本标准规定了一般用途防护鞋的基本和附加（可选）要求。例如，它包括机械风险、防滑性、热风险、人体工程学行为。 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 protective footwear used for general purpose. It includes, for example, mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks, ergonomic behaviour. It includes, for example, mechanical risks, slip resistance, thermal risks, ergonomic behaviour. It also specifies requirements for protective footwear equipped with customized insocks, customized protective footwear or individual manufactured customized protective 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 molten metal splash, protection for motorcycle riders).