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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-II/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-II/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1989/656",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (89/656/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Equipment for HEAD PROTECTION",
  "text": "Helmets and/or caps/balaclavas/headgears against:\nImpacts caused by falling or ejected object\nCollision with an obstacle\nMechanical risks (perforation, abrasion)\nStatic compression (lateral crushing)\nThermal risks (fire, heat, cold, hot solids including molten metals)\nElectric shock and live working\nChemical risks\nNon-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)\nHairnets against risk of entanglement",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2019/1832 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Directive 89/656/EEC as regards purely technical adjustments."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/656/annex/II/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:28.457809+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}