 20344 has been published in November 2021.

From a standardization point of view and for the CEN, the old revisions issued in 2011 will be deleted in March 2023.

What will happened for existing certificates?

The new revisions of 2022 do not imply to revise the existing certificates which remain valid

until their expiry dates.

What are the manufacturer's responsibilities?

It is the responsibility of the manufacturers to ensure their PPE remain in conformity with the state of art. Therefore, the manufacturer has to verify independently whether their productions stay in conformity with the applicable requirements, as for example REACH requirements.