Difference between revisions of "3.3 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)"

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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

Fig. 3.3a - Site PPE - Minimum requirements

Other items within 3.0 - Health and Safety

‘3.1 - Management & supervision’

3.2 - Documentation

3.3 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

3.4 - Protection of falls from height

3.5 - Trained and competent workforce

3.6 - DO's for associated trades