Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007

F95[Schedule 2

PART B

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF TYPES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WITH REGARD TO THE RISKS THEY PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST

Equipment for HEAD PROTECTION

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

Equipment for HEARING PROTECTION

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)

Equipment for EYE AND FACE PROTECTION

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

Equipment for RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

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

Equipment for HAND AND ARM PROTECTION

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

Equipment for FOOT AND LEG PROTECTION and anti-slip protection

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)

SKIN PROTECTION BARRIER CREAMS1

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)

Equipment for BODY PROTECTION/OTHER SKIN PROTECTION

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 users presence visually

PART C

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF SECTORS OR ACTIVITIES 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 provisions of Directive 89/656/EEC

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

Work on, underneath or in the vicinity of scaffolding and elevated workplaces

Carcase work and road work

Formworks erection and stripping

Scaffoldings 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

Eyes and/or face

Spectacles, goggles and face shields

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

Foot and leg (parts)

Footwear (shoes/boots, etc.) with safety or protective toecap Footwear with metatarsal protection

Carcase work and road work

Erection and stripping of formwork

Scaffoldings 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

Falls due to slipping

Foot

Slip-resistant footwear

Works on slippery surfaces

Works on humidity environments

Building construction

Civil engineering construction

Shipbuilding

Slaughterhouse

Cleaning

Food industries

Gardening

Fishing industry

Falls from a height

Whole body

PPE designed to prevent or arrest falls from height

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

Vibration

Hands

Protective Gloves

Works with hand-guided tools

Manufacturing industries

Building work

Civil engineering work

Static compression of parts of the body

Knee (leg parts)

Kneepads

Installation of blocks, tiles and pavers on the floor

Building construction

Civil engineering construction

Foot

Footwear with toecaps

Demolitions

Load handling

Building construction

Civil engineering construction

Transport and storage

Maintenance

Mechanical injuries (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites, wounds or stabs)

Eyes and/or face

Spectacles, goggles, face shields

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

Hands

Mechanical protective gloves

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

Forearms

Arm protection

Boning and cutting

Food industry

Slaughter

Trunk/Abdomen/Leg

Protective apron, gaiters

Penetration resistance trousers (cut resistant trousers)

Regular cutting using a hand knife for production and slaughtering

Forest works

Food industry

Slaughter

Forest industry

Foot

Penetration resistance footwear

Carcase works and road works

Demolition

Formworks erection and stripping

Forest works

Building construction

Civil engineering construction

Shipbuilding

Mining works

Forest industry

Entanglement and trapping

Whole body

Protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts

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

PHYSICAL NOISE

Noise

Ears

Hearing protection

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

PHYSICAL THERMAL

Heat and/or fire

Face/Whole head

Welding headshields, helmets/caps against heat or fire, protective hoods against heat and/or flame

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

Trunk/abdomen/legs

Protective apron, gaiters

Welding and forging

Casting

Iron and steel industry

Metal industry

Maintenance services

Manufacturing industry

Hand

Protective gloves against heat and/or flame

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

Forearms

Sleeves

Welding and forging

Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances

Iron and steel industry

Metal industry

Maintenance services

Manufacturing industry

Foot

Footwear against heat and/or flame

Work with or in the vicinity of molten substances

Iron and steel industry

Metal industry

Maintenance services

Manufacturing industry

Whole/partial body

Protective clothing against heat and/or flame

Work in presence of high temperatures, radiating heat or fire

Iron and steel industry

Metal industry

Forest industry

Cold

Hand

Protective gloves against cold

Foot

Footwear against cold

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

Whole/partial body including head

Protective clothing against cold

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

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

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

Static electricity

Hands

Antistatic gloves

Foot

Antistatic/conductive footwear

Whole body

Antistatic clothing

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

PHYSICAL RADIATION

Non-ionizing radiation, including sunlight (other than direct observation)

Head

Caps and helmets

Work in open air

Fishing and agriculture

Building construction

Civil engineering construction

Eyes

Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields

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

Whole body (skin)

