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Text of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 are a set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which came into force in Great Britain ...
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Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2038) [20] The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1713) [21] Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) [22] Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999 [23] Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [24] Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999
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The PUWER 1998 legislation replaced the 1992 regulations and seeks to address, control and prevent workers risk of injury and death from equipment they use during the course of their jobs. In addition to the requirements laid out in the PUWER legislation, some types of equipment may be subject to other specific legislation.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemical, biohazards , and airborne particulate matter .
A construction worker in Cologne wearing PPE. Respiratory protective equipment (RPE), also called protective breathing equipment (PBE) in the US, [1] is a form of personal protective equipment designed to protect the wearer from a variety of airborne hazards in the form of a gas, fume, mist, dust or vapour. Respirators filter the air to remove ...
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) Made by: Council: Journal reference: L 245, 26 August 1992, pp. 23–42: History; Date made: 24 June 1992: Entry into force: 22 ...