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Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes helmets, shoes, gloves, goggles, respiratory protection, hearing protection and work clothing

Helmets

For all work and activities in which falling, falling, hurling, swinging or flying objects pose a hazard, as well as the risk of impact injuries and abrasions, industrial safety helmets must be worn that meet the basic requirements of DIN EN 397 :

• the following requirements for the protective function of the helmet must be met:
• Shock absorption (through elastic and plastic deformation)
• Penetration resistance (against pointed and sharp objects)
• Flame resistance
• elastic penetration resistance
• Guarantee of an optimum fit
  

Practical tips for safety officers:

• Wearing comfort promotes acceptance
• Explain the adjustment options of the head protection to users
• If possible, personalise the head protection with your own name or company logo to strengthen identification with the head protection

Goggles

The European standard DIN EN 166 describes all requirements for personal eye protection:

The intended use can be read as an abbreviation on the wearer's body:

none - for general use

3 - For liquids

4 - For coarse dust

5 - For gas and fine dust

8 - For arc flash

9 - For molten metal and hot solids

Practical tips for safety officers:

Use the selection of different designs to offer the user an attractive model.

Consult an optician when making your selection to fit the goggles to the respective face.

Also pay attention to the weight of the safety spectacles in order to positively influence the wearing comfort

Hearing protection

DIN EN 352 specifies requirements regarding construction, design, performance, labelling and user information for hearing protectors . Hearing protection is required by law above 85 dB(A).

Different types of hearing protection:

• pre-moulded earplugs
• Moulded earplugs
• earplugs to be moulded before use
• Hanger earplugs

Separate labelling for additional signal detection:

S: Signalling in track superstructure

V: Hearing signals in road traffic

W: Hearing warning signals in general

E: Signalling for train drivers

Practical tips for safety officers:

• Otoplasts offer a high level of wearing comfort
• Bear in mind that earplugs have a greater protection spectrum than earmuffs
• Combine earmuffs with communication units to increase wearing time and acceptance.
• Always test the effect of hearing protection in combination with other PPE.

respiratory protection

Particle-filtering half masks and masks with interchangeable filters are categorised into different respiratory protection classes, which are suitable for different areas of use in the workplace depending on exposure.

FFP1 stands for protection against non-toxic coarse dusts,

4 times the limit value of the respective maximum workplace concentration (MAK)

FFP2 stands for protection against harmful substances ("less toxic") or carcinogenic dusts, up to 10 times the respective maximum workplace concentration (MAK)

FFP3 stands for protection against dusts,

up to 30 times the respective maximum workplace concentration (MAK)

Practical tips for safety officers:

Half masks can only provide full protection for freshly shaved faces

Do not store respirators openly, otherwise contamination will build up on the inside.

Always observe the wearing time limits:

Half mask with valve: 120min. Wearing time / 30min. Recovery time / 3x per shift

Half mask without valve: 75min. Wearing time / 30min. Recovery time / 5x per shift

Full face mask: 105min. Wearing time / 30min. Recovery time / 3x per shift

*See: Annex 2 of BGR Guideline 190

Masks with valves offer less strain for the employee.