SPECIFICATION OF PPE & SAFETY DEVICES

1 SAFETY HELMET

1.1 Conformance to standard

Safety helmets shall be certified to IS 2925 - 1984 or DGMS or shall have internationally recognized
certification such as CE, UL Mark.

1.2 Specification
Helmet shall be compatible with other ancillary equipment such as earmuffs, welder's shields, face
shield, Miners Cap Lamp etc.
Suspension
 Shall be “Nape Type” or Ratchet Type”.

Chin Strap
 15 mm width and 55 cm long with buckle for adjustability.

Shell
 Hard & smoothly finished HDPE material.

Sweat Band – Optional

1.3 Colour Coding:

Colour To be used by

WHITE Staff
Sub – Contractor and their
BLUE
Supervisor
YELLOW Workmen

GREEN Safety Stewards

RED Electricians

2 FULL BODY HARNESS

2.1 Conformance to standard

Full Body Harness shall be certified to IS 3521 – 1999 (Third Revision) or shall have DGMS
certification or any internationally recognized certification such as CE, UL mark.

2.2 Webbing
The webbing shall be made of Nylon
D-ring / Textile loop shall be available for Fall Arrestor arrangement

2.3 Buckles
Buckles shall be of friction type and no slip type design.

2.4 Hardware Fittings

It shall be corrosion resistant, electroplated & forged.

2.5 Lanyard
Lanyard shall be of 12mm polypropylene rope and of length not more than 2 m.
The ends shall be spliced and covered with transparent sleeve & the curved portion protected with
thimble.
The hook shall be non separable from the lanyard.
It shall be of double lanyard

2.6 Hook
Hooks shall be of self-closing type. The hooks should not disengage if the pressure is exerted
accidentally on the tongue or latch.
The opening in the hook shall be minimum 18 mm.
Hooks shall be of any one of the following types
 Scaffold Hook

2.7 Class of Full body harness:

Approved Classes: Class L
Only Class L harness shall be used in conjunction with rope grab fall arrestor.

2.8 LIFE LINE:

Minimum 20mm diameter polypropylene rope or Minimum 8 mm wire rope shall be used as a lifeline.
3 ROPE GRAB FALL ARRESTOR:
Rope grab type fall arrestors shall be certified to EN 353 – 2 standards.
Anchorage line for Fall Arrestor: 14 mm and material of Polyamide rope with one side loop & snap
hook and other side end stop knot.
4 RESPIRATORS

4.1 Conformance to standard

The respirator shall be certified to any of the Indian Standard given below or DGMS certification or
any internationally recognized certification like CE, UL Mark.
 IS 6194 : 1971 Specification for Intermittent Positive Pressure Respirator, Bag Type,
Manually Operated
 IS 8522 : 1977 Respirators, chemical cartridge
 IS 8523 : 1977 Respirators, canister type (gas masks)
 IS 9473 : 2002 Respiratory Protective Devices - Filtering Half Masks to Protect
Against Particles – Specification
 IS 10245 : Part 1 : 1996 Breathing apparatus Part 1 Closed circuit breathing
apparatus (compressed oxygen cylinder) - Specification
 IS 10245 : Part 2 : 1994 Respiratory protective devices - breathing apparatus Part 2
Open circuit breathing apparatus
 IS 10245 : Part 3 : 1999 Breathing Apparatus - Part 3 : Fresh Air Hose and
Compressed Air Line Breathing Apparatus - Specification
 IS 10245 : Part 4 : 1982 Specification for breathing apparatus Part 4 Escape
breathing apparatus (short duration self-contained type)
 IS 14138 : Part 1 : 1994 Respiratory protective devices: threads for face pieces -
Part 1 Standard thread connection - Specification
 IS 14138 : Part 2 : 1994 Respiratory Protective devices: Threads for face pieces Part
2 Centre thread connection - Specification
  IS 14166 : 1994 Respiratory protective devices : Full face masks - Specification
 IS 14170 : 1994 Respiratory protective devices : Mouthpiece assemblies -
Specification
 IS 14746: 1999 Respiratory Protective Devices - Half Masks And Quarter Masks -
Specification
 IS 15322 : 2003 Particle Filters Used in Respiratory Protective Equipment -
Specification
 IS 15323 : 2003 Gas Filters and Combined Filters Used in Respiratory Protective
Equipment – Specification

5 SAFETY SHOES

5.1 Conformance to standard

The safety shoe used shall be certified to any one of the Indian Standard given below or DGMS
Certification or any internationally recognized certification like CE, UL mark.
 IS 1989: Part 1: 1986 Specification for Leather Safety Boots and Shoes - Part 1: For
Miners.
 IS 1989: Part 2: 1986 Specification for Leather Safety Boots and Shoes - Part 2: For
Heavy Metal Industries.
 IS 11226: 1993 - Leather safety footwear having direct moulded rubber sole –
Specification.
 IS 14544: 1998 Leather safety footwear with direct moulded PVC soles –
Specification.
 IS 15298: Part 1: 2002 Safety, Protective and Occupational Footwear for
Professional Use - Part 1: Requirements and Test Methods.
 IS 15298: Part 2: 2002 Safety, Protective and Occupational Footwear for
Professional use - Part 2 to Part 10: Specification for Safety Footwear.

