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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]
Risks | Body part affected Type of PPE | Examples of activities where the use of the corresponding type of PPE may be necessary (*) | Industry and Sectors |
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PHYSICAL — MECHANICAL | |||
Impact caused by falling or ejected objects, collision with an obstacle and high-pressure jets | Cranium Protective helmet |
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Eyes and/or face Spectacles, goggles and face shields |
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Foot and leg (parts) Footwear (shoes/boots, etc.) with safety or protective toecap Footwear with metatarsal protection |
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Falls due to slipping | Foot Slip-resistant footwear |
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Falls from a height | Whole body PPE designed to prevent or arrest falls from height |
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Vibration | Hands Protective Gloves |
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Static compression of parts of the body | Knee (leg parts) Kneepads |
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Foot Footwear with toecaps |
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Mechanical injuries (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites, wounds or stabs) | Eyes and/or face Spectacles, goggles, face shields |
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Hands Mechanical protective gloves |
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Forearms Arm protection |
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Trunk/Abdomen/Leg Protective apron, gaiters Penetration resistance trousers (cut-resistant trousers) |
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Foot Penetration resistance footwear |
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Entanglement and trapping | Whole body Protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts |
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PHYSICAL — NOISE | |||
Noise | Ears Hearing protectors |
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PHYSICAL — THERMAL | |||
Heat and/or fire | Face/Whole head Welding headshields, helmets/caps against heat or fire, protective hoods against heat and/or flame |
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Trunk/abdomen/legs Protective apron, gaiters |
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Hand Protective gloves against heat and/or flame |
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Forearms Sleeves |
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Foot Footwear against heat and/or flame |
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Whole/partial body Protective clothing against heat and/or flame |
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Cold | Hand Protective gloves against cold Foot Footwear against cold |
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Whole/partial body including head Protective clothing against cold |
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PHYSICAL — ELECTRICAL | |||
Electric shock (direct or indirect contact) | Whole head Electrically insulating helmets Hands Electrically insulating gloves Foot Electrically insulating footwear Whole body/Hands/Foot Conductive PPE intended to be worn by skilled persons during live working at a nominal power system voltage up to 800 kV AC and 600 kV DC |
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Static electricity | Hands Antistatic gloves Foot Antistatic/conductivefootwear Whole body Antistatic clothing |
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PHYSICAL — RADIATION | |||
Non-ionizing radiation, including sunlight (other than direct observation) | Head Caps and helmets |
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Eyes Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields |
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Whole body (skin) PPE against Natural and artificial UV |
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Ionizing radiation | Eyes Protective spectacles/goggles against ionizing radiation Hands Protective gloves against ionizing radiation |
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Trunk/abdomen/partial body Protective apron against x-rays /Coat/Vest/Skirt against x-rays |
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Head Headwear & Caps PPE for protection against e.g. development of brain tumours |
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Partial body PPE for thyroid protection PPE for gonads protection |
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Whole body Protective clothing against ionizing radiation |
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Risks | Body part affected Type of PPE | Examples of activities where the use of the corresponding type of PPE may be necessary (*) | Industry and Sectors |
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CHEMICAL — AEROSOLS | |||
Solid (dusts, fumes, smokes, fibres, and nano-material) | Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against particles |
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Hands Chemical Protective gloves and barrier cream as an additional/accessory protection |
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Whole body Protective clothing against solid particles |
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Eyes Spectacles/goggles and face shields |
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Liquid (mists and fogs) | Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against particles |
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Hands Chemical protective gloves |
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Whole body Chemical protective clothing |
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CHEMICAL — LIQUIDS | |||
Immersion Splashes, sprays and jets | Hands Chemical protective gloves, |
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Forearms Chemical protective sleeves |
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Foot Chemical protective boots |
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Whole body Chemical protectiveclothing |
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CHEMICAL — GASES AND VAPOURS | |||
Gases and vapours | Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against gases |
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Hands Chemical protective gloves |
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Whole body Chemical protective clothing |
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Eyes Spectacles, goggles and face shields |
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Risks | Body part affected Type of PPE | Examples of activities where the use of the corresponding type of PPE may be necessary (*) | Industry and Sectors |
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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) - AEROSOLS | |||
Solids and liquids | Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against particles |
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Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Whole/partial body Protective clothing against biological agents Eyes and/or face Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields |
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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) - LIQUIDS | |||
Direct and indirect contact | Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Whole/partial body Protective clothing against biological agents Eyes and/or face Protective goggles and face shields |
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Splashes, sprays and jets | Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms |
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Forearms Protective sleeves against microorganisms |
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Foot/legs Protective over boots and gaiters |
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Whole body Protective clothing against biological agents |
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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) – MATERIALS, PERSONS, ANIMALS, ETC. | |||
Direct and indirect contact | Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Whole/partial body Protective clothing against biological agents Eyes and/or face Protective goggles and face shields |
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Risks | Body part affected Type of PPE | Examples of activities where the use of the corresponding type of PPE may be necessary (*) | Industry and Sectors |
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Non-visibility | Whole body PPE for signalling the user’s presence visually |
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Oxygen deficiency | Respiratory system Insulating respiratory protectives devices |
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Respiratory system Diving equipment |
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Drowning | Whole body Life jacket |
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[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.]
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