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The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
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- 2002 No. 1144
- SCHEDULE 2
- BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Regulation 3.1.1
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Impact caused by falling or projecting objects and collision of parts of the body with an obstacle
3.1.1. Suitable PPE for this type of risk must be sufficiently shock-absorbent to prevent injury resulting, in particular, from the crushing or penetration of the protected part, at least up to an impact-energy level above which the excessive dimensions or mass of the absorbing device would preclude effective use of the PPE for the foreseeable period of wear.
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