Technical Guidance Notes

3.3 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Task-specific PPE will be detailed in the Project Risk Assessments, however the minimum requirements are:

  • Hard Hat to BS EN 397
  • Safety Boots with heavy duty steel toecap and steel mid-sole
  • Hi-Vis clothing to BS EN 471 Class 1
  • Cut Resistant Gloves to BS EN 388 – Cut 1 and Cut 5 rated
  • Ear protection to BS EN 352-1
  • Tinted Welding Goggles
  • Eye Protection to BS EN 166 class 1 – clear lenses for cutting/shot-firing, smoked lenses for stud welding
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