Commission Directive 2019/1832 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Directive 89/656/EEC as regards purely technical adjustments
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Contents
- Preamble
- ANNEX
- ANNEX (1)(2)(3)
- ANNEX I RISKS IN RELATION TO THE BODY PARTS TO BE PROTECTED BY PPE (*) (*) This list of risks/parts of the body cannot be expected to be exhaustive. The risk assessment will determine the need to provide a PPE and its characteristics according to the provisions of this Directive.
- ANNEX III NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ACTIVITIES AND SECTORS OF ACTIVITY WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (*) (*) The risk assessment will determine the need to provide a PPE and its characteristics according to the provisions of this Directive
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, provides that every worker has the right to a healthy, safe and well-adapted working environment. The workers’ right to a high level of protection of their health and safety at work and to a working environment that is adapted to their professional needs and that enables them to prolong their participation in the labour market includes the use of personal protective equipment at the workplace if risks cannot be avoided or sufficiently limited by other means, measures, methods or procedures of work organisation.
(2) The implementation of the directives related to the health and safety of workers at work, including Directive 89/656/EEC, was the subject of an ex-post evaluation, referred to as a REFIT evaluation. The evaluation looked at the directives’ relevance, at research and at new scientific knowledge in the various fields concerned. The REFIT evaluation, referred to in the Commission Staff Working Document, concludes, among other things, that the use of personal protective equipment concerns approximately 40 % of the EU’s workforce, as risks at the workplace cannot be avoided by any other means, and that there is a need to address difficulties in implementing Directive 89/656/EEC.
(3) In its Communication Safer and Healthier Work for All – Modernisation of the EU Occupational Safety and Health Legislation and Policy, the Commission reiterated that while the REFIT evaluation of the Union’s acquis on occupational health and safety confirmed that the legislation in this field is generally effective and fit-for-purpose, there is scope for updating outdated rules and ensuring better and broader protection, compliance and enforcement on the ground. The Commission emphasises the particular need to consider the definition of personal protective equipment and its use by different services and sectors, as set out in Article 2 of Directive 89/656/EEC.
(4) Directive 89/656/EEC lays down minimum requirements for the use of personal protective equipment used by workers at work, which is to be used when the risks concerned cannot be avoided or sufficiently limited by technical means of collective protection or by measures, methods or procedures of work organisation. To facilitate the establishment of the general rules required pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 89/656/EEC, Annexes I, II and III to Directive 89/656/EEC provide non-binding guidelines intended to facilitate and support the selection of appropriate personal protective equipment for the risks, activities and sectors concerned.
(5) Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down the provisions regarding the design, manufacture and marketing of personal protective equipment. Regulation (EU) 2016/425 modified the risk categorisation of products, to enable employers to understand and thus to deploy personal protective equipment, as further explained in the Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines that clarify procedures and matters referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/425. It is considered appropriate to update Annexes I, II and III to Directive 89/656/EEC in order to ensure consistency with the risk classification laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and to align them with terminologies used and types of personal protective equipment referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
(6) Article 4(1) of Directive 89/656/EEC foresees that employers must provide personal protective equipment that complies with the relevant Union provisions on design and manufacture with respect to safety and health. Pursuant to that Article, employers who provide that personal protective equipment to their workers must ensure that such personal protective equipment fulfils the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
(7) Annex I to Directive 89/656/EEC sets out a specimen risk survey table for the use of personal protective equipment and sets out types of risks that could occur in workplaces in relation to different parts of the body to be protected by personal protective equipment. Annex I should be amended to take account of new types of risks that appear in workplaces and to ensure consistency with the risk classification and the terminology used, in particular in Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
(8) Annex II to Directive 89/656/EEC, which sets out a non-exhaustive guide list of types of personal protective equipment, should be amended to take account of the new types of risks identified in Annex I to that directive. Annex II should also be amended to include examples of personal protective equipment currently available on the market in conformity with Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and the terminology used in that Regulation.
(9) Annex III to Directive 89/656/EEC sets out a non-exhaustive guide list of activities and sectors of activity that could require the provision of personal protective equipment, bringing together the risk classifications set out in Annex I to that directive and the types of personal protective equipment described in Annex II to that directive. Annex III to Directive 89/656/EEC should be restructured to ensure consistency between the terminology and classifications used across the three annexes and with Regulation (EU) 2016/425. This will enable employers from different sectors and industries to better identify and provide personal protective equipment that corresponds to specific activities and the specific types of risks that workers are exposed to, as indicated by the risk assessment.
