{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-II/division-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-II/division-6.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/6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Equipment for FOOT AND LEG PROTECTION and anti-slip protection",
  "text": "Footwear (e.g. shoes, including in certain circumstances clogs, boots that may have steel toe-caps) to protect against:\nMechanical risks\nSlipping risks\nThermal risks (heat, flame and cold)\nElectric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)\nChemicals risks\nVibration risks\nBiological risks\nRemovable instep protectors against mechanical risks\nKneepads against mechanical risks\nGaiters against mechanical, thermal and chemical risks and biological agents\nAccessories (e.g. spikes, crampons)",
  "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/6",
    "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."
}