Personal Protective Equipment | Q4 2020
Standards updates
Please see the below table summarising the most recent standards updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
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Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Hearing protectors - General requirements - Part 1: Earmuffs |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - General requirements - Part 2: Earplugs |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - General requirements - Part 3: Earmuffs attached to head protection and/or face protection devices |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 4: Level-dependent earmuffs |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 5: Active noise reduction earmuffs |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 7: Level-dependent earplugs |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 8: Entertainment audio earmuffs |
2023-11-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 9: Earplugs with safety-related audio input |
2023-10-31 |
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Hearing protectors - Safety requirements - Part 10: Entertainment audio earplugs |
2023-11-30 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 2: Lifejackets, performance level 275 - Safety requirements (ISO 12402-2:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 3: Lifejackets, performance level 150 - Safety requirements (ISO 12402-3:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100 - Safety requirements (ISO 12402-4:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 5: Buoyancy aids (level 50) - Safety requirements (ISO 12402-5:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
EN ISO 12402-5:2006/AC:2006 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 6: Special application lifejackets and buoyancy aids - Safety requirements and additional test methods (ISO 12402-6:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 7: Materials and components - Safety requirements and test methods (ISO 12402-7:2020) |
2021-04-30 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 8: Accessories - Safety requirements and test methods (ISO 12402-8:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 9: Evaluation (ISO 12402-9:2020) |
2021-03-31 |
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Personal flotation devices - Part 10: Selection and application of personal flotation devices and other relevant devices (ISO 12402-10:2020) |
2021-04-30 |
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Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 4: Flame test |
2021-04-30 |
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Hearing protectors - Testing - Part 1: Physical test methods |
2021-05-31 |
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Hearing protectors - Testing - Part 2: Acoustic test methods |
2021-05-31 |
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Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements |
2023-08-31 |
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Personal protective equipment - Footwear protecting against risks in foundries and welding - Part 1: Requirements and test methods for protection against risks in foundries - Amendment 1 (ISO 20349-1:2017/Amd 1:2020) |
2021-05-31 |
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Personal protective equipment - Footwear protecting against risks in foundries and welding - Part 2: Requirements and test methods for protection against risks in welding and allied processes - Amendment 1 (ISO 20349-2:2017/Amd 1:2020) |
2021-05-31 |
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Guidelines for masks and protective clothing manufacturing
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has published new documents and updates related to masks and protective clothing. See below a list of recent publications:
General
- Clarification of the different types of PPE and Sanitary Products
- List of all standards applicable to PPE and Medical Devices
Recommendation (EU) of March 2020 and temporary resolutions on PPE
- Resolution of April 23, 2020 regarding individual protection equipment
- Resolution of September 28, 2020 regarding individual protection equipment
- European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020 403
Respiratory protection masks (PPE)
- PPE type masks how to legalize
Technical publications
Please find below a table summarising the most recent technical publications (non-exhaustive):
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Entity |
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01/10/2020 |
France |
DGCCRF |
Brexit transition: new rules for 2021
On 29th December 2020, the UK government published Guidance about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
This guide is for businesses placing PPE on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and it seeks to provide practical advice with respect to the Regulation as it will apply in Great Britain from 1 January 2021.
For more information, consult the guidance on Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 here.
There is separate guidance available on the UK website for placing products on the market in Northern Ireland. Consult here.
Standards updates
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country |
News |
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22/09/2020 |
US |
California Proposition 65 Settlement As a result of several 60-day notices related to the Chromium VI's content in leather gloves, a settlement and a consent judgement were issued which require that this type of products have a warning label on the covered leather gloves that contain Chromium VI. |
