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Overview on Standards

In the European Union, the use of filtering respiratory protection devices for the protection of your health is regulated by the EC Treaty of June 17, 1987.

We will walk you through the complex labyrinth of European regulations and explain to you what regulations you should comply with.

We will provide you with comprehensive material for training courses at your company. Our training materials are primarily designed for users who are interested in gaining more in-depth knowledge about the subject of respiratory protection and legal requirements.

Our training documentation is simple and straightforward and highly suitable for any person attending APR training courses:

In addition to a detailed consideration of several standards such as the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances, accident prevention regulations based on the Social Security Code and the Occupational and Safety Law, we would also like to inform you about what laws and directives regulate the use of respiratory protection devices outside of Europe.

For example, in the US where safety regulations are laid out and enforced by NIOSH and OSHA:


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Doctor X-pert adds:

"Did you know that respiratory protection standards are not uniform?

uniform and national regulations must always be observed?

Even within the European Union - which is guided by the EN Standards, there are many national regulations, country-by-country, which must be observed. For example the HSE (Health Safety Executive) in the UK."