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Domain: Health and safety at work => Preventive measures => Personal protective equipment
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Noun
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Definition
A tight-fitting covering, made of flexible molder rubber, silicone, neoprene or other materials, incorporating rubber or woven elastic headstraps that buckle together at the back of the head or may form a continuous loop of material.
Definition source
NIOSH Guide to Industrial Respiratory Protection
European legislation
Directives 89/656/EEC, 89/686/EEC
British legislation
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992; The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
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