Benchmark Product Certification

Benchmark Product Certification

Head Protection and PPE Products

Head Protection and PPE Products
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Benchmark Product Certification
Benchmark Product Certification
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Looking to get your PPE product onto the market?

PPEWhen safety and quality matter most, trust the BSI Benchmark® 

We understand the complexity and competitiveness of the PPE industry, and the challenges this brings for companies seeking to improve margins, reduce costs and maintain quality. Whether you’re manufacturing safety eyewear, helmets, respirators, footwear, clothing,  gloves, hearing protection, or sports protection, we have the expertise to help you meet your testing and certification requirements for PPE.

Some of the world’s most recognised manufacturers of PPE products use BSI for independent third-party testing and certification services. Our technical expertise is second to none. Our services include direct testing and verification at PPE product development stage, providing evidence you need for the marking of your PPE products, to giving you a competitive edge with a BSI Benchmark.

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Step 1: Find the right Standard

Your intended customers need assurance that your factory is manufacturing products that comply with the material, processing and testing requirements of the applicable standard. Many personal protective equipment standards (industry, regional, national and international) are in use around the world. It is critical that your product complies with the standard for the market you are targeting.

You can select from the PPE standards listed above. You can also contact us on 1300 730 134, or submit an on-line enquiry, so that our PPE experts can guide you on which standard best applies to your product and intended customers.

Step 2: Get your product tested

Representative samples of your product will need to be tested to prove compliance with the governing standard.

Our technical experts can advise you on the number of samples required and propose suitable test facilities for preliminary testing and for testing of the complete product range. The tests typically are standard for a variety of similar products and check for safety and durability, as well as fitness for purpose.

You can engage the test facility of your choice however it is essential that the test facility is properly accredited to undertake the specific tests required by the standard. Testing can be conducted by the BSI UK Testing Laboratories, or at other NATA or ILAC registered laboratories.

Step 3: Site assessment

Once product testing is complete, BSI reviews and advises on the test results and test report. One of our expert Client Managers will visit your factory to determine if your management and processes are capable of consistent product manufacture and that the final product complies with the applicable standard. The Client Manager assesses your quality management system (QMS) which must meet requirements for critical activities such as training, process checks, equipment calibration, communication, handling of non-conformances. Our Quality System specialists can guide you in this regard. After each assessment you will receive a confidential report detailing the scope and findings of your assessment as well as Client Manager recommendations.

Step 4: Certification and beyond

If your product passes the testing and your factory passes the assessment, your product will be certified. This will allow you to distribute your product into the market. You will be issued a certificate which authorises your business to affix the BSI Benchmark Logo on your products and company literature.

Annual surveillance audits must occur to maintain product certification. Re-audit is usually necessary when there have been changes to the product design, use, method or place of manufacture, or when new standards become applicable, or when new products are added to the range.