(10) The Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work was consulted on the measures resulting from the adoption of the Commission’s Communication Safer and Healthier Work for All – Modernisation of the EU Occupational Safety and Health Legislation and Policy that are required to keep the Union’s occupational health and safety legislation effective and fit-for-purpose.
(11) In its Opinion on the Modernisation of Six OSH Directives to Ensure Healthier and Safer Work for All, adopted on 6 December 2017, the Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work recommends that Directive 89/656/EEC should be amended to enhance its relevance and effectiveness.
(12) In a subsequent Opinion on technical updates to the annexes of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (89/656/EEC), adopted on 31 May 2018, the Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work recommends that specific updates to Annex I, II and III to Directive 89/656/EEC, taking into account the latest technological developments in the field and ensuring consistency with Regulation (EU) 2016/425, should be carried out.
(13) In preparing the current update of Annexes I, II and III to Directive 89/656/EEC, the Commission was assisted by experts representing Member States, who provided technical and scientific support.
(14) In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration on explanatory documents, adopted by the Member States and the Commission on 28 September 2011, Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments.
(15) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 17 of Council Directive 89/391/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annexes I, II and III to Directive 89/656/EEC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 20 November 2021 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 2019. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker
ANNEX
ANNEX (1)(2)(3)
Annex I to Directive 89/656/EEC is replaced by the following: Annex II to Directive 89/656/EEC is replaced by the following: Annex III to Directive 89/656/EEC is replaced by the following:
ANNEX I RISKS IN RELATION TO THE BODY PARTS TO BE PROTECTED BY PPE (*) (*) This list of risks/parts of the body cannot be expected to be exhaustive. The risk assessment will determine the need to provide a PPE and its characteristics according to the provisions of this Directive.
Helmets and/or caps/balaclavas/headgears against:
Impacts caused by falling or ejected object
Collision with an obstacle
Mechanical risks (perforation, abrasion)
Static compression (lateral crushing)
Thermal risks (fire, heat, cold, hot solids including molten metals)
Electric shock and live working
Chemical risks
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Hairnets against risk of entanglement
Earmuffs (including e.g. earmuffs attached to a helmet, active noise reduction earmuffs, earmuffs with electrical audio input)
Earplugs (including e.g. level-dependent earplugs, earplugs adapted to the individual)
Spectacles, goggles and face shields (prescription lenses where appropriate) against:
Mechanical risks
Thermal risks
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Ionizing radiation
Solid aerosols and liquids of chemical and biological agents
Filtering devices against:
Particles
Gases
Particles and gases
Solid and/or liquid aerosols
Insulating devices, including with an air supply
Self-rescue devices
Diving equipment
Gloves (including mittens and arm protection) against:
Mechanical risks
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)
Chemical risks
Biological agents
Ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Vibration risks
Finger stalls
Footwear (e.g. shoes, including in certain circumstances clogs, boots that may have steel toe-caps) to protect against:
Mechanical risks
Slipping risks
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)
Chemicals risks
Vibration risks
Biological risks
Removable instep protectors against mechanical risks
Kneepads against mechanical risks
Gaiters against mechanical, thermal and chemical risks and biological agents
Accessories (e.g. spikes, crampons)
There could be barrier creams to protect against:
Non ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Ionizing radiation
Chemicals
Biological agents
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Personal protective equipment for protection against falls from a height, such as retractable type fall arresters, full body harnesses, sit harnesses, belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards, energy absorbers, guided-type fall arresters including an anchor line, rope adjustment devices, anchor devices that are not designed to be permanently fixed and that do not require fastening works before use, connectors, lanyards, rescue harness
Protective clothing, including whole body (i.e. suits, overalls) protection and partial body (i.e. gaiters, trousers, jackets, waistcoats, aprons, kneepads, hoods, balaclavas) protection against:
Mechanical risks
Thermal risks (heat, flame and cold)
Chemicals
Biological agents
Ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination
Non-ionizing radiation (UV, IR, solar or welding radiation)
Electric shock and live working (antistatic, conductive, insulating)
Entanglement and trapping
Lifejackets for prevention of drowning and buoyancy aids
PPE for signalling the user’s presence visually
ANNEX III NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ACTIVITIES AND SECTORS OF ACTIVITY WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (*) (*) The risk assessment will determine the need to provide a PPE and its characteristics according to the provisions of this Directive
I.
