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Personal Protective Equipment Bimonthly Bulletin | July & August

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EUROPE

 

Standards updates

 

The following table summarises the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive).

 

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UK

 

Conformity assessment of PPE in the UK

 

As of 1 July 2021, HSE and HSENI no longer assesses COVID-19 related PPE procured by the UK government, the NHS or NHS bodies. All PPE for the UK government and NHS must now be fully conformity assessed and conformity marked by PPE producers.

 

There is no further temporary disapplication in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland of the obligations of economic operators to ensure full conformity assessment.

 

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PRODUCT RECALLS / ALERTS

 

Europe

 

RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities).

 

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UK

 

OPSS issues Product Safety Alerts to the UK market. The following 12 alerts regarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) were issued between week 25 and week 33 of 2022.

 

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