Personal Protection Equipment
5. Types of PPE Categories
Category I:
This is PPE with a simple design that provides light protection; for example:
- Garden gloves.
- Gloves for handling hot parts at a temperature of below 50º C.
- Clothing or footwear for atmospheric agents that are neither exceptional nor extreme.
Some part of said PPE must display the CE marking.
Category II:
This is PPE with an intermediate design that provides intermediate protection; for example:
- Specific protective equipment for hands and/or arms.
- Specific protective equipment for feet and/or legs.
- All helmets.
- All equipment for fully or partially protecting the face.
Each PPE element or its packaging should display the CE marking.
Category III:
This is PPE with a complex design aimed at protecting the user from all types of mortal hazard or any hazard that might seriously or irreversibly injure his health; for example:
- All those protection devices designed and manufactured to protect against falling from heights.
- Todos los equipos de protección respiratoria para proteger contra los aerosoles sólidos y líquidos o contra gases.
Each PPE element or its packaging should display the CE XXXX marking, where:
XXXX is the distinguishing number of the approved body that intervenes in the manufacturing phase.
