Annex II of Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989

ANNEX II : NON-EXHAUSTIVE GUIDE LIST OF ITEMS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

HEAD PROTECTION

- 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.).

HEARING PROTECTION

- 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.

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 or masks which can be fitted to protective helmets).

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.

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.

FOOT AND LEG PROTECTION

- 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.

SKIN PROTECTION

- Barrier creams/ointments.

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.

- Heated waistcoats.

- Life jackets.

- Protective X-ray aprons.

- Body belts.

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).

- 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.