PPE:Personal Protective Equipment
PPE- Personal Protective Equipment
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Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Definite:
PPE shall mean any device or appliance designed to be worn or held by an individual for protection against one or more health and safety hazards
PPE shall also cover:
> A unit constituted by several devices or appliances which have been integrally combined by the manufacturer for the protection of an individual against one or more potentially simultaneous risks;
> A protective device or appliance combined, separably or inseparably, with personal non-protective equipment worn or held by an individual for the execution of a specific activity;
> Interchangeable PPE components which are essential to its satisfactory functioning and used exclusively for such equipment;
Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Product Scope
> Head and Facial Protection (Glasses, Goggle, Mask, Helmet and Cap)
> Body, hand and Foot Protection (Clothing, gloves, shoes)
> Respiratory Protective Devices (Respirator)
Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Testing and Certification – CE marking
Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - CE marking – Product Directive (89/686/EEC):
> CE marking to PPE
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is defined in the Directive as any device or appliance designed to be worn or held by an individual for protection against one or more health and safety hazards in the execution of the user's activities
> Essential Requirement of PPE
- General requirements applicable to all PPE
- Design principles
- Innocuousness of PPE
- Comfort and efficiency
- Information supplied by the manufacturer
> Where the protection is need
- Eye and Face Protection(Welders, Grinders, Sprayers, etc.)
- Occupational Foot Protection (Hazardous Waste workers, furniture mover, etc.)
- Head Protection (construction worker, machinists)
- Hand Protection (lab operators, and server cut workers)
Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - CE marking – Procedure:
> Simple Design/Category I
- Comply with the Basic Health and Safety Requirements
- Compile Technical Documents
- Draw up EC Declaration of Conformity
- Apply CE Mark
> Intermediate Design/Category II
- Comply with the Basic Health and Safety Requirements
- Compile Technical Documents
- EC Type Examination testing
- Draw up EC Declaration of Conformity
- Apply CE mark
> Complex Design/Category III
- Comply with the Basic Health and Safety Requirements
- Compile Technical Documents
- EC Type Examination testing
- Product Control/Quality System as Article 11
- Draw up EC Declaration of Conformity
- Apply CE mark
> Technical File (Category II and III):
This must contain sufficient information to identify the product e.g. general assembly drawing, list of components, materials and material grades, etc. If the product is to be certified against a non-harmonised standard, then the file must show how each applicable essential requirement has been addressed. The technical file should also contain a test and inspection plan.
> Quality Documents:
Manufacturers of Category III equipment (Article 8 (4)) will need to specify which control method they wish to follow, Article 11.A or 11.B. The submitted manual will need to outline how the applicable requirements are to be met.
> Product/Quality System Surveillance:
Article 11.A requires the product control system to be documented together with an annual selection of product samples for independent testing.
Article 11.B requires the quality system to be assessed and monitored by annual visits; the generally accepted minimum standard is ISO9001:2000, with specified permitted exclusions.
Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Testing and Certification- American Standard:
1) 1910 Subpart I, Personal protective equipment
2) 1910.132, General requirements
3) 1910.133, Eye and face protection
4) 1910.134, Respiratory protection
5) 1910.135, Head protection
6) 1910.136, Occupational foot protection
7) 1910.137, Electrical protective devices
8) 1910.138, Hand protection
Ä Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Testing and Certification- Chinese Standard
Product
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Standard
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Safety Cap
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GB2811-1989
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Safety Belt
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GB6095-1985
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GB5725-1997
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GB16909-1997
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Gas Mask - Filter
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GB2890-1995
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Gas Mask - Filter – Filter box
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GB2890-1995
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Mask - Dust Filter
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LD29-1992
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Mask - use while welding
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GB/T3609.1-1994
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Mask - use while welding – glasses
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GB/T3609.1-1994
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Eye protection - anti impaction
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GB5890-1986
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Clothing - Fire Resistance
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GB8965-1998
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Clothing - Acid Resistance
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GB12012-1989
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Clothing - Static Resistance
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GB12014-1989
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LD97-1996
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Footwear - Anti- Static
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B4385-1995
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Footwear - foot protection
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LD50-1994
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Footwear - impalement resistance
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GB12017-1989
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Footwear – electrical insulation
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GB12011-2000
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Footwear – impact protection
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HG3081-1999
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Footwear – Acid Resistance
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GB12018-1989
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Glove – Acid Resistance
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LD34.2-1992
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Glove – use for electrical worker
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LD34.1-1992
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Ä CE Marking to Personal Protective Equipment
> Respiratory Protective Device
> Body, hand & Foot Protective Equipment
> Head and Facial Protective Equipment
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