Division I PHYSICAL RISKSF1

United Kingdom

Risks	Body part affected Type of PPE	Examples of activities where the use of the corresponding type of PPE may be necessary (*)	Industry and Sectors
PHYSICAL — MECHANICAL
Impact caused by falling or ejected objects, collision with an obstacle and high-pressure jets	Cranium Protective helmet	Work on, underneath or in the vicinity of scaffolding and elevated workplaces Carcase Work and road work Formwork's erection and stripping Scaffolding's assembly and installation Assembly and installation works Demolitions Blasting works Work in pits, trenches, shafts and tunnels 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	Building construction Civil engineering construction Machinery manufacturing, installation and maintenance Shipbuilding Mining works Energy production Infrastructure construction and maintenance Iron and Steel industry Slaughterhouses Railway shunting work Harbours, transport and logistics Forest Industry
	Eyes and/or face Spectacles, goggles and face shields	Welding, grinding and separating work Manual hammering Caulking and chiselling Rock working and processing Work with bolt-driving tools Work on stock removing machines for small chippings Drop forging The removal and breaking up of fragments Spraying of abrasive substances Use of brush cutter or chainsaw Dental and surgical procedures	Building construction Civil engineering construction Machinery manufacturing, installation and maintenance Shipbuilding Mining works Energy production Infrastructure construction and maintenance Iron and Steel industries Metal and Wood industries Stone carving Gardening Healthcare Forestry
	Foot and leg (parts) Footwear (shoes/boots, etc.) with safety or protective toecap Footwear with metatarsal protection	Carcase Work and road work Erection and stripping of formwork Scaffolding's assembly and installation Demolitions Blasting works Working and processing of rock Slaughtering and Cutting line works Transport and storage Work with moulds in the ceramics industry Work with frozen meat blocks and preserved foods packaging Flat glass products and container 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	Building construction Civil engineering construction Machinery manufacturing, installation and maintenance Shipbuilding Mining works Energy production Infrastructure construction and maintenance Iron and Steel industry Slaughterhouses Logistic Companies Manufacturing Industry Glass Industry Forest Industry
Falls due to slipping	Foot Slip-resistant footwear	Works on slippery surfaces Works on humidity environments	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Slaughterhouse Cleaning Food industries Gardening Fishing industry
Falls from a height	Whole body PPE designed to prevent or arrest falls from height	Work on scaffolding Assembly of prefabricated parts Works on masts Roof work 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	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Infrastructure maintenance
Vibration	Hands Protective Gloves	Works with hand-guided tools	Manufacturing industries Building work Civil Engineering work
Static compression of parts of the body	Knee (leg parts) Kneepads	Installation of blocks, tiles and pavers on the floor	Building construction Civil engineering construction
Static compression of parts of the body	Foot Footwear with toecaps	Demolitions Load handling	Building construction Civil engineering construction Transport and storage Maintenance
Mechanical injuries (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites, wounds or stabs)	Eyes and/or face Spectacles, goggles, face shields	Works with hand-guided tools Welding and forging Grinding and separating work Chiselling Rock working and processing Work on stock removing machines for small chippings Drop forging The removal and breaking up of fragments Spraying of abrasive substances Use of brush cutter or chainsaw	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Mining works Energy production Infrastructure maintenance Iron and Steel industries Metal and Wood industries Stone carving Gardening Forestry
	Hands Mechanical protective gloves	Works with steel framework Handling of sharp-edged objects, other than machines where there is a danger of the gloves being caught Regular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering Changing the knives of cutting machines Forest works Gardening work	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Infrastructure maintenance Manufacturing industries Food industry Slaughter Forest industry
	Forearms Arm protection	Boning and cutting	Food industry Slaughter
	Trunk/Abdomen/Leg Protective apron, gaiters Penetration resistance trousers (cut-resistant trousers)	Regular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering Forest works	Food industry Slaughter Forest industry
	Foot Penetration resistance footwear	Carcase works and road works Demolition Formwork's erection and stripping Forest works	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Mining works Forest industry
Entanglement and trapping	Whole body Protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts	Entangle oneself in parts of machines Get caught in parts of machines Get caught with garment in parts of machines Get swept away	Machine building Manufacture of heavy-duty machines Engineering Construction Agriculture
