MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK REGULATIONS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE

OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 646.13

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT

WORK REGULATIONS

16th May, 2003

LEGAL NOTICE 121 of 2003, as amended by Legal Notice 3 of 2022

and Act XXXIII of 2024.

Part I - General Provisions

The title of these regulations is the Minimum

Requirements for the use of Personal Protective Equipment at Work

Regulations.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"Act" means the Health and Safety at Work Act;

"Authority" means the Occupational Health and Safety Authority

established by virtue of article 8 of the Act;

"personal protective equipment" means, without prejudice to the

provisions of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations, all

equipment designed to be worn or held by the worker to protect him

against one or more hazards likely to endanger his health and safety

at work, and any addition or accessory designed to meet this

objective, excluding

-

ordinary working clothes and uniforms not specifically

designed to protect the health and safety of the worker;

-

equipment used by emergency and rescue services;

-

personal protective equipment for means of road

transport;

-

sports equipment;

-

self-defence or deterrent equipment; and

-

portable devices for detecting and signalling risks and

nuisances;

"Workers’ Health and Safety Representative" and "Representative''

mean a person, elected, chosen or designated, as prescribed in

regulations, to represent workers on all matters relating to the promotion

and protection of their health or safety at work.

These regulations shall be without prejudice to the

provisions of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations.

Personal protective equipment shall be used when the risks

cannot be avoided or sufficiently limited by technical means of

collective protection or by measures, methods or procedures of

work organisation, or as otherwise required by article 12(2) of the

Act.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE

OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK

Part II - Employers’ Obbligations

It shall be the duty of the employer to ensure that, where

applicable, all personal protective equipment shall comply with the

p r o v i s i o n s sp e c i f i e d i n t he P e r s o n a l P r o t e c t i ve E q u i p m e n t

Regulations.

Where the presence of more than one risk makes it

necessary for a worker to wear simultaneously more than one item

of personal protective equipment, the employer shall ensure that

such equipment is compatible and continues to be effective against

the risk or risks in question.

The employer shall determine the conditions of use of

personal protective equipment, particularly the period for which it

is worn, on the basis of the seriousness of the risk, the frequency of

exposure to the risk, the characteristics of the workstation of each

worker and the performance of the personal protective equipment.

If the circumstances require personal protective equipment

to be worn by more than one person, the employer shall take all the

appropriate measures to ensure that such use does not create any

health or hygiene problem for the different users.

The employer shall provide at the workplace adequate

information comprehensible to all workers regarding each item of

personal protective equipment required under regulations 6 and 7.

(1) Personal protective equipment shall be provided free

of charge by the employer.

(2) An employer shall ensure that the equipment is in good

working order and satisfactory hygienic condition by means of the

necessary maintenance, repair and replacements.

Before any worker makes use of personal protective

equipment, the employer shall inform him of the risks against

which it protects him.

An employer shall arrange for training and shall, if

necessary, organize demonstrations in the wearing and proper use

of personal protective equipment.

(1) Saving exceptional circumstances, personal protective

equipm en t shall on ly be used f or the purposes specified in

accordance with the instructions given to workers by an employer.

(2)

Such instructions shall be understandable to the workers.

(1) Before choosing personal protective equipment, the

employer shall assess whether the personal protective equipment he

intends to use satisfies the requirements of regulations 6 and 7.

(2)

Such assessments shall include

(a) an analysis and assessment of risks which cannot be

avoided by other means;

(b) the definition of the characteristics which personal

protective equipment must have in order to be

effective against the risks referred to in paragraph (a),

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE

OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK

taking into account any risks which this equipment

itself may create;

(c) comparison of the characteristics of the personal

protective equipment available with the characteristic

referred to in paragraph (b).

(3) Any assessment shall be reviewed if any changes are made

to any of its elements.

(1) In determining the situations and circumstances when

personal protective equipment is to be provided to workers, as well

as the nature and type of personal protective equipment to be

provided, an employer shall be guided by the results of the risk

assessments carried out by virtue of regulation 14, as well as by the

Annexes attached to these regulations, which shall constitute rules

for the use of personal protective equipment, and rules covering

cases and situations where the employer shall provide personal

protective equipment.

(2) These rules shall be without prejudice to the priority to be

given to collective means of protection and where the use of

personal protective equipment is necessary.