PPE Standards

  • ANSI Z359.1 The Fall Protection Code
  • ANSI Z359.4 Safety Requirements For Assisted-rescue And Self-rescue Systems, Subsystems And Components
  • ANSI Z87.1 Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices
  • AS 1609 Eye protectors for motor cyclists and racing car drivers
  • AS 1900 Flotation aids for water familiarization and swimming tuition
  • AS 2225 Insulating gloves for electrical purposes
  • AS 2227 Yachting harnesses and lines - Conventional lines
  • AS 4758.1 Personal flotation devices - General requirements
  • AS/NZS 1067.1 Eye and face protection - Sunglasses and fashion spectacles Requirements
  • AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics - Hearing protectors
  • AS/NZS 1337.1 Personal eye protection Eye and face protectors for occupational applications
  • AS/NZS 1337.4 Eye-protection - Filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye-protectors)
  • AS/NZS 1337.6 Personal eye protection Prescription eye protectors against low and medium impact
  • AS/NZS 1338.1 Filters for eye protectors - Filters for protection against radiation generated in welding and allied operations
  • AS/NZS 1338.2 Filters for eye protectors Filters for protection against ultraviolet radiation
  • AS/NZS 1338.3 Filters for eye protectors Filters for protection against infra-red radiation
  • AS/NZS 1698 Protective helmets for vehicle users
  • AS/NZS 1716 Respiratory protective devices
  • AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets
  • AS/NZS 1891.1 Industrial safety belts and harnesses
  • AS/NZS 1891.2 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices Horizontal lifeline and rail systems
  • AS/NZS 1891.3 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Fall-arrest devices
  • AS/NZS 2063 Bicycle helmets
  • AS/NZS 2161.2 Occupational protective gloves General requirements
  • AS/NZS 2161.3 Occupational protective gloves Protection against mechanical risks.
  • AS/NZS 2161.4 Occupational protective gloves Protection against thermal risks (heat and fire)
  • AS/NZS 2161.5 Occupational protective gloves Protection against cold
  • AS/NZS 2161.6 Occupational protective gloves Protective gloves for structural firefighting - Laboratory test methods and performance requirements
  • AS/NZS 2161.7.1 Occupational protective gloves Protection against cuts and stabs by hand knives - Chainmail gloves and arm guards
  • AS/NZS 2161.7.2 Occupational protective gloves Protection against cuts and stabs by hand knives - Gloves and arm guards made of material other than chainmail
  • AS/NZS 2161.8 Occupational protective gloves Protection against ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination
  • AS/NZS 2210.3 Occupational protective footwear - Specifications for safety footwear
  • AS/NZS 2210.4 Occupational protective footwear - Specification for protective footwear
  • AS/NZS 2210.5 Occupational protective footwear - Specification for occupational footwear
  • AS/NZS 3838 Helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities
  • AS/NZS 4011.1 Single-use medical examination gloves Specification for gloves made from rubber latex or rubber solution (ISO 11193-1:2008, MOD)
  • AS/NZS 4011.2 Single-use medical examination gloves Specification for gloves made from poly(vinyl chloride) (ISO 11193-2:2006, MOD)
  • AS/NZS 4067 Firefighters' helmets
  • AS/NZS 4179 Single-use sterile rubber surgical gloves - Specification (ISO 10282:2014, MOD)
  • AS/NZS 4453.3 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws Protective legwear
  • AS/NZS 4501.2 Occupational protective clothing General requirements
  • AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments - Garments for high risk applications
  • AS/NZS 4602.2 High visibility safety garments - Garments for fire service personnel
  • AS/NZS 4821 Protective footwear for firefighters - Requirements and test methods
  • AS/NZS 4824 Protective clothing for fire fighters, requirements and test methods for protective clothing used for wildland fire fighting (ISO 15384; 2003, MOD)
  • AS/NZS 4967 Protective clothing for firefighters - Requirements and test methods for protective clothing used for structural firefighting
  • AS/NZS 5532 Manufacturing requirements for single-point anchor device used for harness-based work at height
  • AS/NZS ISO 2801 Clothing for protection against heat and flame - General recommendations for selection, care and use of protective clothing
  • ASTM F 2412 Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection
  • ASTM F 2413 Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear
  • ASTM F 2892 Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Soft Toe Protective Footwear (Non-Safety/Non-Protective Toe)
  • EN 166 Personal Eye-protection - Specifications
  • EN 358 Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards
  • EN 388 Protective Gloves Against Mechanical Risks
  • EN 420 Protective Gloves General requirements and Test Methods
  • EN 469 Protective Clothing For Firefighters - Performance Requirements For Protective Clothing For Firefighting
  • EN 13034 Protective Clothing Against Liquid Chemicals - Performance Requirements for Chemical Protective Clothing Offering Limited Protective Performance Against Liquid Chemicals (type 6 and Type Pb [6] Equipment)
  • ISO 11611 Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes
  • ISO 11612 Protective Clothing - Clothing to Protect Against Heat and Flame - Minimum Performance Requirements
  • ISO 11613 Protective clothing for firefighters - Laboratory test methods and performance requirements
  • ISO 11999-1 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 1: General
  • ISO 11999-3 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 3: Clothing
  • ISO 11999-4 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 4: Gloves
  • ISO 11999-5 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 5: Helmets
  • ISO 11999-6 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 6: Footwear
  • ISO 11999-9 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 9: Fire hoods
  • ISO 12312-1 Eye and face protection - Sunglasses and related eyewear Part 1: Sunglasses for general use
  • ISO 12401 Small craft - Deck safety harness and safety line - Safety requirements and test methods
  • ISO 12402-2 Personal flotation devices Part 2: Lifejackets, performance level 275 - Safety requirements
  • ISO 12402-3 Personal flotation devices Part 3: Lifejackets, performance level 150 - Safety requirements
  • ISO 12402-4 Personal flotation devices Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100 - Safety requirements
  • ISO 12402-5 Personal flotation devices Part 5: Buoyancy aids (level 50) - Safety requirements
  • ISO 12402-6 Personal flotation devices Part 6: Special purpose lifejackets and buoyancy aids - Safety requirements and additional test methods
  • ISO 13688 Protective clothing - General requirements
  • ISO 13982-1 Protective clothing for use against solid particulates - Part 1:Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing providing protection to the full body against airborne solid particulates (type 5 clothing)
  • ISO 15027-1 Immersion suits Part 1: Constant wear suits, requirements including safety
  • ISO 15027-2 Immersion suits Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety
  • ISO 15383 Protective gloves for fire fighters – Laboratory test methods and performance requirements
  • ISO 15384 Protective clothing for firefighters Laboratory test methods and performance requirements for wildland firefighting clothing
  • ISO 16073 Wildland firefighting personal protective equipment - Requirements and test methods
  • ISO 16602 Protective clothing for protection against chemicals - Classification, labelling and performance requirements
  • ISO 20345 Personal protective equipment-Safety footwear
  • ISO 20346 Personal protective equipment-Protective footwear
  • ISO 20347 Personal protective equipment-Occupational footwear
  • ISO 20471 High visibility clothing - Test methods and requirements
  • ISO 22488 Ships and marine technology - Shipboard fire-fighters' outfits (protective clothing, gloves, boots and helmet)
  • ISO 23269-2 Ships and marine technology - Breathing apparatus for ships Part 2: Self-contained breathing apparatus for shipboard firefighters
  • ISO 27065 Protective clothing - Performance requirements for protective clothing worn by operators applying pesticides and for re-entry workers
  • NFPA 1951 Protective Ensembles For Technical Rescue Incidents
  • NFPA 1971 Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting
  • NFPA 1977 Protective Clothing Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting
  • NFPA 1983 Life Safety Rope And Equipment For Emergency Services
  • NFPA 1992 Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles And Clothing For Hazardous Materials Emergencies
  • NFPA 1994 Protective Ensembles For First Responders To Hazardous Materials Emergencies And Cbrn Terrorism Incidents
  • NFPA 1999 Protective Clothing And Ensembles For Emergency Medical Operations
  • NFPA 2112 Flame-Resistant Garments For Protection Of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire
  • NZS 5823 Buoyancy aids and marine safety harnesses and lines
  • NZS 8600 All-terrian Vehicle Helmets
  • PAS 10 Publicly available specification - Aviation high visibility safety garments (Standards New Zealand)

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