(a) ordinary working clothes and uniforms not specifically designed to protect the safety and health of the worker;

(b) equipment used by emergency and rescue services;

(c) personal protective equipment worn or used by the military, the police and other public order agencies;

(d) personal protective equipment for means of road transport;

(e) sports equipment;

(f) self-defence or deterrent equipment;

(g) portable devices for detecting and signalling risks and nuisances.

(a) be appropriate for the risks involved, without itself leading to any increased risk;

(b) correspond to existing conditions at the workplace;

(c) take account of ergonomic requirements and the worker's state of health;

(d) fit the wearer correctly after any necessary adjustment.

(a) an analysis and assessment of risks which cannot be avoided by other means;

(b) the definition of the characteristics which personal protective equipment must have in order to be effective against the risks referred to in (a), taking into account any risks which this equipment itself may create;

(c) comparison of the characteristics of the personal protective equipment available with the characteristics referred to in (b).

— the adoption of technical harmonization and standardization directives relating to personal protective equipment, and/or

— technical progress and changes in international regulations and specifications or knowledge in the field of personal protective equipment,

— Protective helmets for use in industry (mines, building sites, other industrial uses).

— Scalp protection (caps, bonnets, hairnets— with or without eye shade).

— Protective headgear (bonnets, caps, sou’westers, etc. in fabric, fabric with proofing, etc.).

— Earplugs and similar devices.

— Full acoustic helmets.

— Earmuffs which can be fitted to industrial helmets.

— Ear defenders with receiver for LF induction loop.

— Ear protection with intercom equipment.

— Spectacles.

— Goggles.

— X-ray goggles, laser-beam goggles, ultra-violet, infra-red, visible radiation goggles.

— Face shields.

— Arc-welding masks and helmets (hand masks, headband masks or masks which can be fitted to protective helmets).

— Dust filters, gas filters and radioactive dust filters.

— Insulating appliances with an air supply.

— Respiratory devices including a removable welding mask.

— Diving equipment.

— Diving suits.

— Gloves to provide protection:

— Mittens.

— Finger stalls.

— Over sleeves.

— Wrist protection for heavy work.

— Fingerless gloves.

— Protective gloves.

— Low shoes, ankle boots, calf-length boots, safety boots.

— Shoes which can be unlaced or unhooked rapidly.

— Shoes with additional protective toe-cap.

— Shoes and overshoes with heat-resistant soles.

— Heat-resistant shoes, boots and overboots.

— Thermal shoes, boots and overboots.

— Vibration-resistant shoes, boots and overboots.

— Anti-static shoes, boots and overboots.

— Insulating shoes, boots and overboots.

— Protective boots for chain saw operators.

— Clogs.

— Kneepads.

— Removable instep protectors.

— Gaiters.

— Removable soles (heat-proof, pierce-proof or sweat-proof).

— Removable spikes for ice, snow or slippery flooring.

— Barrier creams/ointments.

— Protective waistcoats, jackets and aprons to provide protection from machinery (piercing, cutting, molten metal splashes, etc.).

— Protective waistcoats, jackets and aprons to provide protection from chemicals.

— Heated Waistcoats.

— Life jackets.

— Protective X-ray aprons.

— Body belts.

— Fall-prevention equipment (full equipment with all necessary accessories).

— Braking equipment to absorb kinetic energy (full equipment with all necessary accessories).

— Body-holding devices (safety harness).

— ‘Safety’ working clothing (two-piece and overalls).

— Clothing to provide protection from machinery (piercing, cutting, etc.).

— Clothing to provide protection from chemicals.

— Clothing to provide protection from molten metal splashes and infra-red radiation.

— Heat-resistant clothing.

— Thermal clothing.

— Clothing to provide protection from radioactive contamination.

— Dust-proof clothing.

— Gas-proof clothing.

— Fluorescent signalling, retro-reflecting clothing and accessories (armbands, gloves, etc.).

— Protective coverings.

— Building work, particularly work on, underneath or in the vicinity of scaffolding and elevated workplaces, erection and stripping of formwork, assembly and installation work, work on scaffolding and demolition work.

— Work on steel bridges, steel building construction, masts, towers, steel hydraulic structures, blast furnaces, steel works and rolling mills, large containers, large pipelines, boiler plants and power stations.

— Work in pits, trenches, shafts and tunnels.

— Earth and rock works.

— Work in underground workings, quarries, open diggings, coal stock removal.

— Work with bolt-driving tools.

— Blasting work.

— Work in the vicinity of lifts, lifting gear, cranes and conveyors.

— Work with blast furnaces, direct reduction plants, steelworks, rolling mills, metalworks, forging, drop forging and casting.

— Work with industrial furnaces, containers, machinery, silos, bunkers and pipelines.

— Shipbuilding.

— Railway shunting work.

— Slaughterhouses.

— Carcase work, foundation work and road works.

— Scaffolding work.

— The demolition of carcase work.

— 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.

— Conversion and maintenance work.

— Work with blast furnaces, direct reduction plants, steelworks, rolling mills, metalworks, forging, drop forging, hot pressing and drawing plants.

— Work in quarries and open diggings, coal stock removal.

— Working and processing of rock.

— Flat glass products and container glassware manufacture, working and processing.

— Work with moulds in the ceramics industry.

— Lining of kilns in the ceramics industry.

— Moulding work in the ceramic ware and building materials industry.

— Transport and storage.

— Work with frozen meat blocks and preserved foods packaging.

— Shipbuilding.

— Railway shunting work.

— Roof work.

— Work with and on very hot or very cold materials.

— Where there is a risk of penetration by molten substances.

— Welding, grinding and separating work.

— 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.

— Work with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products.

— Work with liquid sprays.

— Work with and in the vicinity of molten substances.

— Work with radiant heat.

— Work with lasers.

— Work in containers, restricted areas and gas-fired industrial furnaces where there may be gas or insufficient oxygen.

— Work in the vicinity of the blast furnace charge.

— Work in the vicinity of gas converters and blast furnace gas pipes.

— Work in the vicinity of blast furnace taps where there may be heavy metal fumes.

— Work on the lining of furnaces and ladles where there may be dust.

— Spray painting where dedusting is inadequate.

— Work in shafts, sewers and other underground areas connected with sewage.

— Work in refrigeration plants where there is a danger that the refrigerant may escape.

— Work with metal presses.

— Work with pneumatic drills.

— The work of ground staff at airports.

— Pile-driving work.

— Wood and textile working.

— Work with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning substances.

— Work with or in the vicinity of hot materials and where the effects of heat are felt.

— Work on flat glass products.

— Shot blasting.

— Work in deep-freeze rooms.

— Welding in restricted areas.

— Boning and cutting work.

— Work with hand knives involving drawing the knife towards the body.

— Welding.

— Forging.

— Casting.

— Boning and cutting.

— Welding.

— Handling of sharp-edged objects, other than machines where there is a danger of the glove's being caught.

— Unprotected work with acids and caustic solutions.

— Boning and cutting.

— Regular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering.

— Changing the knives of cutting machines.

— Work in the open air in rain and cold weather.

— Work where the workers must be clearly visible.

— Work on scaffolding.

— Assembly of prefabricated parts.

— Work on masts.

— 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.

— Processing of coating materials.

— Tanning.