PPE & WORKWEAR
A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
PPE manufacturer JSP explores the new PPE Regulations and highlights how the subtle changes to the legislation affect the issue of sample testing.
The new PPE Regulation, which replaces the existing PPE Directive and became law on 21st April this year, levels the playing field between importers and manufacturers in terms of the obligations placed on them.
All PPE importers must now be able to demonstrate they have set up, and are maintaining and monitoring sample testing; including keeping test records of products they import and sell onto the market, under a robust and audited quality management system (QMS).
The regulation is a binding piece of legislation that applies across all EU member states. These more stringent measures will ensure that importers are less able to bring in low- specification, substandard or fake PPE products. Just as manufacturers are already obliged to do, importers will have to undertake more tests and operate such QMS systems at full cost to themselves.
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JSP has always run exhaustive and expensive tests on all its PPE, including head, eye, face, respiratory and working at height protection, and complies fully with BSI certification on all its products to ensure they are of the highest possible quality.
“ALL PPE IMPORTERS MUST NOW BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE SET UP, AND ARE MAINTAINING
AND MONITORING SAMPLE TESTING.”
Mark Johnstone, Chief Executive of JSP, said: “The new PPE Regulation will be a big improvement on the old Directive. Manufacturers have long had to carry the cost of the required rigorous testing of their products, whilst importers did not have to do so. The new Regulation not only makes the situation fairer for everyone involved, but will also help to drive out fake and counterfeit PPE from the EU.”
JSP are an independent manufacturer of industrial head protection and above-the-neck personal protective equipment (PPE), including a new range of height safety equipment.
Based near Oxford, England, and manufacturing on three continents, JSP exports to over 100 countries. An estimated 40 million people worldwide use JSP products daily to protect themselves at home and at work.
www.jsp.co.uk www.tomorrowshs.com
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