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§ 75 Personal protective equipment

Personal protective equipment as defined in the Regulations relating to construction, design and production of personal protective equipment (in Norwegian only) shall be in accordance with the requirements in those regulations, also when such equipment is used in the petroleum activities..
Section last changed: 01 January 2011

The provision incorporates the Regulations on personal protective equipment (PPE), which implement Regulation 2016/425 (EU) in Norwegian law in the petroleum activities. This section continues the previous incorporation in the petroleum activities of Council Directive 89/686/EEC relating to personal protective equipment and Council Directive 93/95/EEC.
When lifting personnel by means of load carriers, the NORSOK R-002 standard Appendix C 18 should be used.