Personal protective equipment (PPE) are products that the user can wear or hold, to be protected against risks either at work, at home or whilst engaging in leisure activities. Statistics on fatal and major work accidents underline the importance of protection and prevention, for which personal protective equipment plays an important role.

In order to ensure the quality of the service provided and to guarantee the prestige of the manufacturers, we recommend that you perform the compliance check of the certified PPE you have purchased or will purchase.
 
1. See the product's certificate. The certificate must be issued according to the (EU) 2016/425 regulation which is the latest.
2. The certificate should be published under the name “EU Type Examination Certificate”.
3. The number of the notified body that issued the document should be written on the certificate.
4. The notified body that issued the certificate must be one of the official notified bodies provided in the link below.

https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.notifiedbody&dir_id=155501

5. The four-digit code of this notified body that issued the certificate must be printed next to the CE emblem on the product label.
6. The standards on the product label must be up to date and valid. You can reach the publication date of these standards from the link below.

https://intweb.tse.org.tr/standard/standard/standardara.aspx
  
7. The standards on the product label and on the certificate must match.
8. Certificate validity can also be questioned by sending a product certificate to the notified body whose number is written on the label.
9. Do not forget to ask the manufacturer for the “EU Declaration of Conformity”. Please note that this document is not a certificate but a document prepared by the manufacturer who has the right to produce with certification. A conscious manufacturer will be able to present this document to you immediately.