Subject Area | Occupational Health and Safety |
Year of Declaration | 2011 |
Status | Voluntary |
ICS Number | 13.340.20 |
Stage | Current |
Number of Pages | 47 |
Price | Available on request |
This standard sets forth criteria related to the general requirements, testing, permanent marking, selection, care, and use of protectors to minimize the occurrence and severity or prevention of injuries from such hazards as impact, non-ionizing radiation and chemical exposures in occupational and educational environments including, but not limited to, machinery operations, material welding and cutting, chemical handling, and assembly operations. Certain hazardous exposures are not covered in this standard. These include, but are not limited to: blood borne pathogens, X-rays, high energy particulate radiation, microwaves, radio-frequency radiation, lasers, masers and sports and recreation.