BRIEF OF CE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN EEA MARKET

BRIEF OF CE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN EEA MARKET

RELEASE DATE:2022-01-14 15:21
BriefPersonal Protective Equipment (well known as PPE)means equipment designed and manufactured to be worn or held by a person for  or held by a person for protection against one or more risks to that person's health or safety.
 
The manufacturers of PPE need to darft an EU declaration of conformity, and some products also need to obtain an EU type-examination certificates issued by notified bodies, so that PPE can be beared with CE mark and in normal circulation sales in the EEA market.



LIST OF PPE PRODUCTS
Equipment for hearing protection
Equipment for eye protection
Equipment for protection against falls from a height
Equipment for head protection
Equipment for part or whole face protection
Protective clothing
Respiratory protective equipment
Equipment for leg and/or foot and anti-slip protection
Equipment for hand and arm protection
Equipment designed to prevent drowning or for use as buoyancy aids
Equipment for protection against electric shock
Equipment designed and manufactured to protect against the result of mechanical action
Rescue equipment
Motorcyclists’ equipment
High visibility clothing and accessories
Protection against UV radiation
 
RISK CATEGORIES OF PPE
Category I includes minimal risks, for example, superficial mechanical injury,
Category II includes risks other than those listed in Categories I and III
Category III includes exclusively the risks that may cause very serious consequences such as death or irreversible damage to health

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
The scheme below gives an overview of the conformity assessment procedures for the different categories of PPE:



We ATIC provide CE conformity assessment procedure service for the manufacturers by direct co-operation with approvals authorities without communication barriers.

ABOUT ATIC
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EU HOMOLOGATION PLEASE CONTACT

ATIC Alex
Alex He
Component Homologation Department  
ATIC Senior Project Engineer, erved as R&D engineer in a well-known OEM company. She is focusing on the one-stop compliance, testing and certification solutions for EV key components
Phone: +86 15518506723
Email: alex.he@atic-cn.com