# Council Directive of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (89/686/EEC), Division 1.3.2: Lightness and design strength

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

PPE must be as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency.
Apart from the specific additional requirements which they must satisfy in order to provide adequate protection against the risks in question (see 3), PPE must be capable of withstanding the effects of ambient phenomena inherent under the foreseeable conditions of use.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/686/annex/II/division/1/division/1.3/division/1.3.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-686/annex-II/division-1/division-1.3/division-1.3.2
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