{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-III/division-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-III/division-I.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/III/division/I",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "PHYSICAL RISKS",
  "text": "Risks\nBody part affected Type of PPE\nExamples of activities where the use of the corresponding type of PPE may be necessary (*)\nIndustry and Sectors\nPHYSICAL — MECHANICAL\nImpact caused by falling or ejected objects, collision with an obstacle and high-pressure jets\nCranium\nProtective helmet\nWork on, underneath or in the vicinity of scaffolding and elevated workplaces\nCarcase Work and road work\nFormwork's erection and stripping\nScaffolding's assembly and installation\nAssembly and installation works\nDemolitions\nBlasting works\nWork in pits, trenches, shafts and tunnels\nWork in the vicinity of lifts, lifting gear, cranes, and conveyors\nWorks in underground workings, quarries, open diggings\nWork with industrial furnaces, containers, machinery, silos, bunkers and pipelines\nSlaughtering and Cutting line at slaughterhouses\nLoad handling or Transport and storage\nForest work\nWork 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\nEarth and rock works\nWork with bolt-driving tools\nWork with blast furnaces, direct reduction plants, steelworks, rolling mills, metalworks, forging, drop forging and casting\nWork involving travelling on bicycles and mechanically propelled bikes\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nMachinery manufacturing, installation and maintenance\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nEnergy production\nInfrastructure construction and maintenance\nIron and Steel industry\nSlaughterhouses\nRailway shunting work\nHarbours, transport and logistics\nForest Industry\nEyes and/or face\nSpectacles, goggles and face shields\nWelding, grinding and separating work\nManual hammering\nCaulking and chiselling\nRock working and processing\nWork with bolt-driving tools\nWork on stock removing machines for small chippings\nDrop forging\nThe removal and breaking up of fragments\nSpraying of abrasive substances\nUse of brush cutter or chainsaw\nDental and surgical procedures\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nMachinery manufacturing, installation and maintenance\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nEnergy production\nInfrastructure construction and maintenance\nIron and Steel industries\nMetal and Wood industries\nStone carving\nGardening\nHealthcare\nForestry\nFoot and leg (parts)\nFootwear (shoes/boots, etc.) with safety or protective toecap\nFootwear with metatarsal protection\nCarcase Work and road work\nErection and stripping of formwork\nScaffolding's assembly and installation\nDemolitions\nBlasting works\nWorking and processing of rock\nSlaughtering and Cutting line works\nTransport and storage\nWork with moulds in the ceramics industry\nWork with frozen meat blocks and preserved foods packaging\nFlat glass products and container glassware manufacture, working and processing\nConversion and maintenance work\nForest works\nWork with concrete and prefabricated parts involving formwork erection and stripping\nWork in contractors’ yards and warehouses\nRoof work\nWork 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\nFurnace construction, heating and ventilation installation and metal assembly work\nWork with blast furnaces, direct reduction plants, steelworks, rolling mills, metal works, forging, drop forging, hot pressing and drawing plants\nWork in quarries and open diggings, coal stock removal\nWork with moulds in the ceramics industry\nLining of kilns in the ceramics industry\nRailway shunting work\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nMachinery manufacturing, installation and maintenance\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nEnergy production\nInfrastructure construction and maintenance\nIron and Steel industry\nSlaughterhouses\nLogistic Companies\nManufacturing Industry\nGlass Industry\nForest Industry\nFalls due to slipping\nFoot\nSlip-resistant footwear\nWorks on slippery surfaces\nWorks on humidity environments\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nSlaughterhouse\nCleaning\nFood industries\nGardening\nFishing industry\nFalls from a height\nWhole body\nPPE designed to prevent or arrest falls from height\nWork on scaffolding\nAssembly of prefabricated parts\nWorks on masts\nRoof work\nWork on vertical or slope surfaces\nWork in high crane cabs\nWork in high cabs of warehouse stacking and retrieval equipment\nWork in high sections of drilling towers\nWork in shafts and sewers\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nInfrastructure maintenance\nVibration\nHands\nProtective Gloves\nWorks with hand-guided tools\nManufacturing industries\nBuilding work\nCivil Engineering work\nStatic compression of parts of the body\nKnee (leg parts)\nKneepads\nInstallation of blocks, tiles and pavers on the floor\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nFoot\nFootwear with toecaps\nDemolitions\nLoad handling\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nTransport and storage\nMaintenance\nMechanical injuries (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites, wounds or stabs)\nEyes and/or face\nSpectacles, goggles, face shields\nWorks with hand-guided tools\nWelding and forging\nGrinding and separating work\nChiselling\nRock working and processing\nWork on stock removing machines for small chippings\nDrop forging\nThe removal and breaking up of fragments\nSpraying of abrasive substances\nUse of brush cutter or chainsaw\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nEnergy production\nInfrastructure maintenance\nIron and Steel industries\nMetal and Wood industries\nStone carving\nGardening\nForestry\nHands\nMechanical protective gloves\nWorks with steel framework\nHandling of sharp-edged objects, other than machines where there is a danger of the gloves being caught\nRegular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering\nChanging the knives of cutting machines\nForest works\nGardening work\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nInfrastructure maintenance\nManufacturing