Notified Body 1024

Notified Body RILSA-NB 1024 provides services to manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE), including the assessment of the conformity of products with the basic health and safety requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/425, , based on which the manufacturer subsequently issues an EU declaration of conformity and affixes the CE marking to the product. The declaration of conformity follows the conducting of the conformity assessment procedure, the various versions of which correspond to the level of risk against which the PPE is designed to provide protection for users (see Regulation 2016/425, Annex I).

The technical requirements for PPE, referred to as the “Essential Health and Safety Requirements”, are set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2016/425. The requirements are set out relatively broadly and avoid the setting of specific values ​​or limits. Exact values, limits, testing procedures and other data with respect to the respective essential requirements are set out only in harmonised Czech technical standards. Although these standards are not binding, if the properties of the PPE comply with them, it is assumed that the essential requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 have been fulfilled.

PPE protects against risks, the extent of which vary significantly. Therefore, PPE is divided into three categories for which the conformity assessment methods differ – for a detailed description see the Categorization and General Procedures of Conformity Assessment. However, final responsibility for the product lies in all cases with the respective manufacturer. Detailed information on the uniform PPE conformity assessment method in the European Union is available on the European Commission webside.