( Reaffirmed 2002 )

IS : 8519 - 1977

Indian Standard
GUIDE FOR SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR BODY PROTECTION
Industrial Safety Advisory Committee, ISAC
Rcflesenting

Chaifman
BRIM G. R. CHAINAN

Directorate
kz;;y

General, Factory Advice Service and

Institutes
( Mmtstry
of Labour ),

0
Mcmbels
SHRI P.X.

SURENDIMTATEAN(
Alrcraatcto
Brig G. R, Cbainani )
Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Bombay
SH~I BIMA~ BANIWJEE
SHEI Ba&a PRAEAD ( Allematc )
Indian Airlines Corporation, New Delhi
SHEI U. C. BANERJEE
SRRI M. N. AROMA ( Alkrnate )
United Trades Union Congress, Calcutta
SEEI STJSEILBEATTAOHARYA
SERI PRATUL C~~WDWRY
( Alternate )
Central
Mining
Research
Station
( CSIR),
DR M. K. CEAZI~ABORTY
Dhanbad
DB B. SINQIi ( Aknaf~ )
Ministry of Shipping & Transport
SHRI N. CRAKRABORTY
SHRI S. RA~HAVA~ ( Afternate )
. Directorate General of Health Services, New
DR S. K. CWTZERJEE
Delhi
DR A. K. BANEBJEE ( Alternate )
CHIEF MECHANICAL ENQMEER, Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways )
RAILWAY,
NEW
NORTHERN
DELHI
IndiaNnw ~~;f
Trade
Union
Congress,
SERI J. S. DARA

Buildeers Association of India, Calcutta

SERI B. K. DEAR
LT-COL D. K. GEOSE ( Alttrnak )
Standing
Committee
on Safety. for the
Sasr D. M. DHAR
Industry, Durgapur
Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi
Drngo$
$$W3RCIAL
)
DIRECTOR
( COM?~RCIAL)
(Altwnatc)
Indian Cotton Mills Federation, Bombay
SERX S. K. JAQNANI
All India Trade Union Congress, Delhi
SHRI B. D. Josar

Steel

( Continuedon page 2 )

@I Ca~righl 1977
INDIAN
STANDARDS
INSTITUTION

This publication
is protected under the Indian Copyright Acf ( XIV of 1957) and
reproduction in whole or in part by any means except with written permission of the
publisher shall be deemed to be an infringement of copyright under the said Act.

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( Continuedfrom

page 1 )
Representing

Members
SHRI S. H.
SXBI A. R.
SS~RI H. D.
San1 P. N.

KAXAT
KESHAVA MURTHY
KHANNA
MEnn0Tn~

All India Manufacturers

Organization,
Bombay
Ministry of Communications
Indian Jute Mills Association, Calcutta
Standing Fire Advisory Committee
( Ministry of
Home Affairs ), New Delhi

SRRI G. B. MENON ( Aifernatc )

Chief Controllerate of Explosives, Nagpur
SERI I. N. MUSTY
SHRI CHARANJIT LAL (Alternate)
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bangalore
SHRI S. NAMBI
. The Safety First Association of India, New Delhi
DR N. M. PANT
SRRI V. K. MURTHY (Alternate )
Directorate
General
of
Ordnance
Factories
SHRI S. G. RANADE
( Ministry of Defence ), Calcutta
Ministry of Defence ( DGI )
LT-COL B. N. S. RAO
SHRI S. P. KAPOOR ( Alternate)
Hindustan Steel Ltd, Bhilai
SERI S. R. C. RAO
Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad
REPRESEXTATIOE
SHRI K. C. GAN~ULY ( Alternate)
Insurance
Corporation,
State
Employees
SHRI I. C. SAWN
New Delhi
DR K. M. SAXENA ( Alternate)
Ministry of Petroleum & Chemicals
SHRI P. SESHADRI
SHRI JAGJIT SIN~H ( Alternate I )
SHRI P. C. EASAW ( Alternate II )
Indian
Chemical
Manufacturers
Association,
SBRI D. K. SIRKAR
Calcutta
National Safety Council, Bombay
COL SIJX~DEV SIN~H
SHRI N. RAOHAVAN ( Alternate )
Central Boilers Board, New Delhi
TECHNICAL ADFISER ( BOILERS )
Indian Roads Congress, New Dellii
SHRI P. K. THAKUR
SHRI G. VISHWANATHAN ( Alternate )
Directorate General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi
SHRI
S. VENKASWAMY
Director General, IS1 ( Ex-o#cio Member )
DR G. M. SAXENA,
Director ( Chem )
Secretary
SHRI P.S. ARORA
Deputy Director ( Chem ), IS1

Safety Equipment

Subcommittee,

ISAC/S-2

Convener

SIIRI D. M. DEAR

Hindustan

Steel Ltd,

Durgapur

Members
SHRI J. J. ADHIA

Century
Spinning
Bombay

SHRI M. V. RAO ( Alternate)

Ministry
SHRI K. BARDHAN
SHRI J. P. A~ARWAL ( Alternate )

of Defence

and

Manufacturing

Co Ltd,

( DGI )
( Continued on page 6 )

IS : 8519- 1977

Indian Standard
GUIDE FOR SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR BODY PROTECTION
0.

