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Workmaster™ Hazmax™ - User Information
The safety footwear supplied by Respirex International Ltd complies with the PPE Regulation
(EU) 2016/425 requirements according to the European harmonized standard EN ISO 20345:2011.
Module B certificate issued by SGS FIMKO OY, Takomotie 8, 00380 Helsinki, Finland.
UKCA Type-examination for Regulation 2016/425 by: Approved Body No. 0120, SGS United Kingdom Limited, Rossmoor
Business Park, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, Cheshire, CH65 3EN.
This product provides full protection against hazardous chemicals according to EN13832-3:2018 and EN943-2:2002.
Workmaster™ Hazmax™ has surpassed the requirements of EN943-2 standard which requires suits/boots to have a minimum
breakthrough time of 10 minutes when tested against the 15 chemicals listed in bold in the table below.
Workmaster™ Hazmax™ boots have been tested with different chemicals given in the table below. The protection has been
assessed under laboratory conditions and relates only to the chemicals given. The wearer should be aware that in case of
contact with other chemicals or with physical stresses (high temperature, abrasion for example), the protection given by the
boots may be adversely affected and necessary precautions should be taken.
All chemical permeation testing in accordance with EN369 or EN374-3 except **tested in accordance with EN13832-3:2018.
Chemical
CAS N
o
Breakthrough
Time (mins)
Acetone
67-64-1
>120
Acetonitrile
75-05-8
>240
Acrylic acid
79-10-7
>480
Acrylonitrile
107-13-1
>120
Ammonia Gas
7664-41-7
>480
Ammonia solution 25%**
1336-21-6
>1921
Arsenic Acid
7778-39-4
>480
Bromine
7726-95-6
>420
1.3 Butadiene Gas
106-99-0
>180
Carbon Disulphide
75-15-0
>60
Chlorine Gas
7782-50-5
>480
Chromic Acid
-
>480
Dichloromethane
75-09-2
>60
Diethylamine
109-89-7
>60
Dimethylformamide
68-12-2
>180
Ethyl Acetate
141-78-6
>120
Ethylene Dichloride
107-06-2
>480
Ethylene Oxide
75-21-8
>120
Heptane
142-82-5
>480
Chemical
CAS N
o
Breakthrough
Time (mins)
Hydrofluoric Acid 48%
7664-39-3
>3960
Hydrogen Chloride Gas
7647-01-0
>480
Methanol
67-56-1
>480
Methyl Chloride Gas
74-87-3
>60
Nitric Acid
7697-37-2
>480
Nitro Benzene
98-95-3
>180
Oleum 40% Free SO
3
8014-95-7
>480
30% Sodium Hydroxide**
1310-73-2
>1921
Sodium Hydroxide 40%
1310-73-2
>480
Sodium Hypochlorite13%**
7681-52-9
>1921
Sulphuric Acid 96%
7664-93-9
>480
Tetrachloroethylene
127-18-4
>180
Tetrahydrofuran
109-99-9
>120
Toluene
108-88-3
>240
Toluene 2.4
Diisocyanate (tdi)
584-84-9
>480
Additional data is available upon request
Marking denotes that the footwear is licensed according to PPE regulation as follows:
• Supplier
- See sole and upper
• CE 2797
- See upper; Notified Body responsible for Module D BSI Group The Netherlands B.V. Say Building, John M.
Keynesplein 9, 1066 EP, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• UKCA 0086
- See upper; UK conformance assessed 0086 BSI, Davey Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8PP United
Kingdom UKCA
• England RH1 4DP
- See upper; address of UK office
• D-02625 Bautzen
- See upper; address of EU office
• EN ISO 20345:2011
- See upper; number of European standard
• S5
- See upper; energy absorption, anti-static and perforation resistant insert.
• HRO
- See upper; denotes heat resistant outsole
• CI
- See upper; cold insulation to EN ISO 20345
• FO
- See upper; fuel resistant outsole
• SRC
- See upper; denotes slip resistance to soapy water on ceramic tile and glycerol on steel to EN ISO 20345:2011
• A K-O-P Q R T
- See upper; denotes that the boot has passed the EN 13832-3:2018 permeation and degradation test for
A-Methanol CAS 67-56-1, K-40% Sodium hydroxide solution CAS 1310-73-2, O-30%, Ammonia hydroxide CAS 1336-21-6,
P-Hydrogen peroxide 30% CAS 7722-84-1, Q-Isopropanol CAS 67-63-0, R-Sodium hypochlorite (13±1)%, T-Formaldehyde
37% CAS 50-00-0
• Size
- See sole; UK & European marking.
• Date of Manufacture
- See upper; week and year.
•
See upper; Denotes chemical resistance
•
See upper; Denotes refer to user instructions.
