CHAPTER 1 – Foreword
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1.3 Glossary of safety terms
In compliance with European Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/654/EEC, 89/655/EEC, 89/656/EEC,
90/269/EEC, 90/270/EEC, 90/394/EEC, 90/679/EEC, 93/88/EEC, 95/63/EEC, 97/42/EEC, 98/24/EEC,
99/38/EEC and 2001/45/V concerning the improvement of workers’ safety and health during work,
please find below the definitions used in this instruction manual.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is equipment worn by the operator to minimize exposure to a
variety of safety and health hazards at work, as well as any complement or accessory serving the same
purpose.
The following are not pieces of personal protective equipment:
• Work cloths and overalls that do not specifically protect workers’ safety and health;
• Equipment of aid and rescue services;
• Personal protective equipment of armed forces, police forces and service personnel for keeping
public order;
• Personal protective equipment of means of road transport;
• Sports materials;
• Self-defense and determent materials;
• Portable devices for the identification and reporting of risks and harmful factors.
WORKER
A person who is hired by an employer to perform labour, except people in charge of domestic and family
services, even with a special subordinate work relationship.
Partners of cooperatives or companies who perform their job on behalf of companies and organisations
and users of school, university and professional guidance and training services that have started working
for employers to facilitate or optimize their professional choices are intended as workers.
Students of educational and university institutes and the participants of professional training courses
where one can use laboratories, machines, devices and work equipment in general; chemical, physical
and biological agents are also considered workers. The forenamed subjects are not included in the
calculation of the number of workers for whom particular obligations arise in accordance with this decree.
EMPLOYER
The person who holds an employment relationship with the worker or, in any case, the subject who,
depending on the company type and organisation, is responsible for the company or the productive unit
and has decision making powers and expenses.
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