Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

ANNEX I U.K. RISK CATEGORIES OF PPE

This Annex lays down the categories of risk against which PPE is intended to protect users.

Category I U.K.

Category I includes exclusively the following minimal risks:

(a)

superficial mechanical injury;

(b)

contact with cleaning materials of weak action or prolonged contact with water;

(c)

contact with hot surfaces not exceeding 50 °C;

(d)

damage to the eyes due to exposure to sunlight (other than during observation of the sun);

(e)

atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature.

Category II U.K.

Category II includes risks other than those listed in Categories I and III;

Category III U.K.

Category III includes exclusively the risks that may cause very serious consequences such as death or irreversible damage to health relating to the following:

(a)

substances and mixtures which are hazardous to health;

(b)

atmospheres with oxygen deficiency;

(c)

harmful biological agents;

(d)

ionising radiation;

(e)

high-temperature environments the effects of which are comparable to those of an air temperature of at least 100 °C;

(f)

low-temperature environments the effects of which are comparable to those of an air temperature of – 50 °C or less;

(g)

falling from a height;

(h)

electric shock and live working;

(i)

drowning;

(j)

cuts by hand-held chainsaws;

(k)

high-pressure jets;

(l)

bullet wounds or knife stabs;

(m)

harmful noise.