(3) An employer shall also refer to any significant changes to

the risk, to the collective means of protection and to personal

protective equipment brought about by technological

developments.

Without prejudice to article 12(3) of the Act, an employer

shall inform workers and, or their representatives of all measures to

be taken with regards to the health and safety of workers when

personal protective equipment is used by workers at work.

(1) A Workers’ Health and Safety Representative shall be

consulted in the manner specified in article 12(4) of the Act, and in

the General Provisions for Health and Safety at Work Places

Regulations.

(2) A Workers’ Health and Safety Representative shall have the

right to ask the employer to take appropriate measures and to

submit proposals to him to that end to mitigate hazards for workers

and, or remove sources of danger.

(3) A Workers’ Health and Safety Representative shall not be

placed at a disadvantage owing to his activities.

In any proceedings for an offence under these regulations

consisting of a failure to comply with a duty or requirement to do

something so far as is practicable or so far as is reasonably

practicable, or to use the best practicable means to do something, it

shall be for the accused to prove, as the case may be, that it was not

practicable or not reasonably practicable to do more than was in

fact done to satisfy the duty or requirement, or that there was no

better practicable means than was in fact used to satisfy the duty or

requirement.

Any person who knowingly or recklessly interferes with

the process of providing a safe and healthy place of work shall be

guilty of an offence.

ANNEX I

Substituted by

L.N. 3 of 2022.

RISKS IN RELATION TO THE BODY PARTS TO BE

PROTECTED BY PPE (*)

(*) This list of risks/parts of the body cannot be expected to be exhaustive. The

risk assessment will determine the need to provide a PPE and its characteristics

according to the provisions of these Regulations.

RISKS – PHYSICAL

MECHANICAL

1. Impact caused by falling or ejected objects, collision with an obstacle and high-

pressure jets.

2. Falls due to slipping.

3. Falls from a height.

4. Vibration.

5. Static compression of parts of the body.

6. Mechanical injuries (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites, wounds or stabs).

7. Entanglement and trapping.

NOISE

1. Noise

THERMAL

1. Heat and/or fire.

2. Cold.

ELECTRICAL

1. Electric shock (Direct or indirect contact).

2. Static electricity.

RADIATION

1. Non-ionizing (Including sunlight (other than direct observation)).

2. Ionizing.

RISKS (CHEMICAL (INCLUDING NANOMATERIAL))

AEROSOLS

1. Solid (Dusts, fumes, smokes and fibres).

2. Liquid (Mists and fogs).

LIQUIDS

1. Immersion.

2. Splashes, sprays and jets.

GASES ANDVAPOURS

1. Gases and vapours.

RISKS (BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (CONTAINED IN))

AEROSOLS

1. Solids and liquids.

LIQUIDS

1. Direct and indirect contact.

2. Splashes, sprays and jets.

MATERIALS, PERSONS, ANIMALS, ETC

1. Direct and indirect contact.

OTHER RISKS

DROWNING

1. Drowning.

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY

1. Oxygen deficiency.

NON-VISIBILITY

1. Non-visibility.

PARTS OF THE BODY TO BE PROTECTED

1. Head (Cranium / Whole head).

2. Ears.

3. Eyes.

4. Face.

5. Respiratory system.

6. Hands.

7. Arms (parts).

8. Foot.

9. Legs (parts).

10. Skin.

11. Trunk/Abdomen.

12. Partial body.

13. Whole body.

ANNEX II

Substituted by

L.N. 3 of 2022.

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF TYPES OF PERSONAL

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WITH REGARD TO THE

RISKS THEY PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST

Equipment for HEAD PROTECTION

-

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)#

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OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK

Hairnets against risk of entanglement

Equipment for HEARING PROTECTION

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)

Equipment for EYE AND FACE PROTECTION

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

Equipment for RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

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

Equipment for HAND AND ARM PROTECTION

Gloves (including mittens and arm protection) against

-

Mechanical risks

-

Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)

-

Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE

OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK

-

Chemical risks

-

Biological agents

-

Ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination

-

Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)

-

Vibration risks

Finger stalls

Equipment for FOOT AND LEG PROTECTION and anti-slip protection

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)

SKIN PROTECTION -BARRIER CREAMS *

There could be barrier creams to protect against

-

Non ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)

-

Ionizing radiation

In 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. Bar-

rier 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 mean-

ing 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.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE

OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK

-

Chemicals

-

Biological agents

-

Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)

Equipment for BODY PROTECTION/OTHER SKIN PROTECTION

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

ANNEX III

Substituted by

L.N. 3 of 2022.

