Regulation (EU) 2016/425 – ISO 374-1:2016+A1:2018 – ISO 375-5:2016 In April 2016, a new European regulation on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was adopted. In its wake has come a revision to some standards, including those relating to protective gloves offering protection to chemical and biological risks. Not only are nitrile gloves and latex gloves for use in the laboratory impacted, but also ultra-clean gloves for the pharmaceutical or high-technology industries. Looking at these changes, can we really talk about a revolution? The legal framework:PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 was passed in 2016 and came into force in April 2018. It has […]
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