Part BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTSF1
Repealed
- 1GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL PPE
- 1.1Design principles
- 1.1.1Ergonomics
- 1.1.2Levels and classes of protection
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- 1.1.2.2Paragraph 1.1.2.2
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- 1.2Innocuousness of PPE
- 1.2.1Absence of risks and other “inherent” nuisance factors
- 1.2.1.1Paragraph 1.2.1.1
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- 1.2.1.2Paragraph 1.2.1.2
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- 1.2.1.3Paragraph 1.2.1.3
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- 1.3Comfort and efficiency
- 1.3.1Adaptation of PPE to user morphology
- 1.3.2Lightness and strength
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- 1.3.3Compatibility of different classes or types of PPE designed for simultaneous use
- 1.4Information supplied by the manufacturer
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- 2ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS COMMON TO SEVERAL CLASSES OR TYPES OF PPE
- 2.1PPE incorporating adjustment systems
- 2.2PPE “enclosing” the parts of the body to be protected
- 2.3PPE for the face, eyes and respiratory tracts
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- 2.4PPE subject to ageing
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- 2.5PPE which may be caught up during use
- 2.6PPE for use in explosive atmospheres
- 2.7PPE intended for emergency use or rapid installation and/or removal
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- 2.8PPE for use in very dangerous situations
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- 2.9PPE incorporating components which can be adjusted or removed by the user
- 2.10PPE for connection to another, external complementary device
- 2.11PPE incorporating a fluid circulation system
- 2.12PPE bearing one or more identification or recognition marks directly or indirectly relating to health and safety
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- 2.13PPE in the form of clothing capable of signalling the user’s presence visually
- 2.14“Multi-risk” PPE
- 3ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO PARTICULAR RISKS
- 3.1Protection against mechanical impact
- 3.1.1Impact caused by falling or projecting objects and collision of parts of the body with an obstacle
- 3.1.2Falls
- 3.1.2.1Paragraph 3.1.2.1
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- 3.1.2.2Paragraph 3.1.2.2
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- 3.1.3Mechanical vibration
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- 3.2Protection against (static) compression of part of the body
- 3.3Protection against physical injury (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites)
- 3.4Prevention of drowning (lifejackets, armbands and lifesaving suits)
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- 3.4.1Buoyancy aids
- 3.5Protection against the harmful effects of noise
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- 3.6Protection against heat and/or fire
- 3.6.1PPE constituent materials and other components
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- 3.6.2Complete PPE ready for use
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- 3.7Protection against cold
- 3.7.1PPE constituent materials and other components
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- 3.7.2Complete PPE ready for use
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- 3.8Protection against electric shock
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- 3.9Radiation protection
- 3.9.1Non-ionising radiation
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- 3.9.2Ionising radiation
- 3.9.2.1Paragraph 3.9.2.1
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- 3.9.2.2Paragraph 3.9.2.2
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- 3.10Protection against dangerous substances and infective agents
- 3.10.1Respiratory protection
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- 3.10.2Protection against cutaneous and ocular contact
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- 3.11Safety devices for diving equipment
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regulations revoked (21.4.2018) by The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390), regs. 1(1), 2(6) (with reg. 2(1)-(5))