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ACTIVITIES AND

SECTORS OF ACTIVITY WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE

PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

(*)

*The risk assessment will determine the need to provide PPE and its

characteristics according to the provisions of these regulations.

PHYSICAL RISKS – PHYSICAL (MECHANICAL)

Examples of activities

where the use of the

Body part affected

Risks

corresponding typeof Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

PPE may be

necessary (*)

Impact caused by

Cranium

- Work on, underneath - Building construction.

falling or ejected

Protective helmet

or in the vicinity of

- Civil engineering

objects, collission

scaffolding and

construction.

with an obstacle and

elevated workplaces.

high-pressure jets

- Machinery

- Carcase Work and

manufacturing,

road work.

installation and

- Formwork's erection

maintenance.

and stripping.

- Shipbuilding.

- Scaffolding's

- Mining works.

assembly and

installation.

- Energy production.

- Assembly and

- Infrastructure

installation works.

construction and

maintenance.

- Demolitions.

- Iron and Steel

- Blasting works.

industry.

- Work in pits, trenches,

- Slaughterhouses.

shafts and tunnels.

- Railway shunting

work.

- Harbours, transport

and logistics

- Forest Industry

- Work in the vicinity of

lifts, lifting gear,

cranes, and

conveyors.

- Works in underground

workings, quarries,

open diggings.

- Work with industrial

furnaces, containers,

machinery, silos,

bunkers and pipelines.

- Slaughtering and

Cutting line at

slaughterhouses.

- Load handling or

transport and storage.

- Forest work.

- Work on steel bridges,

steel building

construction, steel

hydraulic structures,

blast furnaces, steel

works and rolling

mills, large

containers, large

pipelines, boiler

plants and power

stations.

- Earth and rock works.

- Work with bolt-

driving tools.

- Work with blast

furnaces, direct

reduction plants,

steelworks, rolling

mills, metalworks,

forging, drop forging

and casting.

- Work involving

travelling on bicycles

and mechanically

propelled bikes.

Impact caused by

Eyes and/or face

- Welding, grinding and - Building construction.

falling or ejected

Spectacles,

goggles separating work.

- Civil engineering

objects, collission

and face shields

- Manual hammering.

construction.

with an obstacle and

high-pressure jets

- Caulking and

- Machinery

chiselling.

manufacturing,

installation and

- Rock working and

maintenance.

processing.

- Shipbuilding.

- Work with bolt-

driving tools.

- Mining works.

- Work on stock

- Energy production.

removing machines

- Infrastructure

for small chippings

construction and

- Drop forging.

maintenance.

- The removal and

- Iron and steel

breaking up of

industries.

fragments.

- Metal and wood

- Spraying of abrasive

industries.

substances.

- Stone carving.

- Use of brush cutter or

- Gardening.

chainsaw.

- Healthcare.

- Dental and surgical

procedures.

- Forestry.

Foot and leg (parts) - - Carcase Work and

- Building construction.

Impact caused by

Footwear

(shoes/ road work.

falling or ejected

- Civil engineering

boots, etc.) with safety

objects, collission

or protective toecap - Erection and stripping construction.

with of formwork.

with an obstacle and

Footwear

- Machinery

metatarsal protection

high-pressure jets

- Scaffolding's

manufacturing,

assembly and

installation and

installation.

maintenance.

- Demolitions.

- Shipbuilding.

- Blasting works.

- Mining works.

- Working and

- Energy production.

processing of rock.

- Infrastructure

- Slaughtering and

construction and

Cutting line works.

maintenance.

- Transport and storage. - Iron and Steel

industry.

- Work with moulds in

the ceramics industry. - Slaughterhouses.

- Work with frozen

- Logistic Companies.

meat blocks and

- Manufacturing

preserved foods

Industry.

packaging.

- Glass Industry.

- Flat glass products

and container

- Forest Industry

glassware,

manufacture, working

and processing.

- Conversion and

maintenance work.

- Forest works.

- Work with concrete

and prefabricated

parts involving

formwork erection

and stripping.

- Work in contractors’

yards and warehouses.

- Roof work.

- Work on steel bridges,

steel building

construction, masts,

towers, lifts, steel

hydraulic structures,

blast furnaces,

steelworks and rolling

mills, large

containers, large

pipelines, cranes,

boiler plants and

power stations.