PHYSICAL — NOISE
Noise	Ears Hearing protectors	Work with metal presses Work with pneumatic drills The work of ground staff at airports Works with power tools Blasting works Pile-driving work Wood and textile working	Metal Industry Manufacturing industry Building construction Civil engineering construction Aeronautical industry Mining works
PHYSICAL — THERMAL
Heat and/or fire	Face/Whole head Welding headshields, helmets/caps against heat or fire, protective hoods against heat and/or flame	Work in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances Work with welding plastics guns	Iron and Steel Industry Metal Industry Maintenance services Manufacturing Industry
	Trunk/abdomen/legs Protective apron, gaiters	Welding and forging Casting	Iron and Steel Industry Metal Industry Maintenance services Manufacturing industry
	Hand Protective gloves against heat and/or flame	Welding and forging Work in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances	Iron and Steel Industry Metal Industry Maintenance services Manufacturing industry
	Forearms Sleeves	Welding and forging Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances	Iron and Steel Industry Metal Industry Maintenance services Manufacturing industry
	Foot Footwear against heat and/or flame	Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances	Iron and Steel Industry Metal Industry Maintenance services Manufacturing industry
	Whole/partial body Protective clothing against heat and/or flame	Work in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire	Iron and Steel Industry Metal Industry Forest Industry
Cold	Hand Protective gloves against cold Foot Footwear against cold	Work in the open air in extreme cold conditions Work in deep-freeze rooms Work with cryogenic liquids	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Mining works Food Industry Agriculture and fisheries sector
Cold	Whole/partial body including head Protective clothing against cold	Work in the open air in cold weather conditions Work in deep-freeze rooms	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Mining works Food Industry Agriculture and fisheries sector Transport and storage
PHYSICAL — ELECTRICAL
Electric shock (direct or indirect contact)	Whole head Electrically insulating helmets Hands Electrically insulating gloves Foot Electrically insulating footwear Whole body/Hands/Foot Conductive PPE intended to be worn by skilled persons during live working at a nominal power system voltage up to 800 kV AC and 600 kV DC	Live working or close to live parts under electrical tension Work on electrical system	Energy production Transmission and distribution of electrical energy Industrial facilities maintenance Building construction Civil engineering construction
Static electricity	Hands Antistatic gloves Foot Antistatic/conductivefootwear Whole body Antistatic clothing	Handling plastic and rubber Pouring, collecting or loading into a container Work near to highly charged elements such as conveyor belts Handling explosives	Manufacturing industry Feed industry Bagging and packing plants Production, storage or transport of explosives
PHYSICAL — RADIATION
Non-ionizing radiation, including sunlight (other than direct observation)	Head Caps and helmets	Work in open air	Fishing and agriculture Building construction Civil engineering construction
	Eyes Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields	Work with radiant heat Furnace operations Work with laser Work in open air Welding and gas cutting Glass blowing Germicidal lamps	Iron and Steel Industries Manufacturing industry Fishing and agriculture
	Whole body (skin) PPE against Natural and artificial UV	Work in the open air Electrical welding Germicidal lamps Xenon lamps	Building construction Civil engineering construction Shipbuilding Mining works Energy production Infrastructure maintenance Fishing and agriculture Forest industry Gardening Food industry Plastic industry Printing industry
Ionizing radiation	Eyes Protective spectacles/goggles against ionizing radiation Hands Protective gloves against ionizing radiation	Operating in X-ray facilities Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis Work with radioactive products	Healthcare Veterinary care Radioactive waste plant Energy production
	Trunk/abdomen/partial body Protective apron against x-rays /Coat/Vest/Skirt against x-rays	Operating in X-ray facilities Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis	Healthcare Veterinary care Dental care Urology Surgery Interventional radiology Laboratories
	Head Headwear & Caps PPE for protection against e.g. development of brain tumours	Medical X-ray work places and facilities	Healthcare Veterinary care Dental care Urology Surgery Interventional radiology
	Partial body PPE for thyroid protection PPE for gonads protection	Operating in X-ray facilities Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis	Healthcare Veterinary care
	Whole body Protective clothing against ionizing radiation	Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis Work with radioactive products	Energy production Radioactive waste plant

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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.