Personal Protective Equipment | Monthly bulletin | March 2020
Standards updates
Please see below a table summarising some recent standards 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(*) Date of withdrawal: latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn.
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Reference |
Title |
Date of Withdrawal (*) |
Supersedes |
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Eye and face protection - Test methods - Part 3: Physical and mechanical properties (ISO 18526-3:2020) |
2020-07-31 |
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Standards updates
See below a table summarising some recent ASTM standards updates:
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Reference |
Title |
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Standard Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Gloves and Sleeves |
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Standard Specification for Leg Protection for Chain Saw Users |
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Standard Specification for Leg-Protective Devices for Chainsaw Users |
Below you will find a monthly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX”).
Europe
RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities).
The following 0 alerts regarding Personal Protective equipment has been reported, from week 4 to week 7 of 2020.