- Furnace construction,

heating and

ventilation installation

and metal assembly

work.

- Work with blast

furnaces, direct

reduction plants,

steelworks, rolling

mills, metal works,

forging, drop forging,

hot pressing and

drawing plants.

- Work in quarries and

open diggings, coal

stock removal.

- Work with moulds in

the ceramics industry.

- Lining of kilns in the

ceramics industry.

- Railway shunting

work.

Falls due to slipping

Foot

- Works on slippery

- Building construction.

Slip-resistant

surfaces.

- Civil engineering

footwear

- Works on humidity

construction.

environments.

- Shipbuilding.

- Slaughterhouse.

- Cleaning.

- Food industries.

- Gardening.

- Fishing industry.

Falls from a height

Whole

body

PPE - Work on scaffolding.

- Building construction.

designed to prevent or

from - Assembly of

- Civil engineering

arrest

falls

prefabricated parts.

construction.

height.

- Works on masts.

- Shipbuilding.

- Roof work.

- Infrastructure

maintenance.

- Work on vertical or

slope surfaces.

- Work in high crane

cabs.

- Work in high cabs of

warehouse stacking

and retrieval

equipment.

- Work in high sections

of drilling towers.

- Work in shafts and

sewers.

Vibration

Hands

- Works with hand-

- Manufacturing

Protective Gloves

guided tools

industries.

- Building work.

- Civil Engineering

work.

Static compression of Knee (leg parts)

- Installation of blocks, - Building construction.

parts of the body

Kneepads

tiles and pavers on the

- Civil engineering

floor.

construction.

Foot

- Demolition.

- Building construction.

Footwear with

- Load handling.

- Civil engineering

toecaps

construction.

- Transport and storage.

- Maintenance.

Mechanical injuries

Eyes and/or face

- Works with hand-

- Building construction.

(abrasion,

Spectacles, goggles, guided tools.

- Civil engineering

perforation, cuts,

face shields

- Welding and forging. construction.

bites, wounds or

stabs)

- Grinding and

- Shipbuilding.

separating work.

- Mining works.

- Chiselling.

- Energy production.

- Rock working and

- Infrastructure

processing.

maintenance.

- Work on stock

- Iron and Steel

removing machines

industries.

for small chippings.

- Metal and Wood

- Drop forging.

industries.

- The removal and

- Stone carving.

breaking up of

fragments.

- Gardening.

- Spraying of abrasive

- Forestry.

substances.

- Use of brush cutter or

chainsaw.

Mechanical injuries

Hands

- Works with steel

- Building construction.

(abrasion,

Mechanical protective framework.

- Civil engineering

perforation, cuts,

gloves

- Handling of sharp-

construction.

bites, wounds or

edged objects, other

stabs)

- Shipbuilding.

than machines where

there is a danger of

- Infrastructure

the gloves being

maintenance.

caught.

- Regular cutting using - Manufacturing

industries.

a hand knife for

production and

- Food industry.

slaughtering.

- Slaughter.

- Changing the knives

of cutting machines.

- Forest industry.

- Forest works.

- Gardening work.

Mechanical injuries

Forearms

- Boning and cutting.

- Food industry.

(abrasion,

Arm protection

- Slaughter.

perforation, cuts,

bites, wounds or

stabs)

Mechanical injuries

Trunk / Abdomen / Leg - Regular cutting using

- Food industry.

(abrasion,

Protective

apron, a hand knife for

- Slaughter.

perforation, cuts,

gaiters

Penetration production and

bites, wounds or

resistance

trousers slaughtering.

- Forest industry.

stabs)

(cut-resistant

- Forest works.

trousers)

Foot

- Carcase works and

- Building construction.

Mechanical injuries

Penetration resistance road works.

(abrasion,

- Civil engineering

footwear

perforation, cuts,

- Demolition.

construction.

bites, wounds or

- Formwork’s erection

- Shipbuilding.

stabs)

and stripping.

- Mining works.

- Forest works.

- Forest industry.

Entaglement and

Whole body

- Entangle oneself in

- Machine building.

trapping

Protective

clothing parts of machines.

- Manufacture of heavy

for use where there is

a risk of entaglement - Get caught in parts of duty machines.

machines.

with moving parts.

- Engineering.

- Get caught with

- Construction.

garment in parts of

machines.

