# 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), Division I: PHYSICAL RISKS Extent: E+W+S+N.I. 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 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 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 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/656/annex/III/division/I (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-III/division-I Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.