5.2 Optional Requirements

Shock-proof Safety Shoes - Shock proof shoes shall be used wherever hazard of electric shock
exist. Non conductive hard toe is used instead of steel toe.
Safety Shoes with Puncture Resistance - Where ever hazard of puncture exist safety shoes with
steel mid sole can be used to protect against the objects like nails etc.
Safety Shoes with antiskid characteristics

6 WARNING TAPE

6.1 HDPE or LDPE

Made of 50 micron thick, non adhesive, width 75mm – VS Logo embossed at every foot with white
and red strips on both sides in Tubular form.
7 Reflective Jacket
7.1 Approved specification No:1
 Background Fabric – Fluorescent heavy mesh Green colour with VELCRO at front &
side with Black border
 Glass bead reflective Tape, 5 inch wide provided in 2 vertical & 1 horizontal (Total
Length – 232 cm).
 3 sides opening – Provision at three places for opening & closing
 VS Logo at front and back

7.2 Approved specification No:2

 Background Fabric – Fluorescent heavy mesh Orange colour with VELCRO at front
with Black border
 Micro prismatic reflective tape - 5 inch wide provided in 2 vertical & 1 horizontal
 1 side opening – Provision at only one place for opening & closing
 VS Logo at front and back

8 RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKERS

8.1 Conformance to standard

RCCB shall confirm to:
 IS 12640: Part 1: 2000 Residual Current Operated Circuit - Breakers for Household
and Similar Uses - Part 1: Circuit-Breakers Without Integral Over current Protection.

RCBO shall confirm to:

 IS 12640: Part 2: 2001 Residual Current Operated Circuit - Breakers for Household
and Similar Uses - Part 2 Circuit - Breakers with Integral Over current Protection.

8.2 Standard Specifications:

Number of poles: Two or Four
Rated current in Amperes: 32 amps, 63 amps
Rated fault current (Sensitivity): 30 mA for portable tools
Enclosure: Conforming to IP 54 degree of protection.
9 SAFETY NETS
The size of the net shall be as per site requirement. Unit of measurement for Safety Net shall be
Sq.m (square meters)

9.1 Approved Specification 1: Safety Net with Containment net

 Mesh Size : 100 mm
 Mesh Rope: 4 mm
 Containment Layer : 1 mm twine thickness
1. Mesh Size : 15 – 22 mm
 Tie Rope : 2 m long 12 mm dia @ 1.5 m interval
9.2 Approved Specification 2: Safety Net with Containment net
 Mesh Size : 25 mm
 Mesh Rope: 2.5 mm
 Boundary Rope : 12 mm
 Tie Rope : 2 m long 12 mm dia @ 1.5 m interval

10 GUM BOOT / ANKLE SHOE

10.1 Conformance to standard

The Gum Boot or ankle shoe used shall be certified to any one of the Indian Standard given below or
shall have certification of DGMS or any international certification like CE, UL Mark.
 IS 5557: 2004, Industrial and Protective Rubber Knee and Ankle Boots –
Specification
 IS 12254: 1993, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Industrial Boots - Specification

10.2 With Steel Toe

GUM BOOT / ANKLE SHOE with steel toe shall be used wherever impact hazard exist.
11 EAR MUFF/PLUG
Ear Muff / Ear Pug shall confirm to IS: 9167-1979 or shall have the certification from DGMS or any
other international certification such as CE or UL Mark.
12 EYE PROTECTION
Goggles, Safety Spectacles, Face Shield shall confirm to IS: 5983 – 1980 or shall have the
certification from DGMS or any other international certification such as CE or UL Mark.
13 HAND GLOVES
The fit of gloves should be such that the fingers should have ample room.
CANVAS Gloves canvas – stitching with nylon thread – conforming to IS: 6994-(part-I) 1973.
CROME LEATHER gloves – 14” stitching with nylon thread - conforming to IS: 6994-(part-I) 1973.
RUBBER Gloves – 18”(380/450mm long) electrical grade, tested to 15000 volts - conforming to IS:
4770-1991.
COTTON Gloves (for material handling) Leather cum canvas-304mm long, double leather for five
finger type, double stitching spaced at 1mm. - conforming to IS: 6994-(part-I) 1973.
14 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

14.1 CO2 TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER: (IS: 2878-1986)

Shall be certified to IS 2878 : 2004 (Fire Extinguisher, Carbon Dioxide Type (Portable and Trolley
Mounted) – Specification)
 Internal discharge tube with 1m discharge hose (2m in case of more than 6.8kg cap.)
 Wheel type valve with lock pin (conforming to IS: 3224).

14.2 MECHANICAL FOAM TYPE

Shall be certified to IS 10204:2001 (Specification for portable fire extinguisher mechanical foam type)
 Foam used shall confirm to IS 4989: 1974 (Specification for foam compound for
producing mechanical foam for fire fighting)
  CO2 cartridge shall conform to IS 4947 : 1985 (Specification for gas cartridges for
use in fire extinguishers)

14.3 DRY CHEMICAL POWDER (CARTRIDGE TYPE)

Shall be certified to IS 2171: 1999 Specification for portable fire extinguishers, dry powder (cartridge
type)
 Refill of dry chemical powder shall conform to IS 4308 : 1982 (Specification for dry
powder for fire fighting)
 CO2 cartridge (120 gms for 5 kg cap., 180 gms for 10 kg cap.) shall conform to IS
4947 : 1985 (Specification for gas cartridges for use in fire extinguishers)

14.4 DRY CHEMICAL POWDER (CONSTANT PRESSURE TYPE) for

ABC Fires:
Shall be certified to IS 13849 : 1993 (Specification for portable fire extinguisher dry powder type
(constant pressure)
 The powder used shall confirm to IS 14609 : 1999 (Dry chemical powder for fighting
A, B and C class fires – Specification)