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This document covers the general design of the PPE, the minimum performance requirements and methods of test for personal protective equipment (PPE) footwear, for wildland firefighting.

This document covers the general design of the PPE, the minimum performance of the materials employed and the methods of test used.

This document does not cover PPE for structural firefighting (see ISO 11999- series), for use against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards, ISO 18639- series PPE for figher fighters undertaking specific rescue activities or for use where a reflective outer surface is required (see ISO 15538).

Activities in support of wildland firefighting, such as the cutting of trees and the use of a chainsaw can require additional protection to that provided in this document. Users are directed to those relevant standards for the requirements associated with such protection.

This document specifies general requirements for operators' eye protectors for intense light source (ILS) equipment used on humans and animals for cosmetic and medical applications against excessive exposure to optical radiation in the spectral range 250 nm to 3 000 nm, with the exception of laser radiation.

This document is applicable to devices intended for patient protection during ILS procedures except for treatment in periorbital area. For the guidance on patient eye protection during ILS procedures, see ISO/TR 22463.

Guidance on use and selection of ILS eye protectors – see ISO 12609-2.

This document does not apply to:

— laser protectors, for which ISO 19818 applies;

— protectors for medically prescribed applications (not occupational); e.g. eye protection for severe dry eye, tints prescribed for medical conditions;

— protectors specifically intended for protection against only solar radiation and used in non- occupational environments for which the ISO 12312 series applies; protectors used with tanning equipment;

— protectors intended to protect against ionizing radiation, e.g. X-rays, for which IEC 61331-3 applies.