INSPEC
Certification Services was set up in anticipation of the European
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive. We are based in Salford, near
Manchester, in the north of England and provide an independent third
party certification service for manufacturers and distributors of PPE
and other related products.
We
are a Notified Body (number 0194) under the PPE
Directive and can therefore process applications for CE
Marking your PPE products.
We are also notified for Module B - type-examination - of the Marine Equipment Directive and Module D - quality assurance. The scope of notification is Personal Protective Equipment as listed in Annex A of the directive.
We
have operating agreements with SEI (USA) and BTTG (UK). We are always looking to establish further agreements.
We
cover ALL TYPES of PPE, including eye, head, hearing, respiratory protective
and fall arrest devices, gloves, shoes and clothing.
We
use only officially recognised, independent laboratories for the necessary
testing.
In
addition to CE marking PPE, we also offer:-
Products
and processes covered by ISO 9000 include PPE (obviously), rubber and
plastics moulding, leather and fabric products, eyewear, light engineering
and similar operations.
As
the only specialist PPE Notified Body in Europe with such a comprehensive
scope of activities, we provide a unique service.
Let
our friendly and co-operative staff help you through the sometimes confusing
requirements - efficiently and economically.