Personal Protective Equipment Bimonthly Bulletin | March & April
Standards updates
The below table summarises the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive):
(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
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CEN |
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Reference |
Title |
Date of withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear (ISO 20345:2021) |
2023-03-31 |
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Personal protective equipment - Protective footwear (ISO 20346:2021) |
2023-03-31 |
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Personal protective equipment - Occupational footwear (ISO 20347:2021) |
2023-03-31 |
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Below you will find a monthly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX”) and in the U.S. (Source “CPSC).
Europe
RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities).
The following 12 alerts regarding Personal Protective equipment were reported between week 51 and week 52 of 2021 and between week 8 and week 16 of 2022.
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Type of Risk |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
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Health risk / other |
9 |
Particle filter mask The particle/filter retention of the material is insufficient. Furthermore, the physical resistance of the filtering material is too high. It does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation and with the relevant European standard EN 149. |
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Injuries |
1 |
Visibility vest The vest does not have a sufficient retroreflective surface. As a result, the user is not sufficiently visible in situations where high visibility is essential. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 1150. |
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2 |
Helmet The shock-absorbing capacity of the helmet is insufficient and can easily break during an impact, thus not sufficiently protecting the user from injuries to the head. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation and with the European standard EN 1078. |
OPSS issues Product Safety Alerts on the UK market. The following 1 alert regarding Personal protective equipment (PPE) between week 12 and week 16 of 2022.
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Type of Risk |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
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Injuries |
1 |
Pulley It has a risk of breakage that could cause a user to fall. The product does not meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018. |
Between 21st January and 20th April 2022, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following 1 recall: 0 recalled PPE products.
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Type of Risk |
Number of alerts |
Notes |
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Injuries |
1 |
Helmets They do not comply with the U.S. CPSC federal safety standard for bicycle helmets. |
