Personal protective equipment - General rules Jurisdiction Norway Year 1978 Published in Norwegian Original/other title [Norwegian] Personlig verneutstyr - Alminnelige regler Source Bestillingsnr. 250, Directorate of Labour Inspection (Direktoratet for arbeidstilsynet), Postboks 8103 Dep., Oslo 1, Norway, Feb. 1978 (revision). 56p. Illus. Gratis. Descriptors [Primary] Norway, personal protective equipment [Secondary] directive, equipment testing, face and eye protection, foot and leg protection, head protection, hearing protection, preventive maintenance, respirators, safety belts Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract These directives form a compendium of rules for the testing and marking of personal protective equipment, and rules for the use and maintenance of this equipment. Contents: general (requirements respecting safety and comfort, testing and inspection, etc.); special rules regarding protection of the head and scalp, ear protection (earplugs, earmuffs; sound attenuation efficiency of this equipment), eye protection (safety spectacles, face shields, filter glasses etc.), respiratory protection (air purifying and particulate removing respirators, supplied air respirators, self-contained breathing apparatus), protection of the feet and legs, safety belts with lifelines. Requirements for testing and marking, applying in all the Nordic Countries, are set out in detail. CIS No. 79-186 Database ID 30713