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manufacture, personal protective equipment (PPE) may contain hazardous substances. The current 89/686/EEC Single Market Directive and the draft EU Regulation governing PPE (see KANBrief 4/2013 , Page 4) to be [...] be published shortly...

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example concerning approval procedures, testing and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and standards for PPE and medical equipment. German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS SARS-CoV-2 [...] platform for protective...

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penetration by steam and its tear strength. Care and wear are the factors determining the service life of PPE. High-quality clothing (often impregnated) should always be professionally cleaned. The manufacturer’s [...] Labelling and...

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use together with other forms of PPE (helmets, goggles, etc.) Absence of marking (confusion of left and right) A further essential cause is the incorrect use of the PPE (incorrect size or wearing position; [...] ageing or storage (See also KAN...

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for a lengthy legislative process. In the PPE Regulation, delegated acts may be used to amend the categories of hazards specified in Annex I against which PPE is intended to protect users, and to reclassify [...] the EU declaration of...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/4/20/signposts-in-the-corona-jungle

reusability, repairability and sustainability of PPE, medical devices, textiles, etc. Launched by the European Commission, Small Business Standards (SBS), PPE Sector Forum KANBrief 4/20: A critical view of [...] selected documents from the...

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an.de KANBrief 4/13: Revision of the PPE Directive: what's new, what isn't? Responding to new products and requirements: a challenge for the standardization of PPE How good is the protection provided by [...] equipment by means of which the...

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KANBrief 3/21 Permethrin in PPE for protection against tick bites ©NJ - stock.adobe.com People working in hunting, forestry or in some other capacity in forests, and also employees of road maintenance [...] impregnated with permethrin during...

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KANBrief A European perspective Gender gap in occupational safety and health: how PPE disadvantages women firefighters Technology used by firefighters has traditionally been geared primarily to dimensions [...] rs, male and female, were asked...

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protective equipment, but also its foreseeable use. Manufacturers must therefore assure safety when the PPE is used not only under precisely the conditions defi ned by them, but also in a different but foreseeable [...] the Official Journal of...