Personal protective equipment at work (Second edition)

Health and Safety Executive Personal protective equipment at work (Second edition) Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended) Guidance on Regulations Health and Safety Executive Personal protective equipment at work (Second edition) Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended) Guidance on Regulations HSE Books © Crown copyright 2005 First published 1992 Second edition 2005 ISBN 0 7176 6139 3 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Applications for reproduction should be made in writing to: Licensing Division, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, St Clements House, 2­16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ or by e­mail to hmsolicensing@cabinet­office.x.gsi.gov.uk ii Contents Introduction 1 PART 1: GUIDANCE ON THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK REGULATIONS 1992 2 Regulation 1 Citation and commencement 2 Regulation 2 Interpretation 2 Regulation 3 Disapplication of these Regulations 2 Regulation 4 Provision of personal protective equipment 5 Regulation 5 Compatibility of personal protective equipment 9 Regulation 6 Assessment of personal protective equipment 10 Regulation 7 Maintenance and replacement of personal protective equipment 11 Regulation 8 Accommodation for personal protective equipment 12 Regulation 9 Regulation 10 Information, instruction and training 13 Use of personal protective equipment 15 Regulation 11 Reporting loss or defect 15 Regulation 12 Exemption certificates 16 Regulation 13 Extension outside Great Britain 16 Regulation 14 Modifications, repeal and revocations 17 Schedule 1 Relevant Community Directives 18 Schedule 2 Modifications 18 Schedule 3 Revocations 21 PART 2: SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 23 Introduction 23 Head protection 24 Eye and face protection 26 Hand and arm protection 27 Protective clothing (including the legs) 29 High­visibility clothing 31 Foot protection 32 Drowning protection – Buoyancy aids, life jackets and immersion suits 33 Personal fall protection 34 Hearing protection 36 Respiratory protective equipment 36 References 38 Further reading 39 Further information 41 iii iv ... - tailieumienphi.vn