PPE against natural and artificial UV

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

Ionizing radiation

Eyes

Protective spectacles/goggles against ionizing radiation

Hands

Protective gloves against ionizing radiation

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

Trunk/abdomen/partial body

Protective apron against x-rays /Coat/Vest/Skirt against x-rays

Operating in X-ray facilities

Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis

Healthcare

Veterinary care

Dental care

Urology

Surgery

Interventional radiology

Laboratories

Head

Headwear & Caps PPE for protection against e.g. development of brain tumours

Medical X-ray work places and facilities

Healthcare

Veterinary care

Dental care

Urology

Surgery

Interventional radiology

Partial body

PPE for thyroid protection

PPE for gonads protection

Operating in X-ray facilities

Operating in the area of medical radio diagnosis

Healthcare

Veterinary care

Whole body

Protective clothing against ionizing radiation

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

Solids (dusts, fumes, smokes, fibres, and nanomaterial)

Respiratory system

Respiratory protective devices against particles

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

Hands

Chemical Protective gloves and barrier cream as an additional/accessory protection

Work in presence of asbestos

Use of materials consisting of/containing nanoparticles

Building construction

Civil engineering construction

Shipbuilding

Industrial facilities maintenance

Whole body

Protective clothing against solid particles

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

Eyes

Spectacles/goggles and face shields

Woodworking

Road work

Mining industry

Metal and wood industry

Civil engineering construction

Liquids (mists and fogs)

Respiratory system

Respiratory protective devices against particles

Surface treatment (e.g. varnishing/painting, abrasive blasting)

Surface cleaning

Metal industry

Manufacturing industry

Automotive sector

Hands

Chemical protective gloves

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

Whole body

Chemical protective clothing

Surface treatment

Surface cleaning

Metal industry

Manufacturing industry

Automotive sector

CHEMICAL LIQUIDS

Immersion Splashes, sprays and jets

Hands

Chemical protective gloves

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

Forearms

Chemical protective sleeves

Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products

Cleaning

Chemical industry

Cleaning industry

Automobile industry

Foot

Chemical protective boots

Work with liquid sprays

Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products

Textile and clothing industry

Cleaning industry

Automobile industry

Whole body

Chemical protective clothing

Work with liquid sprays

Works with acids and caustic solutions, disinfectants and corrosive cleaning products

Cleaning

Chemical industry

Cleaning industry

Automobile industry

Agriculture

CHEMICAL GASES AND VAPOURS

Gases and vapours

Respiratory system

Respiratory protective devices against gases

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

Hands

Chemical protective gloves

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

Whole body

Chemical protective clothing

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

Eyes

Spectacles, goggles and face shields

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

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food industry

Biochemical production

Hands

Protective gloves against microorganisms

Whole/partial body

Protective clothing against biological agents

Eyes and/or face

Protective spectacles, goggles and face shields

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food industry

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

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food industry

Forest industry

Splashes, sprays and jets

Hands

Protective gloves against microorganisms

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food industry

Forearms

Protective sleeves against microorganisms

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food Industry

Foot/legs

Protective over boots and gaiters

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food industry

Whole body

Protective clothing against biological agents

Work that involves 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

Home assistance

Wastewater treatment plants

Waste treatment plant

Food industry

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (contained in) MATERIALS, PERSONS, ANIMALS, ETC

Direct and indirect contact

Hands

Protective gloves against mircoorganisms

Whole/partial body

Protective clothing against biological agents

Eyes and/or face

Protective goggles and face shields

Work that involves contact with human body and animal fluids and tissue (bites and stings)

Work in presence of biological agent

Healthcare

Veterinary clinics

Clinical analysis laboratories

Research laboratories

Retirement homes

Home assistance

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 users presence visually

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 passenger transports

Oxygen deficiency

Respiratory system

Insulating respiratory protectives devices

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

Respiratory system

Diving equipment

Underwater works

Civil engineering construction

Drowning

Whole body

Life jacket

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]

Annotations

Amendments:

F95

Subsitituted (20.11.2021) by Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 610 of 2021), reg. 2(c), in effect as per reg. 1(2).