British Standard

BS EN 166:1996 Personal eye-protection - Specifications

BS EN 169:1992 Filters for personal eye - protection equipment used in welding and similar operations

BS EN 171:1992 Infra-red filters used in personal eye-protection equipment

BS EN 175:1997 Personal protection - Equipment for eye and face protection during welding and allied processes

BS EN 207:1994 Filters and equipment used for personal eye-protection against laser radiation

BS EN 208:1994 Personal eye-protection used for
adjustment work on lasers and laser systems

BS EN 379:1994 Welding filters with switchable luminous transmittance and welding filters with dual
luminous transmittance

British Standard Specification

BS 2092 Industrial eye-protectors for general purposes

BS 1542 Equipment for eye and neck protection against radiation arising during welding and similar
operations

BS 679 Filters for use during welding and similar industrial operations

BS 1729 Green protective spectacles and screens for steelworks operations

Australian Standard Specification

AS 1337 Industrial eye protectors

AS 1338 Protective filters against optical radiation in welding and allied operations

American National Standard

ANSI Z87.1-1989 Practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection

ANSI Z136.1-1993 Safe use of lasers

Australian / New Zealand Standard

AS/NZS 1337:1992 Eye protectors for industrial applications

AS/NZS 1338.1:1992 Filters for eye protectors - Filters for protection against radiation generated in welding and allied operations

AS/NZS 1338.3:1992 Filters for eye protectors - Filters for protection against infra-red radiation

European Standard

EN 166:1995 Personal eye-protection - Specifications

EN 169:1992 Personal eye-protection - filters for welding and related techniques-transmittance requirements and recommended utilisation

EN 171:1992 Personal eye-protection - Infra-red filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use

EN 175:1997 Personal protection - Equipment for eye and face protection during welding and allied
processes

EN 207:1998 Personal eye-protection - Filters and
eye-protection against laser radiation

BS EN 208:1994 Personal eye-protection used for
adjustment work on lasers and laser systems

EN 379:1994 Welding filters with switchable luminous transmittance and welding filters with dual
luminous transmittance

Japanese Industrial Standard

JIS T 8141:1980 Eye protectors for radiations

JIS T8147:1994 Eye protector

Note: The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes) Regulations calls for use of eye protectors in conformity with specifications approved by the Commissioner for Labour for employees carrying out specified processes or at reasonably foreseeable risk of eye injury, please check the following list for the approved specifications and models.

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/eye.html

People's Republic of China Standard

GB 7584 Acoustics – Hearing Protectors

American Standard

ANSI S12.6 American National Standard Methods for Measuring the Real-Ear Attenuation of Hearing Protectors

Australian / New Zealand Standard

AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics - Hearing Protectors

European Standard:

EN 352-1 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Ear-muffs

EN 352-2 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Ear-plugs

EN 352-3 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Ear-muffs attached to an industrial safety helmet

EN 352-4 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Level-dependent ear-muffs

EN352-5 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Active noise reduction ear-muffs

EN 352-6 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Ear-muffs with electrical audio input

EN352-7 Hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing. Level-dependent ear-plugs

Japanese Industrial Standard

JIS T8161

Canadian Standard

CSA Z94.2 Hearing Protectors

International Standard

ISO 4869 Acoustics – Hearing Protectors

Note: The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Regulation and Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation call for use of respiratory protective equipments approved by the Commissioner for Labour, please check the following documents for the approved models.

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/oshq9_4a.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/faq/oshq9_4b.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/faq/oshq9_4c.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/faq/oshq9_4d.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/faq/oshq9_4e.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/faq/pdf/BreathApparatus.pdf

American Standard

NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84 Respiratory Protective Devices; Final Rules and Notice

ASTM F2101-01 Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials

NFPA 1981 Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Fire and Emergency Services

European Standard

EN136 Respiratory protective devices. Full face masks. Requirements, testing, marking

EN140 Respiratory protective devices. Half masks and quarter masks. Requirements, testing, marking

EN141 Respiratory protective devices. Gas filters and combined filters. Requirements, testing, marking

EN143 Respiratory protective devices. Particle filters. Requirements, testing, marking

EN149 Respiratory protective devices. Filtering half masks to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking

EN405 Respiratory protective devices. Valved filtering half masks to protect against gases or gases and particles. Requirements, testing, marking

Australian / New Zealand Standard

AS/NZS1716 Respiratory Protective Devices

Canadian Standard

CSA Z180.1 Compressed Breathing Air Systems

CSA Z94.4 Selection, Use and Care of Respirators

Note: The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Regulation and Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation call for use of respiratory protective equipments approved by the Commissioner for Labour, please check the following documents for the approved models.

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/oshq9_4a.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/oshq9_4b.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/oshq9_4c.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/oshq9_4d.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/oshq9_4e.htm

http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/pdf/BreathApparatus.pdf

People's Republic of China Standard

GB 6095 Safety Belts

American Standard

ANSI A10.14 Requirements for safety belts, harnesses, lanyards, and lifelines for construction and demolition use

ANSI Z359.1 American national standards safety requirements for personal fall arrest systems, sub-systems and components

Australian / New Zealand Standard

AS/NZS 1891.1 Industrial fall arrest systems and devices - Safety belts and harnesses

AS/NZS 1891.3 Industrial fall arrest systems and devices - Fall-arrest devices

European Standard

EN 358 Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards

EN 361 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses

Japanese Industrial Standard

JIS M7624

American Standard:

ANSI Z41 Personal Protection-Protective Footwear

Australian / New Zealand Standard:

AS/NZS 2210.2 Occupational protective footwear - Specification

European Standard:

EN ISO 20345 Safety Footwear
EN ISO 20346 Protective Footwear
EN ISO 20347 Occupational Footwear

Japanese Industrial Standard:

JIS T8101 Protective footwear

Canadian Standard:

CSA Z195-M92 Protective Footwear

American Standard

ASTM D4679-02 Standard Specification for Rubber General Purpose, Household or Beautician Gloves

ASTM D3577-01ae2 Standard Specification for Rubber Surgical Gloves

ASTM D3578-01ae2 Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves

ASTM D6319-00ae3 Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Application

ASTM D5250-00e4 Standard Specification for Poly(vinyl chloride) Gloves for Medical Application

Australia Standard:

AS 2161 Industrial safety gloves and mittens (excluding electrical and medical gloves)

European Standard

EN 374-1 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements

EN 374-2 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms. Determination of resistance to penetration

EN 374-3 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms. Determination of resistance to permeation by chemicals

EN 388 Protective gloves against mechanical risks

EN 407 Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)

EN 420 General requirements for gloves