PHYSICAL RISKS 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 Eyes and/or face Spectacles, goggles and face shields Foot and leg (parts) Footwear (shoes/boots, etc.) with safety or protective toecap Footwear with metatarsal protection Falls due to slipping Foot Slip-resistant footwear Falls from a height Whole body PPE designed to prevent or arrest falls from height Vibration Hands Protective Gloves Static compression of parts of the body Knee (leg parts) Kneepads Foot Footwear with toecaps Mechanical injuries (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites, wounds or stabs) Eyes and/or face Spectacles, goggles, face shields Hands Mechanical protective gloves Forearms Arm protection Trunk/Abdomen/Leg Protective apron, gaiters Penetration resistance trousers (cut-resistant trousers) Foot Penetration resistance footwear Entanglement and trapping Whole body Protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts PHYSICAL — NOISE Noise Ears Hearing protectors PHYSICAL — THERMAL Heat and/or fire Face/Whole head Welding headshields, helmets/caps against heat or fire, protective hoods against heat and/or flame Trunk/abdomen/legs Protective apron, gaiters Hand Protective gloves against heat and/or flame Forearms Sleeves Foot Footwear against heat and/or flame Whole/partial body Protective clothing against heat and/or flame Cold Hand Protective gloves against cold Foot Footwear against cold Whole/partial body including head Protective clothing against cold 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 Static electricity Hands Antistatic gloves Foot Antistatic/conductivefootwear Whole body Antistatic clothing PHYSICAL — RADIATION Non-ionizing radiation, including sunlight (other than direct observation) Head Caps and helmets Eyes Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields Whole body (skin) PPE against Natural and artificial UV Ionizing radiation Eyes Protective spectacles/goggles against ionizing radiation Hands Protective gloves against ionizing radiation Trunk/abdomen/partial body Protective apron against x-rays /Coat/Vest/Skirt against x-rays Head Headwear & Caps PPE for protection against e.g. development of brain tumours Partial body PPE for thyroid protection PPE for gonads protection Whole body Protective clothing against ionizing radiation
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
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
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
Works on slippery surfaces
Works on humidity environments
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Slaughterhouse
Cleaning
Food industries
Gardening
Fishing industry
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
Works with hand-guided tools
Manufacturing industries
Building work
Civil Engineering work
Installation of blocks, tiles and pavers on the floor
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Demolitions
Load handling
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Transport and storage
Maintenance
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
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
Boning and cutting
Food industry
Slaughter
Regular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering
Forest works
Food industry
Slaughter
Forest industry
Carcase works and road works
Demolition
Formwork's erection and stripping
Forest works
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Mining works
Forest industry
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
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
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
Welding and forging
Casting
Iron and Steel Industry
Metal Industry
Maintenance services
Manufacturing industry
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
Welding and forging
Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances
Iron and Steel Industry
Metal Industry
Maintenance services
Manufacturing industry
Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances
Iron and Steel Industry
Metal Industry
Maintenance services
Manufacturing industry
Work in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire
Iron and Steel Industry
Metal Industry
Forest Industry
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
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
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
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
Work in open air
Fishing and agriculture
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
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
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
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
Operating in X-ray facilities
Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis
Healthcare
Veterinary care
Dental care
Urology
Surgery
Interventional radiology
Laboratories
Medical X-ray work places and facilities
Healthcare
Veterinary care
Dental care
Urology
Surgery
Interventional radiology
Operating in X-ray facilities
Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis
Healthcare
Veterinary care
Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis
Work with radioactive products
Energy production
Radioactive waste plant
II.
