# 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 3.1.1: Impact caused by falling or projecting objects and collision of parts of the body with an obstacle

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

Suitable PPE for this type of risk must be sufficiently shock-absorbent to prevent injury resulting, in particular, from the crushing or penetration of the protected part, at least up to an impact-energy level above which the excessive dimensions or mass of the absorbing device would preclude effective use of the PPE for the foreseeable period of wear.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/686/annex/II/division/3/division/3.1/division/3.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-686/annex-II/division-3/division-3.1/division-3.1.1
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