A-A-50359 Shoes, ConductiveThis document covers one type of conductive shoes, conductive shoes are intended to be worn by personnel in ordnance or ammunition plants, or other places where the accumulation of static electricity in the body of the wearer constitutes a hazard because of the possibility of its sudden discharge in the form of a spark that may ignite sensitive explosives, gas mixture or flammable vapors.

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specifications, standards and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract. Reliance on contractor quality assurance systems shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of ensuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract.

Certificate of compliance. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, certificates of compliance may be submitted on all components.

Component and material inspection. In accordance with Responsibility for inspection, components and materials shall be inspected and tested in accordance with all the requirements referenced herein. The manufacturer shall submit a certificate of compliance for the resistance requirement~ including a test report.

Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the commercial item description where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.

Testing. Each finished shoe shall be tested for electrical resistance on a Vibrotester Meg-check Model 2269 of Associated Research Inc., 8221 North Kimball Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076, or an equivalent instrument. Shoes exceeding the maximum allowable resistance are not acceptable.

Visual examination.

Critical defects. The contractor shall perform 100 percent inspection of the finished shoes for the critical defects listed below. Any shoe found with one or more of the defects shall result in rejection.

a. Steel toe missing.

b. Protruding part of tack or nail forward of heel breastline.