Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th November, 2021. | ||
I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 58 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2019/1832 of 24 October 2019 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Directive 89/656/EEC as regards purely technical adjustments, after consultation with the Health and Safety Authority, hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 20 November 2021. | ||
(3) The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 to 2020 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 to 2021. | ||
(4) In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 299 of 2007 ). | ||
2. The Principal Regulations are amended as follows – | ||
(a) in the “Arrangement of Regulations”, by the substitution of – | ||
“SCHEDULE 2 | ||
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | ||
PART A | ||
RISKS IN RELATION TO BODY PARTS TO BE PROTECTED BY PPE | ||
PART B | ||
NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF TYPES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WITH REGARD TO THE RISKS THEY PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST | ||
PART C | ||
NON - EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF SECTORS OR ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT” for | ||
“SCHEDULE 2 | ||
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | ||
PART A | ||
GUIDE LIST OF ACTIVITIES AND SECTORS OF ACTIVITY WHICH MAY REQUIRE PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT | ||
PART B | ||
GUIDE LIST OF ITEMS OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT”, | ||
(b) Regulation 62(3) of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after “European Community directives” the following text – | ||
“and European Union regulations”. | ||
(c) SCHEDULE 2 of the Principal Regulations is substituted by the following: – | ||
“SCHEDULE 2 | ||
PART A | ||
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RISKS IN RELATION TO THE BODY PARTS TO BE PROTECTED BY PPE | ||
This list of risks/parts cannot be expected to be exhaustive | ||
The risk assessment will determine the need to provide a PPE and its characteristics according to Directive 89/656/EEC | ||
RISKS |
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Chemical (incl. nanomaterial)(*) |
Biological Agents (contained in) |
Other Risks |
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Mechanical |
Noise |
Thermal |
Electrical |
Radiation |
Aerosols |
Liquids |
Gases or Vapours |
Aerosols |
Liquids |
Materials, animals persons etc. |
Drowning |
Oxygen dificency |
Non-visibility |
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Heat and/or Fire |
Cold |
Electric Shock (8) |
Static Electricity |
Non-ionizing (9) |
Ionizing |
Solid (10) |
Liquid (11) |
Immersion |
Splashes, sprays, jets |
Solids or liquids |
Direct and indirect contact |
Splashes, sprays, jets |
Direct and indirect contact |
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Parts of the body to be protected |
Head |
Cranium |
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Whole Head |
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Ears |
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Eyes |
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Face |
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Respiratory system |
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Hands |
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Arms (partial) |
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Foot |
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Legs (Part) |
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Skin |
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Trunk (Abdomen) |
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Partial Body |
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Whole Body |
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