Protective Equipment in Viticulture

Like all activities, viticulture involves occupational hazards which it is important to be aware of and prevent. Preventing these risks is an obligation for employers.

The purpose of this page is not to list all the occupational hazards associated with viticulture. 

We simply wanted to make the link between a certain number of risks linked to work in the vineyards and wineries, and the personal protective equipment marketed by E-VITI. We remind you that PPE is designed to mitigate residual risks, and cannot replace an upstream prevention approach.

We hope you will find this guide useful in making your product selection, whether for yourself or your staff. 

Type of activity		Occupational risk		Which PPE for this risk?		Examples
MOVING AROUND VINEYARDS		Slips, sprains and falls		Safety footwear		Treyk safety boots     Willis ultra-light safety boots
		Insect bites, syringes, objects in the ground		First-aid kit		Winegrower" first-aid kit
SOIL PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE (land preparation, planting, weeding)		Exertional pain, stone and soil projection, cuts, noise		Protective gloves		Galaxy LEBON cut-resistant gloves     Rameau comfort gloves ROSTAING
				Protective footwear		Jamma PARADE safety sneakers
				Safety goggles		Cobra BOLLE safety goggles
				Earmuffs and earplugs		MP3 earmuffs
USE OF CHEMICALS AND PHYTOSANITARY PRODUCTS (weeding with sprayer, preparation of spray solutions and doses,		Breathing poisoning, unclogging or adjusting spray nozzles		Nitrile protective gloves (reusable and disposable)		HONEYWELL Dexpure disposable nitrile gloves       Nitrile gloves with Nitraf cotton lining HONEYWELL
				Class 3 waterproof overalls		HONEYWELL Mutex coverall
				Respiratory mask		HONEYWELL Optifit class 2 full-face mask
				Acetate goggles		HONEYWELL V-Maxx chemical goggles
				A2P3 filters		Screw filter 202 A2P3 R
WORK IN THE VINEYARDS (pruning, pre-pruning, wood pulling, tying, disbudding, trellising, lifting, thinning, leaf removal, topping, harvesting, etc.)		Noise, vibration		Earmuffs and earplugs		Clarity 656 earplugs
		Cuts, wounds from wire, staples, etc.		Gloves		Peaucéros gloves
		Fall, crushing hands, feet		Safety footwear		Trail PARADE safety shoes
		Bristles in eyes, eye trauma		Goggles, first-aid kit		Contour BOLLE safety goggles
		Sting, irritation with string		Gloves, first-aid kit		FARMOR winegrower first-aid box
CELLAR HANDLING		Hand irritation or entrapment		Protective gloves		Gripro ROSTAING handling gloves
		Crushing of feet, falls, slips		Safety footwear		High version shoes VISION
VINIFICATION (winemaking, tank cleaning)		Risk of carbon dioxide (CO2) asphyxiation		Gas detection		Gasman CO2 detector
BOTTLE HANDLING (bottling, riddling, disgorging, packaging, shipping/delivery and handling of cartons)		Cuts (glass splinters)		Protective gloves		Galaxy LEBON cut-resistant gloves
				Protective goggles		Galaxy LEBON goggles
						Atom BOLLE goggles
				Protective eyewear
		Noise		Earmuffs and earplugs		MP3 HONEYWELL earmuffs