Initial situation and fundamental changes: What has changed compared to EN 469:2005 + A1:2006? After 15 years, a revised EN 469 was published at the end of 2020. During this period, there have been repeated [...]
What requirements must modern protective firefighting clothing meet? Emergency crews are confronted by a wide variety of hazardous situations on a daily basis. Heat, flames, water, razor-sharp protruding parts and falling masonry, etc. pose constant [...]
What does the term 'PPE Regulation' actually mean? The new Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/424 replaced the previous PPE Directive 89/686/EEC from 1989 on April 21, 2018. This PPE Regulation is aimed at various [...]