- Agriculture.

- Get swept away.

PHYSICAL RISKS – PHYSICAL (NOISE)

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Noise

Ears

- Work with metal

- Metal industry.

Hearing protectors

presses.

- Manufacturing

- Work with

industry

pneumatic drills.

- Building

- The work of ground construction.

staff at airports.

- Civil engineering

- Works with power

construction.

tools.

- Aeronautical

- Blasting works.

industry.

- Pile-driving work.

- Mining works.

- Wood and textile

working.

PHYSICAL RISKS – PHYSICAL (THERMAL)

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Heat and/or fire

-

Work

in presence of - Iron and Steel

Face / Whole head

high temperatures,

industry.

Welding head-

radiating heat or fire.

shields, helmets/caps

- Metal industry.

against heat or fire, - Work with or in the

- Maintenance

vicinity of molten

protective hoods

services.

substances.

against heat and/or

- Work with welding - Manufacturing

flame

industry.

plastic guns.

Heat and/or fire

Trunk / abdoment /

- Welding and

- Iron and Steel

legs

forging.

industry.

Protective apron,

- Casting.

- Metal industry.

gaiters

- Maintenance

services.

- Manufacturing

industry.

Heat and/or fire

Hand

- Welding and forging. - Iron and Steel

Protective gloves

industry.

- Work in presence of

against heat and/or

high temperarures,

- Metal industry.

flame

radiating heat or fire.

- Maintenance

- Work with or in the

services.

vicinity of molten

- Manufacturing

substances.

industry.

Heat and/or fire

Forearms

- Welding and

- Iron and Steel

Sleeves

forging.

industry.

- Work with or in the

- Metal industry.

vicinity of molten

- Maintenance

substances.

services.

- Manufacturing

industry.

Heat and/or fire

Foot

- Work with nor in the - Iron and Steel

Footwear

against vicinity of molten

industry.

heat and/or flame

substances.

- Metal industry.

- Maintenance

services.

- Manufacturing

industry.

Heat and/or fire

Whole / partial body - Work in presence of - Iron and Steel

Protective clothing high temperatures,

industry.

against healt and/or radiating heat or fire.

- Metal industry.

flame

- Work in the open air

- Forest industry.

Hand

in extreme cold

Protective

gloves conditions.

Cold

- Building

against cold

- Work in deep-freeze construction.

Foot

rooms.

- Civil engineering

Footwear

against

construction.

-

Work

with

cryogenic

cold

liquids.

- Shipbuilding.

- Mining works.

- Food industry.

- Agriculture and

fisheries sector.

Cold

Whole / partial body - Work in the open air - Building

including head

in cold weather

construction.

Protective clothing conditions.

- Civil engineering

against cold

- Work in deep-freeze construction.

rooms.

- Shipbuilding.

- Mining works.

- Food industry.

- Agriculture and

fisheries sector.

- Transport and storage

PHYSICAL RISKS – PHYSICAL (ELECTRICAL)

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Electric

shock Whole head

- Live working or

- Energy production.

(direct or indirect Electrically

close to live parts

- Transmission and

contact)

insulating helmets

under electrical

distribution of

tension.

electrical energy.

Hands

- Work on electrical

Electrically

- Industrial facilities

system

maintenance.

insulating gloves

- Building

Foot

construction.

Electrically

insulating footwear

- Civil engineering

construction.

Whole body / Hands /

Foot

Conductive

PPE

intended to be worn

by skilled persons

during live working

at a nominal power

system voltage up to

800kV

AC

and

600kV DC

Static electricity

Hands

- Handling plastic and - Manufacturing

Antistatic gloves

rubber.

industry.

Foot

- Pouring, collecting

- Feed industry.

Antistatic/

or loading into a

- Bagging and packing

conductive footwear container.

plants.

Whole body

- Work near to highly

- Production, storage

Antistatic clothing

charged elements

or transport of

such as conveyor

explosives.

belts.

- Handling explosives.

PHYSICAL RISKS – PHYSICAL (RADIATION)

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Non-ionizing

Head

- Work with open air. - Fishing and

radiation, including Caps and helmets

Agriculture.

sunlight (other than

- Building

direct observation)

construction.

- Civil engineering

construction.

Non-ionizing

Eyes

- Work with radiant

- Iron and Steel

radiation, including Protective

heat.

industries.

sunlight (other than spectacles, goggles

- Furnace operations.

