PPE-LS is classified into two categories, the obligations of which are defined below.
1° Category 1 PPE-LS is equipment of simple design, where the designer assumes that the user can judge for himself its effectiveness against minimal risks, the effects of which, when they are gradual, can be perceived by the user in good time and without danger.
This category exclusively includes PPE-SL whose purpose is to protect the user against:
a) Mechanical aggression whose effects are superficial;
b) Minor shocks and vibrations which do not affect vital parts of the body and which cannot cause irreversible damage;
c) Solar radiation, except in the specific case of solar eclipses.
2° Other PPE-SL belong to category 2.