The personal protection equipment - short PSA - should be used with dangerous works and activities, in order to avoid or minimize injuries, which cannot be prevented by other measures.

Apart from the technical (danger avoidance) and organizational measures (danger effect e.g. for temporal limit) the personal measures (PSA and instruction) rank industrial safety and the industrial safety among the classical measures.

Protection equipment find use for example in the agriculture, forestry, at the fire-brigade, in production plants (e.g. chemistry) or in the building industry. In addition, in the spare time or with the sport they can represent essential aids (e.g. helmet, rescue waistcoat or eye protector). They should have/the respective national standards and correspond laws.

Categories

A partitioning of the PSA can take place into different categories. These point the endangerment out, against which the PSA is to protect:

Category I

Against slight risks.

• Glove
• Sun glasses

Category II

Against middle risks, which entail serious injury. Often are here mechanical dangers of the trips.

• Protection of the ears
• Eye protector
• Schutzhandschuh
• Sicherheitsschuh
• Welder suit (, automatic welder guard filters weld)

Category III

Against deadly or damage which can be made no longer retrogressive. Often are here chemical dangers of the trips.

• Respirator
• Dipping equipment
• Safety against falling

See also:

• Personal equipment of a Feuerwehrmannes, PSA forest, CE-indication, gs character, DIN standard

Related links

• Explanations concerning the valid regulations
• Protective clothing
• Respiratory protection
• Protection of the ears
• European Union guideline 89/686/EWG for the adjustment of the legislation of the member states for personal protection equipment
• European Union guideline 89/656/EWG over minimum regulations for security and health protection when using personal protection equipment by employees with the work

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