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SPECIFICATIONS DDS-61 :2012

LINEMAN SAFETY BOOT

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'LINEMAN.SAFETY,BOOT
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,0.1 · This s~ec:ficayons has been introduc~d by the Des.qn & stancard D!rectorate, Office of

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Th.is standard is intended only for the' purpos~' of. Techhical Specification to facilitate
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03. The specification DDS"61 :2009 revised.to cover the duel de'nsity technology.
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0.4 This standard is subject to revisio» as and when occasion demands.

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0.5 ' Only those 'parties can participate who.have the valid ISO 9002 certification and have
their OWn LAB for carrying out the TESTS pertai~ing to 'the Lineman Safe!y Boot. The lab
, test equipment should be c:3librated to international: standards with certifications.

1. SCOPE'

'1.0 This standa~d lays down Specifi~tions lor Lineman's Safety ~oots to provide protection .to
· toes of th~ wearer and, to protect against electrical hazards' associated Wlfh the
construction and maintenance of PoWer Lines. ' I
2. STYLE I
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2.1 The style o.f Lineman' Safety Boot shall generany; be in accordance with Fig, 1 & 2 fer.
Single D.ensity Sole and Fig, 3 & 4 is {or Doubte Density Sole shall provide adequate '
fastening and shall ~aci1itate ea'sy entrance Qf the foot> . ,. ' ' ',,"",
2.2 No metal tacks on staples shaJl be used in the construction ofthe Lineman S~fety Boot
2.3 The finished height of Lineman Safety Boot, length ottoe and height of beet (Stngle and
Double Density Sales) for standard size mentioned in Clause 3.1 of this Specification '
shall be as giyen:in table-1.' - , '

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I Size of L. S. Boot Finished height from. t .: HeigN 9f Heel i' Height of He~~:
I. ' Insole to Tap " " (Single Density Soll!ll{pouble Density Sale) 1
Size mm .! 1 .. j +, mm .
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2.4 . Each Ut.eman Safety Boot shall be fitted with :2 magic tapes in 22/23 mm (minimum),
width with plasti~ D-Ring of. 25 mm,

2.5 " The toe cap shall mcorporate a ~afety toe puff for protectlon'of the foot a~d 'shaH be of
, round type to ensure maximum comfort t'Q tho;:! foot' , ,," I •

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2.6 The.Linem?n Safety•. Boot'

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3.1 Th.e boots Sh~1I be manutactured in,'~tand~rd size 6 7 8 9 & 10 and shall' be made on
last\of dimensions given in table-Z, " , . .• , , .
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7 I 248 2.63
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3.2 Joint: The measurement taken rouri<;1}hebroad~st front part of the last.

3.3 . Instep: T;e measureme~t taKen round t~~:highesl portion between heel. and joint of the
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3.4 Length of Size S~ick: The measurement tal<e~ from tip of the toe and back of the. heel of .
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4. 'MATERIAL ,AND WORKMANSHIP

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4.1 The leather' used for upper shall be~,'of good qu:a!j:y~· Cow Full Grain' Black suitable for
Lineman Safety Boot with minimum thiCkness of 1.3 mm. "
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4.2 Collar: Minimum 10 !TUn foam laminated with Carnbrella shal~ be used in collar.

4.3 Magic Tape: Magic tape, shall be of fast colour black and shall be of good commercial '
quality. ' . ..

4.4 Toe Puff: , The Toe-puff shall be maoe from the Thermoplastic materia!' or other suitable
insulating material. .' _'.

Bottoms: ;- InsOle .shalt be of Strobbled material not less than 0.9 mm in thickness.
4.5 The in socxssnan be of_yambrella: Non-Woven. laminated with EVA
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, 4.6 Outsole ar\d Heel.

1 __ Single Density Sole

The Quter sole and heel sha.U be inte~~~1 part and ,ShaH be Made from pOly~rethane \'~ith
Singl~ DenSity Olrac.t InJ~c1lOn !eChfl.~'09Y. SUItab,e I?r ~ery tough wearing and bearing.
good Ins'.)latmg electncal.prope~'es. TMoe p-olyureth~ne. ou,~r sole toe-part'dlmension shau
. not be Iess than.18 mm!1 10 thlc)<ne~s.an? I~S ~;glit..ij,t ~he;heel shall be40min + 1 mm .
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The ou~er.,~ole ~nd heel shall be i&,e.gtat part arid shall be made from polyurethane with
,~ual ~enslty p:rect Inj~,cti?n techn~logy, suitab!~Jor very' tough' wearing and bearing gooq
msulatmg:et~ctT:lcal ~rop~rtles. The pplyuretbane outer sole toe-part dimension shall not be
less t~an 25 rr:'m. ~1 In thickness and'its
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4.7 Stiffeners:: It shall be cut from.the(mOpl.asti~ material tt)jckr.~ss of 1.3_1.5'mm.!

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Threads:

Sole:
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by Polyurethane material and it should be as per

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5. MANUFACTURE

5.1 . AU upper components ~ha!1 be properl~ skived ar.d fitted.

