The Personal Protective Equipment (EC Directive) Regulations 1992

s.001

Citation and commencement

s.001

Citation and commencement

s.001

Design principles

s.001

Ergonomics

s.001

Levels and classes of protection

s.001

Highest level of protection possible

s.001

Classes of protection appropriate to different levels of risk

s.001

Innocuousness of PPE

s.001

Absence of risks and other ‘inherent’ nuisance factors

s.001

Suitable constituent materials

s.001

Maximum permissible user impediment

s.001

Comfort and efficiency

s.001

Adapation of PPE to user morphology

s.001

Lightness and strength

s.001

Compatibility of different classes or types of PPE designed for simultaneous use

s.001

Information supplied by the manufacturer

s.002

Interpretation

s.002

Interpretation

s.002

PPE incorporating adjustment systems

s.002

PPE for connection to another, external complementary device

s.002

PPE incorporating a fluid circulation system

s.002

PPE bearing one or more identification or recognition marks directly or indirectly relating to health and safety

s.002

PPE in the form of clothing capable of signalling the user’s presence visually

s.002

‘Multi-risk’ PPE

s.002

PPE ‘enclosing’ the parts of the body to be protected

s.002

PPE for the face, eyes and respiratory tracts

s.002

PPE subject to ageing

s.002

PPE which may be caught up during use

s.002

PPE for use in explosive atmospheres

s.002

PPE intended for emergency use or rapid installation and/or removal

s.002

PPE for use in very dangerous situations

s.002

PPE incorporating components which can be adjusted or removed by the user

s.003

Scope, Placing on the Market and Free Movement

s.003

Scope, Placing on the Market and Free Movement

s.003

Protection against mechanical impact

s.003

Protection against dangerous substances and infective agents

s.003

Respiratory protection

s.003

Protection against cutaneous and ocular contact

s.003

Impact caused by falling or projecting objects and collision of parts of the body with an obstacle

s.003

Safety devices for diving equipment

s.003

Falls

s.003

Prevention of falls due to slipping

s.003

Prevention of falls from a height

s.003

Mechanical vibration

s.003

Protection against (static) compression of part of the body

s.003

Protection against physical injury (abrasion, perforation, cuts, bites)

s.003

Prevention of drowning (lifejackets, armbands and lifesaving suits)

s.003

Buoyancy aids

s.003

Protection against the harmful effects of noise

s.003

Protection against heat and/or fire

s.003

PPE constituent materials and other components

s.003

Complete PPE ready for use

s.003

Protection against cold

s.003

PPE constituent materials and other components

s.003

Complete PPE ready for use

s.003

Protection against electric shock

s.003

Radiation protection

s.003

Non-ionizing radiation

s.003

Ionizing radiation

s.003

Protection against external radioactive contamination

s.003

Limited protection against external irradiation

s.004

Certification and Monitoring Procedures

s.005

Member States shall ensure that by 30 June 1991 appropriate...

s.006

Any inspection body which refuses to issue an EC type-examination...

s.council directive

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

s.s.a

‘EC’ quality control system for the final product

s.s.b

System for ensuring EC quality of production by means of monitoring