Conformity assessment of personal protective equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment stands at the basis of the European legislation on regulating the design and production of PPE in the EU countries. It provides the legislative norms for harmonizing the main health and safety requirements with regard to personal protective equipment for the entire European Union. The main requirement for personal protective equipment allowing for its distribution on the single European market is that the equipment must meet the Regulation’s requirements. What does the ECTI service include?
The Conformity Assessment of Personal Protection Equipment Division of ECTI performs assessment on personal protection equipment after an expressed request by an economic operator, and issues a Certificate after establishing conformity of the personal protective equipment together with the applicable essential requirements. The conformity assessment process includes performing any necessary tests.