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5.2 The top of the quarters shall also be skived:

5.3 Skiving on the grain side of those portions of the upper components. whi~h are secured to
each other, snau not be carried' out. .... .

5.4 ' The uppers shall be dosed 6n lock stitch machine with nylon-thread 50/6.

5.5 The number of stitches on the upper ~h<!U be ~ per: 2S rnm. Loose ends of the stitChing
thread shall be secured and back seem.hammered srneoth. "
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5.6 The upper stit~hingshall in two rows {S }"m (ni]rumuXT1) apart 0:" the vamp. SIde ple'Ce of
. quarter, t?1l edge' of quarter .and counler; One row of stitching on each side. of magic
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5.7 The counterrshall be of Cow Fun' Grain \eath~rofthickness 1.3 mrn (Minimum).

5.8 The toe-puf{ ;nd~ stiffener, ~haH. be properl~ heated during lasting process so that
therrrioplast~~ material . is property melted and stuck wjth the. upper materrat - at
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Th~ lasted Lj~eman Safety e~ot shall b~J~in:ed;Y direct injez~icn mOUldlAt;; SIng'.;? Density
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Sole and Double Density SOI~, method W\t~ paIYl!·ethane,~o!e.
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. ,' ':Sa/ety Boot 'Sha,u'remaln o~, ~he rasttor a rru'nlmum period of 30 minut~s ,
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The bottom and sale shall be of black. color.

6.2 The uppers shall be finished with goqq q~alitisho~.crcam and with brushing system.
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7. . CHARACTERISTICS

7. i Pol¥ureth~ne Sole (Single Dens~ty)

7. t. 1 Polyurethane Sole, shall have an ~bra~ive index of 25(; mm3 (maximum)
7.1.2 The hardness of Potyurethane Sole shanbe
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7.1.3 The PQlyu~eth~fle sale shall withstand a temperature 1 ~OC. without showing .
brittleness or tackiness. .' .. . .. . . .
7.1.4 The Lineman Safety Boot with polyurethane sole sbal: withst~nd minimum 30.000 numbers
of flexes y.lthout devetopinq any signs,o(cracking, . - ..
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The electrical insulat'ing orecerttes of ~?~e
shall Withstand 8.-KV for o~e minute,
Polyurethane S91e shouto 'be slip resistant. as per the sole attached sketches.

7.2 Polyurethane Sole {Double Oensity}.

7.2: 1 -Polyurelbane Sale shall have an abrasive index 0(,200 mm3 (maximum).
7.2.2 The hardness of Mid Polyurethane sole' shalf be 45 (Shore-A) ~.s
.7.2.3 The hardness of the Outer Polyurethane 'sole shall be 60:_: 5 ($.hore-A)_
7.2.4 The. polyurethane sole shall withstand a temperature 100C without showing any signs of
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7.2.5 The Lineman Safety Boot with' polyurethane sole shall withstand minimum 30.000 numbers
of flexes without oevetopinqany signs of ~racking.. . .
. 7.2.6 The electrical 'insulating properties of sole shall.withstand 8 KV for one minute ..
7.2.7 Polyurethane Sole. should be slip resistfl~t a's per the sole attached sketches ...
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8. TEST MOTHEDS .

81 .. HARDNESS TEST

8;1.1. Reference Documents .

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8.1.2. Sumniary of~Test ',:

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Hardness m~asuring apparatus or durorneterconsists of fol!oW~rig components.

a. P~e~er Foot with a 'hole' haVin~ a diameter- Of 6 mm from ~nyedge of the foot
Inde~terformed; fro~ ~ard.ene~~s~ee! rod. . ... '.' .. f reading'
b. . ' lndertter extension I.ndlCatmg\deyrce~(analog or efectronlc) IS havmg a sea e .
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Place the Indenter of the hardness tester on plain surfa~ of the sole. Apply the presser
foot to the sole. as
rapidly as possible, without shock, keeping foot parallel to sole s~rf~ce ..
. After the presser foot is firm contact with the sole,' the scale reaoing -to be take,n within 1
second. Results of hardness obtained, sMould"b€{ between the ranges as given In clauses
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melt when it les burnt. leather can be·jde'nhned by comparing look: reaction and feel.'

8.3 . Leather Shrfrik<ige Test:

Cut the leather piece (Dia~eter approxjrriate 2

inches) immerse in water for one hour. Hang .
wetted leather in preheated water at temp~ratur.e of 90 Oegree .c. (or one minute, Measure
dimensions before and after, Calculate difference 'in
%a~ge Leather shrinkage shau . not.
exceed 5% as giVen in Clause 7.30f this specificatign_ '.
8.4 .: O'ry Heat Test:

8.4.1 Summery of Test Method:'

The POly .Uref;ha!'le sole shall be cap~blffor. Withstandlng without developing any signs of
brittleness or tacxmess on exposure to temperatUre of 99 ~ 1QC at atmospheric pressure for
a period of 24 hours in a suitable apparatus: . .
8.4.2 Apparatus: . .' .
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Eiectrically heated c'harnber with hot ajr:~irculation and controlled temperature with uniform
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Maintain chamber temperature ~9 ± 1C'C. Place the sole for. 24 hours. After
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6.5 Abrasion Resistance Tes.t: .'

