Industries
The same test means different things to an importer, a manufacturer and an automotive supplier. Pick your own situation — each page starts from the most common questions and routes to the tests behind them.
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Specialist sectors
Two specialist sectors for manufacturers who make a whole range of protective equipment.
Motorcycle & mobility PPE
Gloves (EN 13594) and garments (EN 17092): material testing, assessment of existing test reports — protector certificates included — and EU type-examination within NB 1524’s scope.
Welding & heat PPE
Welding gloves, protective clothing and footwear — a coordinated testing and certification process for a manufacturer’s whole range, with a certificate for each product; our designation explicitly covers protective clothing for welding.
By industry
Importers & private label
Whoever imports the product imports responsibility for its conformity, too. Lot verification, chemical compliance, supplier evaluation.
Footwear manufacturers
Development testing, evidence for material and supplier changes, production verification — and the certification route for safety footwear.
Glove manufacturers
Every digit on the marking is a measurement: development testing, production verification, certification.
PPE manufacturers
The route to CE marking from category identification to Modules B, C2 and D — from a notified body’s perspective.
Automotive leather
OEM specifications, supplier audits: steering-wheel and seat leather durability is measurable and provable.
Textile manufacturers
Abrasion, colour fastness, strength — technical textiles and protective-clothing materials measured to specification.
Your industry is not listed?
Test methods follow the material and the stress it meets, not the sector — tell us about the product and we will say what we can measure on it.
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