Respirators /breathing apparatus

Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) · European Union

Work in containers, restricted areas and gas-fired industrial furnaces where there may be gas or insufficient oxygen. Work in the vicinity of the blast furnace charge. Work in the vicinity of gas converters and blast furnace gas pipes. Work in the vicinity of blast furnace taps where there may be heavy metal fumes. Work on the lining of furnaces and ladles where there may be dust. Spray painting where dedusting is inadequate. Work in shafts, sewers and other underground areas connected with sewage. Work in refrigeration plants where there is a danger that the refrigerant may escape.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.