CHEMICAL RISKS (including nanomaterial) 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 CHEMICAL — AEROSOLS Solid (dusts, fumes, smokes, fibres, and nano-material) Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against particles Hands Chemical Protective gloves and barrier cream as an additional/accessory protection Whole body Protective clothing against solid particles Eyes Spectacles/goggles and face shields Liquid (mists and fogs) Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against particles Hands Chemical protective gloves Whole body Chemical protective clothing CHEMICAL — LIQUIDS Immersion Splashes, sprays and jets Hands Chemical protective gloves, Forearms Chemical protective sleeves Foot Chemical protective boots Whole body Chemical protectiveclothing CHEMICAL — GASES AND VAPOURS Gases and vapours Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against gases Hands Chemical protective gloves Whole body Chemical protective clothing Eyes Spectacles, goggles and face shields
Demolition
Blasting works
Sanding and Polishing of surfaces
Work in presence of asbestos
Use of materials consisting of/containing nanoparticles
Welding
Chimney sweeper
Work on the lining of furnaces and ladles where there may be dust
Work in the vicinity of blast furnace taps where there may be heavy metal fumes
Work in the vicinity of the blast furnace charge
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Mining works
Iron and Steel industries
Metal and Wood industries
Automotive industry
Stone carving
Pharmaceuticals industry
Healthcare services
Preparation of cytostatics
Work in presence of asbestos
Use of materials consisting of/containing nanoparticles
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Industrial facilities maintenance
Demolition
Work in presence of asbestos
Use of materials consisting of/containing nanoparticles
Chimney sweeper
Preparation of plant protection products
Building construction
Civil engineering construction
Shipbuilding
Industrial facilities maintenance
Agriculture
Woodworking
Road work
Mining industry
Metal and wood industry
Civil engineering construction
Surface treatment (e.g. varnishing/painting, abrasive blasting)
Surface cleaning
Metal Industry
Manufacturing Industry
Automotive sector
Surface treatment
Surface cleaning
Work with liquid sprays
Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning substances
Metal Industry
Manufacturing industry
Automotive sector
Surface treatment
Surface cleaning
Metal Industry
Manufacturing industry
Automotive sector
Work with liquid sprays
Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products
Processing of coating materials
Tanning
Work in hairdressers and beauty salons
Textile and clothing industry
Cleaning industry
Automobile industry
Beauty and hairdressing sectors
Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products
Cleaning
Chemical industry
Cleaning industry
Automobile industry
Work with liquid sprays
Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products
Textile and clothing industry
Cleaning industry
Automobile industry
Work with liquid sprays
Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products
Cleaning
Chemical industry
Cleaning industry
Automobile industry
Agriculture
Surface treatment (e.g. varnishing/painting, abrasive blasting)
Surface cleaning
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
Chimney sweeper
Disinfectants and corrosive cleaning substances
Work in the vicinity of gas converters and blast furnace gas pipes
Metal Industry
Automotive sector
Manufacturing industry
Cleaning industry
Alcoholic drinks production
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Chemical Industry
Petrochemical industry
Surface treatment
Surface cleaning
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
Metal Industry
Automotive sector
Manufacturing industry
Alcoholic drinks production
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Chemical Industry
Petrochemical industry
Surface treatment
Surface cleaning
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
Metal Industry
Automotive sector
Manufacturing industry
Alcoholic drinks production
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Chemical Industry
Petrochemical industry
Spray painting
Woodworking
Mining operations
Automotive sector
Manufacturing industry
Mine industry
Chemical Industry
Petrochemical industry
III.
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 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 BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) - AEROSOLS Solids and liquids Respiratory system Respiratory protective devices against particles Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Whole/partial body Protective clothing against biological agents Eyes and/or face Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) - LIQUIDS Direct and indirect contact Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Whole/partial body Protective clothing against biological agents Eyes and/or face Protective goggles and face shields Splashes, sprays and jets Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Forearms Protective sleeves against microorganisms Foot/legs Protective over boots and gaiters Whole body Protective clothing against biological agents BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) – MATERIALS, PERSONS, ANIMALS, ETC. Direct and indirect contact Hands Protective gloves against microorganisms Whole/partial body Protective clothing against biological agents Eyes and/or face Protective goggles and face shields
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Biochemical production
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues (bites, stings)
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Forest industry
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Work that involve contact with human body and animal fluids and tissues (bites, stings)
Work in presence of biological agent
Healthcare
Veterinary clinics
Clinical analysis laboratories
Research Laboratories
Retirement homes
Homes assistances
Wastewater treatment plants
Waste treatment plant
Food Industry
Forest industry
IV.
OTHER RISKS 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 Oxygen deficiency Respiratory system Insulating respiratory protectives devices Respiratory system Diving equipment Drowning Whole body Life jacket
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
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
Underwater works
Civil engineering construction
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