Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment. This Regulation lays down requirements for the design and manufacture of personal protective equipment (PPE) which is to be made available on the market, in order to ensure protection of the health and safety of users and establish rules on the free movement of PPE in the Union.

Products covered by the scope of services provided:

  • Equipment providing buoyancy aid

  • Equipment providing chest and groin protection

  • Equipment providing eye protection

  • Equipment providing face protection

  • Equipment providing foot, leg and anti-slip protection

  • Equipment providing general body protection (clothing)

  • Equipment providing hand and arm protection

  • Equipment providing hand and arm protection against chemical agents

  • Equipment providing head protection

  • Equipment providing protection against cold [ > -50°C ]

  • Equipment providing protection against cold [cold >-50°C ], [extreme cold <-50°C ]

  • Equipment providing protection against extreme cold [<-50  °C]

  • Equipment providing protection against heat [Heat<100°C]

  • Equipment providing protection against heat [ > 100°C and fire and flame]

  • Equipment providing protection against heat [Heat<100°C], [Heat>100°C and fire]

  • Equipment providing respiratory system protection

  • Protective equipment against drowning

  • Protective Equipment against electric shock

  • Protective Equipment against falls from heights

  • Protective Equipment against harmful biological agents

  • Protective equipment against mechanical risks

  • Protective equipment against slipping

  • Protective Equipment against substances and mixtures which are hazardous to health

  • Protective equipment against chemical agents

  • Protective equipment against risks arising from sports activity

  • Specialized areas of competence: Protective clothing used during welding and related techniques

  • Specialized areas of competence: Firemen suits

  • Specialized areas of competence: Protective equipment for diving

    Under Regulation (EU) 2016/425, we may carry out conformity assessment processes in the following areas :

        •   EU type-examination – module B

        •   Conformity to type based on internal production control

             plus supervised product checks at random intervals –

             module C2

        •   Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the

             production process – module D