Personal protective equipment Directive (PPED)

Related directive

Directive 2016/425, Personal Protective Equipment Directive (89/686/EEC)

Target items

equipment or device designed for individual wear to protect from more than one health and safety hazards (such as helmet, goggles, industrial earplugs and gloves, industrial safety shoes, and fall protection equipment, etc.)

Procedure

CategoryⅠ

• submission of technical documents
• DoC declaration (manufacturer’s declaration of conformity)

CategoryⅡ

• submission of technical documents
• EC type test
• DoC declaration (manufacturer’s declaration of conformity)

CategoryⅢ

• submission of technical documents
• EC type test
• factory audit
• DoC declaration (manufacturer’s declaration of conformity)

Period for acquisition

6 - 12 weeks (depending on product)

Materials required

product samples, drawings, user’s manual, and quality manual, etc.