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Helmets and/or caps/balaclavas/headgears against:
Impacts caused by falling or ejected object
Collision with an obstacle
Mechanical risks (perforation, abrasion)
Static compression (lateral crushing)
Thermal risks (fire, heat, cold, hot solids including molten metals)
Electric shock and live working
Chemical risks
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Hairnets against risk of entanglement
Earmuffs (including e.g. earmuffs attached to a helmet, active noise reduction earmuffs, earmuffs with electrical audio input)
Earplugs (including e.g. level-dependent earplugs, earplugs adapted to the individual)
Spectacles, goggles and face shields (prescription lenses where appropriate) against:
Mechanical risks
Thermal risks
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Ionizing radiation
Solid aerosols and liquids of chemical and biological agents
Filtering devices against:
Particles
Gases
Particles and gases
Solid and/or liquid aerosols
Insulating devices, including with an air supply
Self-rescue devices
Diving equipment
Gloves (including mittens and arm protection) against:
Mechanical risks
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)
Chemical risks
Biological agents
Ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Vibration risks
Finger stalls
Footwear (e.g. shoes, including in certain circumstances clogs, boots that may have steel toe-caps) to protect against:
Mechanical risks
Slipping risks
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)
Chemicals risks
Vibration risks
Biological risks
Removable instep protectors against mechanical risks
Kneepads against mechanical risks
Gaiters against mechanical, thermal and chemical risks and biological agents
Accessories (e.g. spikes, crampons)
There could be barrier creams to protect against:
Non ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Ionizing radiation
Chemicals
Biological agents
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Personal protective equipment for protection against falls from a height, such as retractable type fall arresters, full body harnesses, sit harnesses, belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards, energy absorbers, guided-type fall arresters including an anchor line, rope adjustment devices, anchor devices that are not designed to be permanently fixed and that do not require fastening works before use, connectors, lanyards, rescue harness
Protective clothing, including whole body (i.e. suits, overalls) protection and partial body (i.e. gaiters, trousers, jackets, waistcoats, aprons, kneepads, hoods, balaclavas) protection against:
Mechanical risks
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Chemicals
Biological agents
Ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)
Entanglement and trapping
Lifejackets for prevention of drowning and buoyancy aids
PPE for signalling the user’s presence visually]
[F1In certain circumstances, as a result of the risk assessment, barrier creams could be used together with other PPE with the aim of protecting workers’ skin from related risks. Barrier creams are PPE under the scope of Directive 89/656/EEC as this type of equipment can be considered in certain circumstances as ‘ additional or accessory ’ within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 89/656/EEC. However, barrier creams are not PPE according to the definition in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/425.]