CE Marking
By affixing the CE mark to products, the manufacturer declares that these products are in conformity with all applicable requirements of EU legislation. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may only be placed on the market if it complies with the basic health and safety requirements of Annex II of PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
PPE is divided into 3 categories, for which different conformity assessment procedures apply:
- Category I: Simple PPE offering protection against minimal risks; conformity assessment is the sole responsibility of the manufacturer
- Category II: Normal PPE. Here a type examination certificate from an approved (notified) body is required. Type conformity of the PPE is the responsibility of the manufacturer
- Category III: PPE for protection against major risks. In addition to type examination, monitored quality control of products and production is also required.
The PFI test body carries out all tests required for awarding the CE mark. The certification body is authorised both to award EU type examination certificates for Categories II and III and to carry out monitored control of the finished products and production. This applies to the following areas:
Foot and leg protection
For proper assessment, tests are performed on the whole shoe, on the sole, and on the upper.
Category II:
- Individual foot and leg protection according to PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425
- Safety footwear according to EN ISO 20345
- Occupational footwear according to EN ISO 20346
- Protective footwear according to EN ISO 20347
- Protective footwear for motorcycle riders according to EN 13634
- Welding boots according to EN ISO 20349-2
- Safety footwear with resistance to chain-saw cutting according to EN ISO 17249 up to 20.04.2018
Category III:
- Firefighter boots according to EN 15090
- Foundry boots according EN ISO 20349-1
- Safety footwear with resistance to chain-saw cutting according to EN ISO 17249 from 21.04.2018
Hand protection
- individual hand protection according to Regulation (EU) 2016/425
- protective gloves against mechanical risks according to EN 388
The appropriate certification programmes are available on request from the certification body.