- Manufacturing

direct observation) and face shields

industry.

- Work with laser.

- Fishing and

- Work in open air.

Agriculture.

- Welding and gas

cutting.

- Glass bowing.

- Germicidial lamps.

Non-ionizing

Whole body (skin)

- Work in the open air. - Building

radiation, including PPE against natural

construction.

- Electrical welding.

sunlight (other than and artificial UV

- Civil engineering

direct observation)

- Germicidal lamps.

construction.

- Xenon lamps.

- Shipbuilding.

- Mining works.

- Energy production.

- Infrastructure

maintenance.

- Fishing and

Agriculture.

- Forest industry.

- Gardening.

- Food industry.

- Plastic industry.

- Printing industry.

Ionizing radiation

Eyes

- Operating in X-ray

- Healthcare.

Protective spectacles facilities.

- Veterinary care.

/ goggles against

- Operating in the

ionizing radiation

- Radioactive waste

areas of medical

plant.

Hands

radio diagnosis.

Protective gloves

- Energy production.

- Work with

against ionizing

radioactive products.

radiation

Ionizing radiation

Trunk / abdomen / - Operating in X-ray

- Healthcare.

partial body

facilities.

- Veterinary care.

Protective

apron

against x-rays / Coat - Operating in the

- Dental care.

/ Vest / Skirt against areas of medical

radio diagnosis.

x-rays

- Urology.

- Surgery.

- Interventional

radiology.

- Laboratories.

Ionizing radiation

Head

- Medical X-ray work - Healthcare.

Headwear & Caps

places and facilities.

- Veterinary care.

PPE for protection

against e.g.

- Dental care.

development of

brain tumours

- Urology.

- Surgery.

- Interventional

radiology.

Ionizing radiation

Partial body

- Operating in X-ray

- Healthcare.

PPE for thyroid facilities.

- Veterinary care.

protection PPE for

- Operating in the

gonads protection

areas of medical

diagnosis.

Ionizing radiation

Whole body

- Operating in the area - Energy production.

Protective clothing of medical radio

- Radioactive waste

against

ionizing diagnosis.

plant.

radiation

- Work with

radioactive products.

CHEMICAL RISKS (INCLUDING NANOMATERIAL) – CHEMICAL -

AEROSOLS

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Solid (dusts, fumes, Respiratory system

- Demolition.

- Building

smokes, fibres, and Respiratory

construction.

nanomaterial )

devices - Blasting works.

protective

- Civil engineering

against particles

- Sanding and

construction.

Polishing of

surfaces.

- Shipbuilding.

- Work in presence of - Mining works.

asbestos.

- Iron and Steel

- Use of materials

industries.

consisting of/

- Metal and Wood

containing

industries.

nanoparticles.

- Automotive industry.

- Welding.

- Stone carving.

- Chimney sweeper.

- Work on the lining of - Pharmaceuticals

industry.

furnaces and ladles

where there may be

- Healthcare services.

dust.

- Work in the vicinity - Preparation of

of blast furnace taps cytostatics.

where there may be

heavy metal fumes.

- Work in the vicinity

of the blast furnace

charge.

Solid (dusts, fumes, Hands

- Work in presence of - Building

smokes, fibres, and Chemical Protective asbestos.

construction.

nanomaterial)

gloves and barrier

an - Use of materials

- Civil engineering

cream

as

additional/ accessory consisting of/

construction.

containing

protection

- Shipbuilding.

nanoparticles.

- Industrial facilities

maintenance.

Solid (dusts, fumes, Whole body

-Demolition.

- Building

smokes, fibres, and Protective clothing

construction.

solid - Work in presence of

nanomaterial)

against

asbestos.

- Civil engineering

particles.

construction.

- Use of materials

consisting of /

- Shipbuilding.

containing

- Industrial facilities

nonparticles.

maintenance.

- Chimney sweeper.

- Agriculture.

- Reparation of plant

protection products.

Solid (dusts, fumes, Eyes

- Wood-working.

- Mining industry.

smokes, fibres, and Spectacles / goggles

- Road work.

- Metal and wood

nanomaterial)

and face shields

industry.

- Civil engineering

construction.

Liquid

(mists

and Respiratory system

- Surface treatment

- Metal industry.

fogs)

Respiratory

(e.g. varnishing /

- Manufacturing

protective

devices painting, abrasive

industry.

against particles

blasting).

