# 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 IV: OTHER 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
Non-visibility
Whole body
PPE for signalling the user’s presence visually
Work in proximity of movement of vehicles
Asphalt works and road marking
Railway works
Driving means of transport
Work of ground staff at airport
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Mining works
Transport services and passengers transports
Oxygen deficiency
Respiratory system
Insulating respiratory protectives devices
Work in confined spaces
Work in fermentation and distilling rooms
Work inside tanks and digesters
Work in containers, restricted areas and gas-fired industrial furnaces where there may be gas or insufficient oxygen
Work in shafts, sewers and other underground areas connected with sewage
Alcoholic drinks production
Civil engineering construction
Chemical Industry
Petrochemical industry
Respiratory system
Diving equipment
Underwater works
Civil engineering construction
Drowning
Whole body
Life jacket
Work on or near water
Work in the sea
Work in an airplane
Fishing industry
Aeronautical industry
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Docks and harbours

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/656/annex/III/division/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-656/annex-III/division-IV
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