8.5.1 Referenc.e Oocument:.

BS 903 Part A9
BS 903 p'art A~
SATRAJM 174
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ihis; method is intended to determi'rie"the abrasion resistance of a, materiaL Tl1!S I me~~~~
rnainly applicable to polymeric footwear. soJing: materials or. suitable matena cu .
finished soles, but it canuse with any polymer based-. sheetmateri~1.
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8,5.3 Apparatus:
A rigid Cyli~del' ofdiamet~r 150.0 ± 0.2 mm and ~inimum i~tigth 400 rnrn. ~heGurv~.d
surface of cylinder should be covered ~th single thickness of abrasive paper I cloth of graIn
size 60. at least 400 mm wide and473 rnm long.
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• Weight the I test piece to the nearest miHigram. Mount the' test piece .in such; a ~~~
that a length of 2 0 ± 0.1 mm protrudes from the opening Press the test piece aga.nst .
drum with a ,yertical force of 10:f: 0.2 N. If for special case.vertical'force is reduced to 5 ±
0.1 N. state' this in the test report. Move the test 'piece holder and sledge to the. starting
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Express the results as' a relative volume loss. The result;hould be as give~ in clause 7.1 .. 1.
8.6 Flexing Test:
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8.6.1 Refe,rence Document:
SATRA PM92-1992

8.6.2 Summary of Test Method:

It is used for festing the' resistance to repeatedflexing cir aU type~' of foot wear,
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Machine equ'ipped ,"vith clamping and fl~xirig the complete shoe with variable speed and
flexing angle.' '.' .

8.6.4 . Procedure:
The specimen .is repeatedly flexed through a specified angle to stimulate walking wearer on .
the whole Un:ema!1 S'afety Boot. After a predeterrnj:::ed number of flexes the foot wear is
assessed for fatigue resistanceand dura.bility: . .

8.7 Voltag.e Test:

8.7.1' Reference Document:

0812011

8.7.2 'Summary of Test Method:

It is used to determine the insulation -charactenstic ()f ,shoe sole material. • ", .: '.
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8.7.3· ApparatuS:'
~ The apparatus' must be equipped with tr-arisformer, having one. end of the secondary
winding earth·ed. The rating of.~estlng trans{Ofl1iTersh~1I not be less than 8 KV.

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t~st shall .held be'tw,een'the: two electrodes insuch a m~~~eanywhere
~es~ shoe IS fully In contact .with the' ~ectrod~s. Th,~ top ele~trode to be pIa I from testing
inside the shoe.. One eleotrode·plate shall be connected to high voltage ~upp Y low value
transformet, the other 'ele~trod~. is ea~~ed .. The test v~ltage to be a~phe?at. aoccurs) as
and' gradually and steadily raised until test voltage IS reached {or failure . The' i
. specified in clause 7.1.5 and 7.2.6 'Full test voltaqe to be majntained for one mmu e.
, applied voltage will-be reduced after obtaining
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9. ACCEPTANCE TESTS
9.1 The following te_sts sha!l be carried out for acceptance:
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1.· Visuat Inspection
2, Verification 'Of dimensions , !

3. Leather Identification Test}-' RTl- .

4. Hardness test
5. Abrasion test
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10.1 DimenSional an Finish Defects

10,1.1 Lineman Safety Boot offered. for acceptance-shall oe grouped in lots of 1000 pairs
Sample comprising of, 50 pairs shall ransoml)' be serected to tests l & 2 as per clause 9 1,
In case the defective pairs are less than 2, the lot shall be accepted. In case the number of
cetectwe pairs are more than two, the, entire lot s'hatl. be rejected, In case number of
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defective units are two, sample comprising. of 50 oairs shari be selected from the remaining.
lot for.repeat examination . .In case of any~failure jn the second sample. the entire 19t shal' be
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10,2,1 of boots out ~f a lot '~t150 pairs shall' be randomly selected·
A sample COlDpr~sing 'of ·pafr
and subjected"to)ests 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9 of ctavse-s. Failure in any test Shall result the
rejection of entire lot.
1'1. MARKING
11.1 'Each pair of ~ineman Safety 800t shalf carrY the folkwing on the innersore ...

,1. Manufacturer's Name . : i

2. Size of the L. S. Boot:
3~ Name of OISCO's,
4. Purchase Order N6. . . ,
,5, Categpry (Single Density Boot or Double ~nsit~' Boot)

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12.2. ~_ pairs ,of Lineman 'Saf~ty ~oots Sh~! then be fu-rthei' packed in a .~ ~ty cardboa~~ cart~~ .
lined wIth polythene sheet, the ply cardboard carton shaH be strong enough to .•••• tnsta , ,
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