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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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