| Document ID (ISN) | 102990 |
| CIS number |
03-1505 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-039830-0 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 2002 No.1144
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| Title |
Consumer Protection / Health and Safety - The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 [United Kingdom] |
| Bibliographic information |
The Stationery Office Ltd (TSO), PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN, United Kingdom, 2002. 24p. Illus. Price: GBP 4.00. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021144.htm [in English]
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| Abstract |
These Regulations consolidate with amendments the regulations in effect in Great Britain regarding personal protective equipment (PPE), and implementing Directive 89/686/EEC (CIS 90-381), as amended subsequently. They revoke The Personal Protective Equipment (EC Directive) Regulations 1992 (CIS 93-1079), together with their amendments made in 1993, 1994 (CIS 95-2) and 1996. Contents: interpretation; application; general duties for those placing PPE on the market; conformity assessment procedures; CE markings; role of approved bodies in connection with conformity assessment. In annexes: exhaustive list of PPE classes not covered by this Directive; basic health and safety requirements of PPE; CE conformity marking; EC type-examinations; EC quality control systems. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
personal protective equipment; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; law; compliance tests; approval |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Personal protection
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