6 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) categories: CAT I: Simple personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect against minimal hazards, for example superficial mechanical injuries. Conformity assessment: Internal production control (module A) CAT II: PPE for protection against medium risks: Protection against hazards not covered by categories I and III Conformity assessment: EU type examination (module B) by notified body. CAT III: Complex PPE to protect against lethal hazards and irreversible damage to health, fFor example, contamination, chemical exposure, ionising radiation, construction sites, protection against infection (viruses, bacteria, fungi, corona, etc.). Conformity assessment: EU type examination, internal production control with supervised product tests (module C2) EU type examination, production quality assurance (module D) Gloves as personal protective equipment (PPE) Gloves are considered personal protective equipment (PPE) and are subject to the PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425. They protect the hands from mechanical, chemical, thermal or biological hazards and are therefore an essential part of occupational safety. The regulation distinguishes between three risk categories, depending on the type and severity of the hazard to be protected against:
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