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Personal protective equipment Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
The overall purpose of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation is to define rules for equipment designed and manufactured to be worn or held by a person for protection against one or more risks to that person’s health or safety. Further information is available from the European Commission at ec.europa.eu
Garments marked with a user instruction symbol have a guide which contains important information for the user to take into consideration when choosing PPE. How to
understand the markings in the garment, how to use the PPE and how to take care of the garment in order to retain the protection offered.
EN ISO 20471
High visibility clothing. EN ISO 20471 specifies requirements for clothing capable of signaling the user’s presence visually. Performance requirements are included for color and retro reflection as well as for minimum areas and for the disposition of fluorescent and reflective materials. The norm includes three different classes where class 3 has the highest visibility. For each class, the norm dictates the area and placement of the fluorescent, reflective and
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contrast materials, respectively. None of the fluorescent and reflective materials can replace the other in calculating areas as the purpose differs. Garments can be combined to achieve a higher level of visibility and class. However, it’s not always that 1+2 equals 3. It all depends on the size of the area of the material in question (fluorescent and reflective), as well as design requirements.
