PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Test

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Personal Protective Equipment – ​​includes masks (Medical: Dental (EN 14683), Respirators: N95 (EN 149)), Protective Clothing (Liquid-proof: Surgical Gown, Medical Drape, Spray-proof), Face Shield (EN 166), Hand Sanitizer (EN 1500), Gloves (EN 455: Medical, EN 374: Chemical), etc.

Conformity Assessment Test

• Protective clothing fabric: EN 14126:
• Hazardous material suit type : EN 14605

For each type of personal protective equipment, product conformity assessment is made according to the relevant standard and the relevant standard certificate is obtained for each export region.

Obtaining regional certification

• Europe: CE Mark
• Asia, etc.: CE Mark or FDA registration of factory, plant and product
• North America (USA, Canada): FDA Factory, Plant and Product Registration (Uncategorized), NIOSH Certification

Guidance for testing and certification of major personal protective equipment

Below are the conformity assessment standards for personal protective equipment.

• 16 CFR Part 1610: Flammability Standard for Clothing Textiles
• 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: The Final Rule
• 42 CFR Part 84: Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices
• AATCC TM127 : Test Method for Water Resistance: Hydrostatic Pressure
• AATCC TM42: Test Method for Water Resistance: Impact Penetration
• ANSI/AAMI PB70: Liquid barrier performance and classification of protective clothing and covers intended for use in healthcare facilities
• ASTM D5151: Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves
• ASTM D5712: Analysis of Aqueous Extractable Proteins in Latex, Natural Rubber and Elastomeric Products Using the Modified Lowry Method
• ASTM D6124: Test Method for Residual Dust on Medical Gloves
• ASTM F1342: Test Method for Puncture Resistance of Protective Clothing Material
• ASTM F1383: Test Method for Permeability of Liquids and Gases from Protective Clothing Materials under Intermittent Contact Conditions
• ASTM F1494: Terminology for Protective Clothing
• ASTM F1670: Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Synthetic Blood
• ASTM F1671: Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration of Bloodborne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System
• ASTM F1819: Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Synthetic Blood Using Mechanical Pressure Technique
• ASTM F1862: Test Method for Resistance of Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Synthetic Blood (Horizontal Projection of Constant Volume at a Known Velocity)
• ASTM F1862: Test Method for Resistance of Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Synthetic Blood (Horizontal Projection of Constant Volume at a Known Velocity)
• ASTM F2100: Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks
• ASTM F2101: Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials, Using Biological Aerosol of Staphylococcus aureus
• ASTM F2101: Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials, Using Biological Aerosol of Staphylococcus aureus
• ASTM F2299: Test Method for Determining the Initial Efficacy of Particulate Penetration Using Latex Spheres of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks
• ASTM F739: Test Method for Permeability of Liquids and Gases from Protective Clothing Materials under Continuous Contact Conditions
• ASTM F903: Test Method for the Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to the Penetration of LiquidsEN 1041: Information provided by the medical device manufacturer
• EN 12353: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Protection of test organisms used for determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Protection of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal, mycobactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal (including bacteriophages) activity
• EN 132: Respiratory protective devices - Definitions of terms and pictograms
• EN 13274-7: Respiratory protective devices — Test methods — Part 7: Determination of particle filter penetration”
• EN 134: Respiratory protective devices - Nomenclature of components
• EN 13795-1: Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits used as medical devices for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Part 1: General requirements for manufacturers, processors and products.
• EN 14126: Protective clothing. Performance requirements and test methods for protective clothing against infective agents: Protective clothing. Performance requirements and test methods for protective clothing against infective agents
• EN 143: Respiratory protective devices - Particulate filters - Requirements, tests, marking EN 14885: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Application of European Standards for Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics.: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Implementation of European Standards for Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics.
• EN 149: Respiratory protective devices. Half masks with filters to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking: Respiratory protective devices. Half masks with filters to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking
• EN 1500: Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Hygienic hand rub. Test method and requirements (phase 2/step 2): Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Hygienic hand rub. Test method and requirements (stage 2/step 2)EN 166: Personal eye protection. Features: Personal eye protection. Features
• EN 20139: Textiles – Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139: 1973). EN 340: Protective clothing — General requirements.
• EN 374: Protective gloves against chemicals and microorganisms. Terminology and performance requirements: Protective gloves against chemicals and microorganisms. Terminology and performance requirements
• EN 455: Disposable medical gloves
• EN 455: Disposable medical gloves. Requirements and tests for no holes: Disposable medical gloves. Requirements and tests to get rid of holes
• EN 465: Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements (Type 4 Equipment) for chemical protective clothing with spray-tight connections between different parts of the suit.
• EN 466: Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the suit (Type 3 Equipment).
• EN 467: Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for clothing providing protection to body parts.
• EN 868-1: Packaging materials and systems for medical devices to be sterilized – Part 1: General requirements and test methods.
• EN 943-1: Protective clothing against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid aerosols and solid particles - Part 1: Performance requirements for vented and non-vented "gas tight" (Type 1) and "gas tight" (Type 2) chemical protective clothing.
• EN 943-2: Protective clothing against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid aerosols and solid particles - Part 2: Performance requirements for "gas tight" (Type 1) chemical protective clothing for emergency teams (ET). ISO for Inspection by Qualification 2859-1 Sampling Plans
• ISO 6941: Textile fabrics - Combustion behavior - Measurement of flame propagation properties of vertically oriented samples
• ISO/DIS 22611: Clothing for protection against infectious agents - Test method for resistance to penetration by biologically contaminated aerosols.
• ISO/DIS 22612: Clothing for protection against infectious agents - Test method for resistance to penetration of biocontaminant dust through protective clothing materials.
• ISO/FDIS 16603: Clothing for protection against contact with blood and body fluids - Determination of the resistance of protective clothing materials to penetration by blood and body fluids - Test method using synthetic blood.
• ISO/FDIS 16604: Protective clothing against contact with blood and body fluids - Determination of resistance of protective clothing materials to penetration by blood-borne pathogens - Test method using Phi-X-174 Bacteriophage.
• prCEN ISO/TR 11610: Protective clothing — Glossary of terms and definitions. (ISO/DTR 11610: 2002)
• prEN 13034: Protective clothing for use against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements (type 6 equipment) for chemical protective clothing offering limited protective performance against liquid chemicals.
• prEN 14325: Chemical protective clothing — Test methods and performance classification of chemical protective clothing materials, seams, joints and assemblies.
• prEN ISO 13982-1: Protective clothing for use against particulate chemicals - Part 1: Performance requirements (type 5 clothing) for chemical protective clothing protecting the whole body against particulate chemicals (ISO/DIS 13982-1: 2000).