ProGARM Catalogue

Past issues of our catalogue provide information relating to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the European Directive that regulates it, 89/686/EU. On 21 April 2016, the PPE Directive was converted to a regulation (completely effective from 21 April 2018) with increased scope for the type of products and processes covered. It also now applies to the whole supply chain and not just the product manufacturer. This places stronger obligations on manufacturers to regulate and audit their supply chain, which is something we at ProGARM ® had already been doing for years. The definition of PPE has also been expanded to be “Equipment designed and manufactured to be worn or held by a person for protection against one or more risks to that person's health or safety.” IMPORTANT CHANGES REPLACE THE PPE DIRECTIVE WITH AN EU REGULATION

Certificates for existing PPE items remain valid until 21 April 2023, but all new PPE items need to be certified under the new regulation from 21 April 2018. Category 3 PPE items need to be recertified before 21 April 2023.

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