the application of common sense, logic and the basic
standards of behaviour expected in the society in which
they participate, guides each employee in determining the
correct course of action that supports these standards in
daily working lives.
WBT have a responsibility to keep people safe and well
every day. They deliver this by offering a wide range of
compliant PPE products along with the support needed
before, during and after purchasing of their products.
In addition, the health and safety of the workforce is a
priority for WBT and they are committed to achieving
continuous improvement in health and safety performance.
Whilst compliance with legal obligations in the various
jurisdictions is a minimum commitment, they also seek
to identify and share best practice across the business,
ensuring major risks are addressed.
PPE REGULATION CHANGES
There are considerably more requirements and
obligations written into the New PPE Regulation (EU)
2016/425, but they are not all unfamiliar. Most did not exist
when the current PPE Directive 89/686/EEC was written
and have come about from later decisions made in Europe,
forming a common template known as the New Legislative
Framework (NLF).
These decisions have been written into Regulations
as they have been created or revised, and result in
requirements being common across all. In many instances
the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) have already
worked to these requirements, but publication of the
new PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 has been the first
opportunity to include them in text.
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BE PREPARED – THE COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED
New PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425
On 21 April 2018, the current PPE Directive 89/686/EEC
will be repealed by the new PPE Regulation (EU 2016/425).
What changes will we experience as it becomes
applicable?
Some of the major items that are affected or new are:
• Scope & Exclusions are more clearly defined.
• It includes significantly increased obligations on
Importers & Distributors of PPE & Safety Equipment
• Surveillance Testing of PPE in production will be
enhanced to include auditing of Production Control,
Product Verification & Production Quality Assurance
where applicable, dependent upon whether PPE
Categories I, II or III.
• PPE Product Categories (I, II & III) are defined and
some product types will change Category from
Cat II to Cat III.
• A suppliers EC Declaration of Conformity (or a web link
to it) shall accompany each product.
• New EU Type Examination Certificates will
have a maximum validity of 5 years.
• Current EC Type Examination Certificates are
required to be renewed by 21st April 2023.
• All PPE Products will need to meet the latest
versions of their relevant safety standard.
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