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ISO Releases Standards for Footwear and Textile

November 11, 2015

INTERNATIONAL - The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has issued the following standards specific to leathers used in footwear and textiles.

Standard TC/SC Stage Date
ISO/DIS 20863 Footwear -- Test methods for stiffeners and toepuffs -- Bondability ISO/TC 216 Footwear 40.99 Full report circulated: DIS approved for registration as FDIS October 26, 2015
ISO 283:2015 Textile conveyor belts -- Full thickness tensile strength, elongation at break and elongation at the reference load – Test Method ISO/TC 41/SC 3 Conveyor belts 60.60 International Standard published October 26, 2015
ISO/FDIS 4918 Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings -- Castor chair test ISO/TC 219 Floor coverings 50.20 Proof sent to secretariat.FDIS ballot initiated: 2 months October 26, 2015
ISO/DIS 17493 Clothing and equipment for protection against heat -- Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven ISO/TC 94/SC 13 Protective clothing 40.20 DIS ballot initiated: 3 months October 29, 2015