Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) refers to products designed to protect the wearer or user from health and safety risks. PPE plays a crucial role in safeguarding users in hazardous or high-risk environments, as well as in domestic or recreational settings.
To ensure PPE products placed on the Great Britain market are safe and compliant, the UK Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (Regulation (EU) 2016/425 as brought into UK law and amended) establish the requirements for UKCA marking. For Northern Ireland, PPE products must continue to meet the EU Regulation (EU) 2016/425, bearing the CE + UKNI marking where applicable.
As a UK Government-designated Approved Body (No. 1105) for PPE, CCQS provides professional, independent, and efficient conformity assessment services to help manufacturers demonstrate compliance for UK market access.
● Full face masks, half masks
● Particle-filtering half masks
● Filters (particulate and gas filters)
● Powered air respirators
● Industrial safety helmets
● Helmets for cyclists and mountaineers
● Bump caps
● Firefighters' helmets
● Electrically insulating helmets
● Safety spectacles
● Goggles
● Face shields
● Welding protectors
● Earplugs
● Earmuffs
● Helmet-mounted hearing protectors
● Electronic hearing protection
● Chemical protective clothing
● Firefighters' protective clothing
● Flame-retardant garments
● High-visibility clothing
● Protective gloves against mechanical, chemical, and thermal risks
● Welders' gloves
● Chainsaw protective gloves
● Safety footwear
● Insulating footwear
● Firefighting footwear
● Chemical-resistant footwear
● Full body harnesses
● Lanyards and energy absorbers
● Fall arresters
● Connectors and retractable lifelines
● Mountaineering and work-at-height protective equipment
● Lifejackets
● foot, hand and body protection