FOREWORD

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 body equipment are given
in Appendix A.

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
PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT

RELATED

2.1 Hazards against which body protection

given below:
Code No.
Protection Against Hazard
of Hazard

H-l

Sustained radiant

H-2

Flame

TO BODY

equipment should be used are

Typical Industrial Operations

heat

Glass furnaces, forgings, hearths,

pit and salt bath furnace, etc
Flame proximity and flame entry
3

IS : 8519 - 1977
Typical Industrial Operations

Code No. Protection Against Haard

of Hazard
H-3
Hot metal splash and
sparks

Foundry, forging and welding, heat

treatment and die casting
Work on live conductors

H-4

Electric

H-5

Water splashes

Dairies and launderies

H-6

Mild acids and alkalis

H-7

Strong
alkalis

H-8

Organic solvents, Oils

Pickling and degreasing

and
manufacturing
Handling
chemicals
Handling petroleum products

H-9

Flying chips, rough cbjects, mild impacts

Severe
blows
and
sharp tools
X-rays and gamma rays

H-10
H-11
3. TYPES

current

acids

and

Grinding, woodworking and shotblasting

Saw
operations,
~grinders and
butchers
X-ray technicians
and laboratory
workers

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 - covering chest, waist and legs down to the knees
or sometimes to ankles.
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
They can also be worn over aprons.
the upper chest.
3.1.3 Over All - 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
protection.

either to knee or ankle to give body and leg

3.1.6 Suit - Covering from head to foot, for complete

normally used with respiratory provision.
4. SELECTION

OF EQUIPMENT

4.1 It is necessary that in selecting

FOR DIFFERENT
body protection

protection,

and

HAZARDS

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)

Material of Construction of the

Protective Equijment

Recommended for Use Against

Hazard Code No. ( see 2.1 )

Asbestos
Ahuninized fabric
Glass fibre insulated fabric
Fire-resistant duck
Leather
Rubber
Coated fabric
Plastics, plastics coated fabric
Synthetic rubber

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

Wire mesh
Reinforced leather
Lead plastics or lead rubber or
lead leather

H-8
H-10
H-10
H-11

APPENDIX
A
( Cluuse o-3 )
INDIAN STANDARDS ON PROTECTION OF BODY
Aprons, lead rubber, X-ray protective
Aprons, nabber, for hospital use

IS : 7352-1974
IS : 6407-1971

Aprons, rubberized, acid and alkali resistant

Belt and strap, leather, linemens

IS : 4501-1967
IS : 3521-1965

Clothing, leather, protective

Fabrics, PVC coated, for foul weather clothing

IS : 6153-1971

Suits, flame resistant and heat resistant, functional

requirements for

IS: 3322-1965
IS : 7612-1974

IS:85l9-1977
( Codnuedfrom page 2 )
Menibar
Sam K. N. BEATTACEABYA
SHBI N. K, SAEAFJ( Alternate )
SHRI N. C. BBAHMA

Representing
The

Safety First Association

Branch ), Jamshedpur

of

India

Chemical
Manufacturers
Indian
Calcutta
Adigee Industries, Calcutta

SHRI A. DAS GUF-TA

SHRI B. Das Grrp~~ ( Altcmalc )
Cent;tarahyning
Da A. K. GROSE

Research

Station

(Bihar

Association,

( CSIR ),

SRBI P. R. ROY ( AZtmale)

Mines Service Corporation, Asansol
SHBI P. P.JAW
SHRI A. P. AOARWAZA ( Alternafe )
Indian Oxygen Ltd, Calcutta
SnEr S.S. MA~UI~~DAR
SHBI K. C. KABYARKAR ( BIremalr )
Chief Controllerate of Explosives, Nagpur
SKBI I. N. MUI~TY
Sass CEARANJIT LAL ( Aft~cmarc)
National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi
DE M. PANCEOLY
Joseph Leslie St Co, Bombay
SEXI C. PEREIBA
SERIMATX C. LESLIE ROY ( AftWUZtC)
Directorate
General
of
Ordnance
Factories
SRRI S. G. RANADE
( Ministry of Defence ), Calcutta
Safety Equipment Corporation, Bombay
SEBI GAUTAM V. SHAH
SEBI J. V. SHAH ( Altcmate )
Pradeep Safety Pvt Ltd, Bombay
SRBI S. D. SEROFF
SHBI LAL SAJNAZ~I ( Alternafc )
Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd, Bareilly
SHRI D. K. SIRKAR
Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad
SHRI A. C. SBIVASTAVA
SEIBI R. L. AROBA ( Alkmak )
National Safety Council, Bombay
GOL SUKHDEV SINGE
SHRI N. RA~HAVA~J ( Alte~~tt )
Directorate General, Factory Advice Service and
SEIU P. R. SUBENDRANATEAN
lahour
Institutes
( Ministrv of Lahour 1,
Bombav
-.
SBBX K. C.~GUPTA ( Allcraule)
Francis Leslie & Co, Bombay
SEBI FBANCIS LESLIEVU
Sasr HEATECLIFF VAZ (Aftermte )