1. Head Protection (Skull Protection)

Protection helmets

Building work, particularly work on, underneath or in the vicinity of scaffolding and elevated places of work, 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 work.

Railway shunting work.

Work in slaughterhouses.

2. Foot Protection

Safety shoes with puncture-proof soles

Carcase work, foundation work and roadworks.

Carcase demolition work.

Scaffolding work.

Work with concrete and prefabricated parts involving formwork erection and stripping.

Work in contractors’ yards and warehouses.

Roof work.

Safety shoes without pierce-proof soles

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.

Working and processing in relation to flat glass products and container glassware manufacture.

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.

Work with frozen meat blocks and preserved foods packaging.

Shipbuilding work.

Railway shunting work.

Safety shoes with heels or wedges and pierce-proof soles

Roof work.

Protective shoes with insulated soles

Work with and on very hot or very cold materials.

Safety shoes which can easily be removed

Any work where there is a risk of penetration by molten substances.

Safety shoes fitted with toecaps

Any work where there is a risk of impact on or crushing of the foot caused by falling or projecting objects or collision of the foot with an obstacle.

3. Eye or Face Protection

Protection goggles, face shields or screens

Welding, grinding and separating work.

Caulking and chiselling work.

Rock working and processing work.

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 products.

Work with liquid sprays.

Work with and in the vicinity of molten substances.

Work with radiant heat.

Work with lasers.

4. Respiratory Protection

Respirators/breathing apparatus

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 in processes where harmful dust or fumes are likely to be present.

5. Hearing Protection

Ear protectors

Work with metal presses.

Work with pneumatic drills.

Work with turbines.

The work of ground staff at airports.

Pile-driving work.

Wood and textile working.

6. Body, Arm and Hand Protection

Protective clothing

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.

Fire-resistant protective clothing

Welding in restricted areas.

Pierce-proof aprons

Boning and cutting work.

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

Leather aprons

Welding.

Forging.

Casting.

Gloves

Welding.

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

Unprotected work with acids and caustic solutions.

Metal mesh gloves

Boning and cutting.

Regular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering.

Changing the knives of cutting machines.

7. Weatherproof Clothing

Work in the open air in rain and cold weather.

Waterproof clothing.

Work in wet processes.

8. Reflective Clothing

Work where the employees must be clearly visible.

9. Safety Harness

Work on scaffolding.

Assembly of prefabricated parts.

Work on masts.

10. Safety Ropes

Work in high crane cabs.

Work in high cabs of warehouse stacking and retrieval equipment.

Work in high section of drilling towers.

Work in shafts and sewers.

11. Skin Protection

Processing of coating materials.

Tanning.

1. Head Protection

Protective helmets for use in industry, including 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 with proofing, etc.).

2. Hearing Protection

Earplugs and similar devices.

Full acoustic helmets.

Earmuffs which can be fitted to industrial helmets.

Ear defenders with receiver for Low Frequency (LF) induction loop.

Ear protection with intercom equipment.

3. Eye and Face Protection

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, headband masks or masks which can be fitted to protective helmets).

4. Respiratory Protection

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.

5. Hand and Arm Protection

Gloves to provide protection:

from machinery (piercing, cuts, vibrations, etc.).

from chemicals.

for electricians and from heat.

Mittens.

Finger stalls.

Oversleeves.

Wrist protection for heavy work.

Fingerless gloves.

Protective gloves.

6. Foot and Leg Protection

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

Shoes which can be unlaced or unhooked rapidly.

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.

7. Skin Protection

Barrier creams/ointments.

8. Trunk and Abdomen Protection

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.

Headed waistcoats.

Life jackets.

Protective X-ray aprons.

Body belts.

9. Whole Body Protection

Equipment designed to prevent falls

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).

10. Protective clothing

“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.