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5. Guides to PPE selection, use and maintenance
A number of guides designed to help employers make decisions concerning the selection, use, care and maintenance of PPE have been drawn up by most of CEN's PPE Technical Committees.
In particular, these documents provide a reminder of good prevention practices, the risk assessment process, protective measures to be taken as a priority, and PPE selection criteria. They also include recommendations on user training, storage and maintenance of PPE. They also provide details on the types of risks and activities corresponding to the different categories of PPE and performance levels introduced in the standards.
Recommendations on the selection and use of PPE are also given in the standards, in the form of informative appendices. This is particularly the case for standards relating to optical filters against ultraviolet, infrared, laser and solar...
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...Standards and norms
- Recueil des normes équipement de protection individuelle sur CD Rom. - AFNOR - octobre 2009
- Personal protective equipment – Ergonomic principles. - AFNOR, NF EN 13921 - août 2007
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Guide to drafting the manufacturer's information leaflet issued to users in accordance with Directive 89/686/EEC. - AFNOR, Fascicule de documentation FD S70-100 - septembre 2007
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Regulations
Council Directive 89/686/EEC of December 21, 1989, on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (JOCE, n° L. 399 of December 30, 1989 – pp. 18-38).
Directive 93/95/EEC of October 29, 1993 amending Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) (JOCE, n° L. 276 of November 9,...
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