Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018: Great Britain

Publication Year

2025

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides guidance on the Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 as they apply to equipment being supplied in or into Great Britain. Covers: legislative background; scope; requirements; obligations of manufacturers; obligations of authorised representatives; obligations of importers; obligations of distributors; conformity assessment and marking before placing products on the GB market; qualifying Northern Ireland Goods; Approved Bodies; and enforcement.

Document History

Last updated: 24 March 2025 - Updated to include actions that need to be taken if the Approved Body resigns. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018/regulation-2016425-and-the-personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018-great-britain and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: statutory guidance. First published: 1 January 2021.

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