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Division SKIN PROTECTION — BARRIER CREAMSF1

United Kingdom

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  • 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)

Annotations

Textual amendments

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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.

Footnotes

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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. 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.