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1. The role of personal protective equipment in occupational risk prevention
"Nothing is less accidental than an accident" is the premise on which any good prevention policy is based. This means that an accident is generally the result of a chain of events or a combination of factors that must be understood in order to be properly controlled. This logical approach to risk assessment is reflected not only in Framework Directive 89/391/EEC on the improvement of safety and health at work, but also in Directive 89/656/EEC on the use of PPE.
It enables risks to be identified and, with full knowledge of the situation, the appropriate safety measures to be taken in order to eliminate or, failing that, reduce them. Proper prevention of the occupational risks thus identified must be sought first and foremost through the implementation of safe operating processes, organizational measures and staff safety training. In other words, hazardous situations...
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- 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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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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