本标准规定了无任何机械风险（冲击或压缩）的职业鞋的基本和附加（可选）要求。特殊风险由与工作相关的补充标准涵盖（例如消防鞋、电气绝缘鞋、链锯伤害防护、化学品和熔融金属飞溅防护、摩托车驾驶员防护）。

This document specifies basic and additional (optional) requirements for occupational footwear used for general purpose. It includes, for example, mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks, ergonomic behaviour. It also specifies requirements for occupational footwear equipped with customized insocks, customized occupational footwear or individual manufactured customized occupational footwear. This standard does not cover the property of high visibility because of interaction with the clothing (e.g. trousers cover the footwear) and work area conditions (e.g. dirt, mud). Special risks are covered by complementary job-related standards (e.g. footwear for firefighters, electrical insulating footwear, protection against chain saw injuries, protection against chemicals and against molten metal splash, protection for motorcycle riders).