- Automative sector.

- Surface cleaning.

Liquid

(mists

and Hands

- Surface treatment.

- Metal industry.

fogs)

Chemical protective

- Surface cleaning.

- Manufacturing

gloves

inddustry.

- Work with liquid

sprays.

- Automotive sector.

- Work with acids and

caustic solutions,

disinfectants and

corrosive cleaning

substances.

Liquid (mists and Whole body

- Surface treatment.

- Metal industry.

fogs)

Chemical protective

- Surface cleaning.

- Manufacturing

clothing

industry.

- Automotive sector.

Immersion

Hands

- Work with liquid

- Textile and clothing

Splashes, sprays and Chemical protective sprays.

industry.

jets

gloves

- Work with acids and

- Cleaning industry.

caustic solutions,

- Automobile industry.

disinfectants and

corrossive cleaning

- Beauty and

products.

hairdressing sectors.

- Processing of

coating materials.

- Tanning.

- Work in hairdressers

and beauty salons.

Immersion

Forearms

- Works with acids and - Cleaning

Splashes, sprays and Chemical protective caustic solutions,

- Chemical industry

jets

sleeves

disinfectants and

corrosive cleaning

- Cleaning industry.

products.

- Automobile industry.

Immersion

Foot

- Work with liquid

- Textile and clothing

Splashes, sprays and Chemical protective sprays.

industry.

jets

boots

- Works with acids and - Cleaning industry.

caustic solutions,

- Automobile industry.

disinfectants and

corrosive cleaning

products.

Immersion

Whole body

- Work with liquid

- Cleaning

Splashes, sprays and Chemical protective sprays.

- Cleaning industry.

jets

clothing

- Works with acids and

- Chemical industry.

caustic solutions,

disinfectants and

corrossive cleaning - Automobile industry.

products.

- Agriculture.

CHEMICAL RISKS (INCLUDING NANOMATERIAL) – CHEMICAL – GASES

AND VAPOURS

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Gases and vapours

Respiratory system

- Surface treatment

- Metal industry.

Respiratory

(e.g. varnishing /

- Automotive sector.

protective

devices painting, abrasive

against gases

blasting).

- Manufacturing

industry.

- Surface cleaning.

- Work in fermentation - Cleaning industry.

and distilling rooms.

- Alcoholic drinks

production.

- Work inside tanks

and digesters.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Work in containers,

restricted areas and

gas fired industrial - Waste treatment

furnaces where there plant.

may be gas or

- Chemical industry.

insufficient oxygen.

- Chimney sweeper.

- Petrochemical

industry.

- Disinfectants and

corrosive cleaning

substances.

- Work in the vicinity

of gas converters and

blast furnace gas

pipes.

Gases and vapours

Hands

- Surface treatment.

- Metal industry.

Chemical protective

- Surface cleaning.

- Automotive sector.

gloves

- Work in fermentation - Manufacturing

and distilling rooms. industry.

- Work inside tanks

- Alcoholic drinks

and digesters.

production.

- Work in containers, - Wastewaters

restricted areas and

treatment plants.

gas fired industrial

furnaces where there - Waste treatment

plant.

may be gas or

insufficient oxygen.

- Chemical industry.

- Petrochemical

industry.

Gases and vapours

Eyes

- Spray painting.

- Automotive sector.

Spectacles, goggles

- Woodworking.

- Manufacturing

and face shields

industry.

- Mining operations.

- Mine industry.

- Chemical industry.

- Petrochemical

industry.

Gases and vapours

Whole body

-

Surface

-

Metal

Chemical protective

treatment

industry

Clothing

-

Surface

-

Automotive

cleaning

sector

-

Work in

-

Manufacturing

in

fermentation

dustry

and

-

Alcoholic

distilling

drinks

rooms

production

-

Work inside

-

Wastewater

tanks and

treatment

digesters

plants

-

Work in

-

Waste

containers,

treatment

restricted

plant

areas and

gas-fired

-

Chemical

industrial

Industry

furnaces

-

Petro-

where there

chemical

may be gas

industry

or

insufficient

oxygen

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (CONTAINED IN) - AEROSOLS

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Solids and liquids

Respiratory system

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

Respiratory

contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

protective

devices body and animal

against particles

fluids and tissues.

- Clinical analysis

- Work in presence of laboratories.

biological agent.

