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I ndian St andard

GUIDE FOR SELECTION OF INDUSTRI L

S FETY EQUIPMENT FOR BODY PROTECTION

Industrial Safety Advisory Committee, ISAC

Chaifman

BRIM G. R. CHAINAN

Mcmbels

Rcflesenting

Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and

kz;;y Institutes ( Mmtstry of

Labour ,

0

SHRI

P.X.

SURENDIMTATEAN

Alrcraatcto

Brig G. R, Cbainani )

SH~I BIMA~ BANIWJEE

Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Bombay

SHEI Ba&a PRAEAD ( Allematc )

SHEI U. C. BANERJEE

Indian Airlines Corporation, New Delhi

SRRI M. N. AROMA ( Alkrnate )

.

SEEI STJSEIL BEATTAOHARYA

United Trades Union Congress, Calcutta

SERI PRATUL C~~WDWRY (

Alternate

DR M. K. CEAZI~ABORTY

Central Mining Research Station ( CSIR),

Dhanbad

DB B.

SINQIi

Aknaf~ )

SHRI

N. CRAKRABORTY

Ministry of Shipping & Transport

SHRI S. RA~HAVA~ ( Afternate )

DR S. K. CWTZERJEE

.

Directorate General of Health Services, New

Delhi

DR A. K. BANEBJEE ( Alternate )

CHIEF MECHANICAL ENQMEER,

NEW

Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways )

NORTHERN

RAILWAY,

DELHI

SERI J. S. DARA

IndiaNnw ~~;f”“’ Trade Union Congress,

SERI B. K. DEAR

Buildeers’ Association of India, Calcutta

LT-COL D. K. GEOSE (

Alttrnak )

Sasr D. M. DHAR

Standing Committee on Safety. for the Steel

Industry, Durgapur

Drngo W3RCIAL )

Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi

DIRECTOR

( COM?~RCIAL) (Altwnatc)

SERX S.

K. JAQNANI

Indian Cotton Mills Federation, Bombay

SHRI B. D. Josar

All India Trade Union Congress, Delhi

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Ca~righl

1977

’NDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION

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Members

Representing

SHRI S. H. KAXAT

All India Manufacturers’ Organization, Bombay

SXBI A. R. KESHAVA

MURTHY

Ministry of Communications

SS~RI H. D. KHANNA Indian Jute Mills Association, Calcutta

San1 P. N. MEnn0Tn~

Standing Fire Advisory Committee ( Ministry of

Home Affairs ), New Delhi

SRRI G. B. MENON (

Aifernatc )

SERI I. N. MUSTY

SHRI CHARANJIT

LAL (Alternate)

Chief Controllerate of Explosives, Nagpur

SHRI S.

NAMBI

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bangalore

DR N. M. PANT

. The Safety First Association of India, New Delhi

SRRI V. K. MURTHY (Alternate )

SHRI S. G. RANADE

Directorate General of Ordnance Factories

Ministry of Defence ), Calcutta

LT-COL B. N. S. RAO

Ministry of Defence DGI )

SHRI S. P. KAPOOR

Alternate)

SERI S. R. C. RAO

Hindustan Steel Ltd, Bhilai

REPRESEXTATIOE

Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad

SHRI K. C. GAN~ULY (

Alternate)

SHRI I. C. SAWN

Employees

State

Insurance

New Delhi

Corporation,

DR K. M. SAXENA ( Alternate)

SHRI P. SESHADRI

Ministry of Petroleum & Chemicals

SHRI JAGJIT SIN~H ( Alternate I )

SHRI P. C. EASAW ( Alternate II )

SBRI D. K. SIRKAR

Indian Chemical Manufacturers’ Association,

Calcutta

COL SIJX~DEV SIN~H National Safety Council, Bombay

SHRI N. RAOHAVAN ( Alternate )

TECHNICAL ADFISER ( BOILERS )

Central Boilers Board, New Delhi

SHRI P. K. THAKUR

Indian Roads Congress, New Dellii

SHRI G. VISHWANATHAN Alternate )

S RI

S.

VENKASWAMY

Directorate General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi

DR G. M. SAXENA,

Director General, IS1 (

Ex-o cio Member )

Director Chem )

Secretary

SHRI P.S. ARORA

Deputy Director ( Chem ), IS1

Safety Equipment Subcommittee, ISAC/S-2

onvener

SIIRI D. M. DEAR

Members

SHRI J. J. ADHIA

Hindustan Steel Ltd, Durgapur

Century Spinning and Manufacturing Co Ltd,

Bombay

SHRI M. V. RAO Alternate)

SHRI

K. BARDHAN Ministry of Defence DGI )

SHRI J. P. A~ARWAL Alternate )

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I ndi an St andard

GUIDE FOR SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL

SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR BODY

PROTECTION

0 FOREWOR

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution

on 14 March 1977, after the draft finalized by the Industrial Safety

Advisory Committee had been approved by the Executive Committee.

0.2 This standard is intended to guide workers and those in charge of their

safety in industrial operations in selecting such protective equipment for

the body as will give the required protection against hazards likely to be

encountered. _

0.3 Indian Standards published on protection of

in Appendix A.

body equipment are given

1. SCOPE

1.1

This standard describes hazards which call for the use of safety

equipment for protection of the whole body and provides guidance on the

protection afforded against specific hazards by different types of protective

equipment.

2. CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARDS RELATED TO BODY

PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

2.1 Hazards against which body protection equipment should be used are

given below:

Code No

of

Hazard

H-l

H-2

Prot ect ion Against Hazard Typical Industr ial Operati ons

Sustained radiant heat Glass furnaces, forgings, hearths,

pit and salt bath furnace, etc

Flame Flame proximity and flame entry

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Code No. Protection Against Haard

of Hazard

H-3 Hot metal splash and

sparks

H-4 Electric current

H-5 Water splashes

H-6 Mild acids and alkalis

H-7

Strong acids

and

alkalis

‘H-8 Organic solvents, Oils

H-9

Flying chips, rough cb-

jects, mild impacts

H-10 Severe blows and

sharp tools

H-11

X-rays and gamma rays

Typical I ndustr ial Operations

Foundry, forging and welding, heat

treatment and die casting

Work on live conductors

Dairies and launderies

Pickling and degreasing

Handling

and manufacturing

chemicals

Handling petroleum products

Grinding, woodworking and shot-

blasting

Saw operations, ~grinders and

butchers

X-ray technicians and laboratory

workers

3.

TYPES OF BODY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

3.1

The types of body protection equipment are given below:

3.1.1

Apron:

3.1.1.1 Bi6 type -

or sometimes to ankles.

covering

chest, waist and legs down to the knees

3.1.1.2 Waist 9p.e -

covering waist and legs down to the knees or

below.

3.lS.3 Split gpe - divided at the crotch and fastened around each

leg.

3.1.2

Cape Sleeve -

Back, shoulder and arm covering which extends over

the upper chest.

They can also be worn over aprons.

3.1.3 OverAll - One piece apparel combining pull-on pants with upper

portion covering body and the hands partly or wholly.

_

3.1.4

Jacket - Covering upper body from shoulders to hips.

3.1,s Coat-Extending

either to knee or ankle to give body and leg

protection.

3.1.6

Sui t -

Covering from head to foot, for complete protection, and

normally used with respiratory provision.

4.

SELECTION OF EQUIPMENT FOR DIFFERENT HAZARDS

4.1

It is necessary that in selecting body protection equipment, it should

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be borne in mind that the material of which the equipment is made will

give protection only against hazards given below:

SL

NO

i>

ii

iii

iv

v

vi

vii

viii

ix

x

xi

xii

Mater ial of Construction of the

Protective Equi jment

Asbestos

Ahuninized fabric

Glass fibre insulated fabric

Fire-resistant duck

Leather

Rubber

Coated fabric

Plastics, plastics coated fabric

Synthetic rubber

Wire mesh

Reinforced leather

Lead plastics or lead rubber or

lead leather

Recommended for Use Against

Hazard Code No. see 2.1 )

H-l, H-2, H-3

H-l, H-2, H-3

H-l, H-2

H-2, H-3

H-3, H-9

H-4, H-5, H-6, H-7

H-5

H-5, H-6, H-7, H-8

H-8

H-10

H-10

H-11

APPENDIX

Cluuse o-3 )

A

INDIAN STANDARDS ON PROTECTION OF BODY

Aprons, lead rubber, X-ray protective

Aprons, nabber, for hospital use

Aprons, rubberized, acid and alkali resistant

Belt and strap, leather, linemen’s

Clothing, leather, protective

Fabrics, PVC coated, for foul weather clothing

Suits, flame resistant and heat resistant, functional

requirements for

IS : 7352-1974

IS : 6407-1971

IS : 4501-1967

IS : 3521-1965

IS : 6153-1971

IS: 3322-1965

IS : 7612-1974

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Menibar

Sam K. N. BEATTACEABYA

Representing

The Safety First Association of India (Bihar

Branch ), Jamshedpur

SHBI N. K, SAEAFJ

Alternate )

SHRI N. C.

BBAHMA

Indian Chemical Manufacturers’ Association,

Calcutta

SHRI A.

DAS GUF-TA

Adigee Industries, Calcutta

SHRI B. Das Grrp~~ (

Altcmalc )

Da A. K. GROSE

Cent;tarahyning Research Station ( CSIR ),

SRBI P. R. ROY AZtmale)

SHBI P.

P. AW

Mines Service Corporation, Asansol

SHRI A. P. AOARWAZA

lternafe

)

SnEr S.S. MA~UI~~DAR

Indian Oxygen Ltd, Calcutta

SHBI K. C. KABYARKAR ( BIremalr )

SKBI I. N. MUI~TY

Chief Controllerate of Explosives, Nagpur

Sass CEARANJIT LAL ( Aft~cmarc

DE M. PANCEOLY

National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi

SEXI C. PEREIBA

Joseph Leslie St Co, Bombay

SERIMATX C. LESLIE ROY ( AftWUZtC

SRRI S. G. RANADE

Directorate General of Ordnance Factories

( Ministry of Defence ), Calcutta

SEBI GAUTAM V. SHAH

Safety Equipment Corporation, Bombay

SEBI J. V. SHAH ( Altcmate )

SRBI S. D. SEROFF

Pradeep Safety Pvt Ltd, Bombay

SHBI LAL SAJNAZ~I ( Alternafc )

SHRI D. K. SIRKAR

Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd, Bareilly

SHRI A. C. SBIVASTAVA

Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad

SEIBI R. L. AROBA Alkmak )

GOL SUKHDEV SINGE National Safety Council, Bombay

SHRI N. RA~HAVA~J ( Alte~~tt )

SEIU P. R. SUBENDRANATEAN

Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and

lahour Institutes ( Ministrv of Lahour 1,

Bombav

-.

SBBX K. C.~GUPTA ( Allcraule

SEBI

FBANCIS LESLIE

U

Francis Leslie Co, Bombay

Sasr HEATECLIFF VAZ

(Aftermte )

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