industries\nFood industry\nSlaughter\nForest industry\nForearms\nArm protection\nBoning and cutting\nFood industry\nSlaughter\nTrunk/Abdomen/Leg\nProtective apron, gaiters\nPenetration resistance trousers (cut-resistant trousers)\nRegular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering\nForest works\nFood industry\nSlaughter\nForest industry\nFoot\nPenetration resistance footwear\nCarcase works and road works\nDemolition\nFormwork's erection and stripping\nForest works\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nForest industry\nEntanglement and trapping\nWhole body\nProtective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts\nEntangle oneself in parts of machines\nGet caught in parts of machines\nGet caught with garment in parts of machines\nGet swept away\nMachine building\nManufacture of heavy-duty machines\nEngineering\nConstruction\nAgriculture\nPHYSICAL — NOISE\nNoise\nEars\nHearing protectors\nWork with metal presses\nWork with pneumatic drills\nThe work of ground staff at airports\nWorks with power tools\nBlasting works\nPile-driving work\nWood and textile working\nMetal Industry\nManufacturing industry\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nAeronautical industry\nMining works\nPHYSICAL — THERMAL\nHeat and/or fire\nFace/Whole head\nWelding headshields,\nhelmets/caps against heat or fire, protective hoods against heat and/or flame\nWork in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire\nWork with or in the vicinity of molten substances\nWork with welding plastics guns\nIron and Steel Industry\nMetal Industry\nMaintenance services\nManufacturing Industry\nTrunk/abdomen/legs\nProtective apron, gaiters\nWelding and forging\nCasting\nIron and Steel Industry\nMetal Industry\nMaintenance services\nManufacturing industry\nHand\nProtective gloves against heat and/or flame\nWelding and forging\nWork in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire\nWork with or in the vicinity of molten substances\nIron and Steel Industry\nMetal Industry\nMaintenance services\nManufacturing industry\nForearms\nSleeves\nWelding and forging\nWork with or in the vicinity of molten substances\nIron and Steel Industry\nMetal Industry\nMaintenance services\nManufacturing industry\nFoot\nFootwear against heat and/or flame\nWork with or in the vicinity of molten substances\nIron and Steel Industry\nMetal Industry\nMaintenance services\nManufacturing industry\nWhole/partial body\nProtective clothing against heat and/or flame\nWork in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire\nIron and Steel Industry\nMetal Industry\nForest Industry\nCold\nHand\nProtective gloves against cold\nFoot\nFootwear against cold\nWork in the open air in extreme cold conditions\nWork in deep-freeze rooms\nWork with cryogenic liquids\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nFood Industry\nAgriculture and fisheries sector\nWhole/partial body including head\nProtective clothing against cold\nWork in the open air in cold weather conditions\nWork in deep-freeze rooms\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nFood Industry\nAgriculture and fisheries sector\nTransport and storage\nPHYSICAL — ELECTRICAL\nElectric shock (direct or indirect contact)\nWhole head\nElectrically insulating helmets\nHands\nElectrically insulating gloves\nFoot\nElectrically insulating footwear\nWhole body/Hands/Foot\nConductive 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\nLive working or close to live parts under electrical tension\nWork on electrical system\nEnergy production\nTransmission and distribution of electrical energy\nIndustrial facilities maintenance\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nStatic electricity\nHands\nAntistatic gloves\nFoot\nAntistatic/conductivefootwear\nWhole body\nAntistatic clothing\nHandling plastic and rubber\nPouring, collecting or loading into a container\nWork near to highly charged elements such as conveyor belts\nHandling explosives\nManufacturing industry\nFeed industry\nBagging and packing plants\nProduction, storage or transport of explosives\nPHYSICAL — RADIATION\nNon-ionizing radiation, including sunlight (other than direct observation)\nHead\nCaps and helmets\nWork in open air\nFishing and agriculture\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nEyes\nProtective spectacles, goggles and face shields\nWork with radiant heat\nFurnace operations\nWork with laser\nWork in open air\nWelding and gas cutting\nGlass blowing\nGermicidal lamps\nIron and Steel Industries\nManufacturing industry\nFishing and agriculture\nWhole body (skin)\nPPE against\nNatural and artificial UV\nWork in the open air\nElectrical welding\nGermicidal lamps\nXenon lamps\nBuilding construction\nCivil engineering construction\nShipbuilding\nMining works\nEnergy production\nInfrastructure maintenance\nFishing and agriculture\nForest industry\nGardening\nFood industry\nPlastic industry\nPrinting industry\nIonizing radiation\nEyes\nProtective spectacles/goggles against ionizing radiation\nHands\nProtective gloves against ionizing radiation\nOperating in X-ray facilities\nOperating in the area of medical radio diagnosis\nWork with radioactive products\nHealthcare\nVeterinary care\nRadioactive waste plant\nEnergy production\nTrunk/abdomen/partial body\nProtective apron against x-rays\n/Coat/Vest/Skirt against x-rays\nOperating in X-ray facilities\nOperating in the area of medical radio diagnosis\nHealthcare\nVeterinary care\nDental care\nUrology\nSurgery\nInterventional radiology\nLaboratories\nHead\nHeadwear & Caps\nPPE for protection against e.g. development of brain tumours\nMedical X-ray work places and facilities\nHealthcare\nVeterinary care\nDental care\nUrology\nSurgery\nInterventional radiology\nPartial body\nPPE for thyroid protection\nPPE for gonads protection\nOperating in X-ray facilities\nOperating in the area of medical radio diagnosis\nHealthcare\nVeterinary care\nWhole body\nProtective clothing against ionizing radiation\nOperating in the area of medical radio diagnosis\nWork with radioactive products\nEnergy production\nRadioactive waste plant",
  "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/III/division/I",
    "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."
}