- Research

laboratories.

- Retirement homes.

- Homes assistances.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Food industry.

- Biochemical

production.

Solids and liquids

Hands

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

Protective gloves

contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

against

body and animal

microorganisms

fluids and tissues.

- Clinical analysis

- Work in presence of labortories.

Whole / partial body

Protective clothing

biological agent.

- Research

against biological

laboratories.

agents

- Retirement homes.

Eyes and/or face

Protective

- Homes assistances.

spectacles, goggles

and face shields.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Food industry.

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (CONTAINED IN) - LIQUIDS

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Direct and indirect

Hands

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

contact

Protective gloves

contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

against

body and animal

microorganisms

fluids and tissues

- Clinical analysis

(bites, stings).

laboratories.

Whole/partial body

Protective clothing

- Work in presence of

- Research

against biological

biological agent.

laboratories.

agents

- Retirement homes.

Eyes and/or face

Protective goggles

- Homes assistances.

and face shields

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Waste treatment

plant

- Food industry.

- Forest industry.

Splashes, sprays and Hands

-Work that involve - Healthcare.

jets

Protective gloves

contact with human

body and animal - Veterinary clinics.

against micro

organisms

fluids and tissues.

- Clinical analysis

-Work in presence of laboratories.

biological agent.

- Research

laboratories.

- Retirement Homes.

- Homes assistances.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

-Food industry

Splashes, sprays and Forearms

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

jets

Protective sleeves

contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

against micro

body and animal

organisms

fluids and tissues.

- Clinical analysis

- Work in presence of laboratories.

biological agent.

- Research

laboratories,

- Retirement Homes.

- Homes assistances.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Food industry.

Splashes, sprays and Foot / legs

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

jets

Protective over boots contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

and gaiters

body and animal

fluids and tissues.

- Clinical analysis

laboratories.

- Work in presence of

biological agent.

- Research

laboratories.

- Retirement homes.

- Homes assistances.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Food industry.

Splashes, sprays and Whole body

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

jets

Protective clothing

contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

against biological

body and animal

agents

fluids and tissues.

- Clinical analysis

laboratories.

- Work in presence of

biological agent.

- Research

laboratories.

- Retirement homes.

- Homes assistances.

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Food industry.

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (CONTAINED IN) – MATERIALS, PERSONS,

ANIMALS ETC.

Examples of

activities where the

Body part affected

use of the

Risks

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Direct and indirect Hands

- Work that involve

- Healthcare.

contact

Protective gloves

contact with human

- Veterinary clinics.

against

body and animal

microorganisms

fluids and tissues

- Clinical analysis

(bites, stings).

laboratories.

Whole / partial body

Protective clothing

- Work in presence of

- Research

against biological

biological agent.

laboratories.

agents

- Retirement homes.

Eyes and/or face

Protective goggles

- Homes assistances.

and face shields

- Wastewater treatment

plants.

- Waste treatment

plant.

- Food industry.

- Forest industry.

OTHER RISKS

Risks

Body part affected

Examples of

Industry and Sectors

Type of PPE

activities where the

use of the

corresponding type

of PPE may be

necessary

Non-visibility

Whole body

- Work in proximity of - Building

PPE for signalling movement of

construction.

the user’s presence vehicles.

- Civil engineering

visually

- Asphalt works and

construction.

road marking.

- Shipbuilding.

-Railway works.

- Mining works.

- Driving means of

- Transport services

transport.

and passengers

- Work of ground staff transports.

at airport.

Oxygen deficiency

Respiratory system

- Work in confined

- Alcoholic drinks

Insulating

spaces.

production.

respiratory

protectives devices. - Work in fermentation - Civil engineering

and distilling rooms. construction.

- Work inside tanks

- Chemical industry.

and digesters.

- Petro-chemical

- Work in containers,

industry.

restricted areas and

gas fired industrial

furnaces where there

may be gas or

insufficient oxygen.

- Work in shafts,

sewers and other

underground areas

connected with

sewage.

Oxygen deficiency

Respiratory system

- Underwater works

- Civil engineering

Diving equipment

construction.

Drowning

- Work on or near

- Fishing industry.

Whole body

water.

Life jacket

- Aeronautical

- Work in the sea.

industry.

- Work in an airplane. - Building

construction.

- Civil engineering

construction.

- Shipbuilding.

- Docks and harbours.