Protect what gives protection.

The market: hotly contested. The demands: high. Textiles that are used for personal protective equipment (PPE) must overcome so many hurdles before they are allowed to be used for protective gloves, protective clothing for the fire brigade, heat protection clothing, high-visibility warning clothing, weather and cold protective clothing, welding safety clothing, UV protective clothing, cut-resistant clothing, knee protection or clothing with protection from electrostatic charge and from the thermal risks of an electric arc.

Here it is helpful to have a strong partner on side who is familiar with the statutory requirements of PPE and the required test parameters and who is committed to optimum product performance and high wear comfort - someone like us.

Hohenstein conducts tests in a neutral and competent manner in order to determine whether your products satisfy both internal quality standards and the requirements of regulation (EU) 2016/425 so that they can be sold as PPE. We also offer various services for all types of workwear which helps you to keep a cool head.

We investigate how well your products protect from heat, cold, natural and artificial UV radiation as well as flames. Do not miss out: take advantage of our decades of experience:

• Appointed certification body for fire-resistant clothing for the participating countries (HuPF)
• Accredited and notified body comprising a testing laboratory and certification centre for personal protective equipment in accordance with EU regulation 2016/425 (Notified Body No. 0555)
• Certification and monitored product tests of protective clothing: EU type examination certificate for PPE (CE certification label) and monitored product testing according to EU regulation 2016/425, Annex VII (Module C2) of category III products
• Fitness for use tests, acceptance analyses and quality monitoring
• Checking of textile UV protection
• Checking the warning colour to ensure good day visibility in traffic
• Checking primary products for personal protective equipment
• Checking the construction and function parameters of textile fabrics
• Checking and assessing the design with regard to compliance with the protective function
• Checking textile materials and personal protective equipment for harmful asbestos residues
• Implementing the flame treatment of protective clothing systems for fire fighters in cooperation with DuPont, Geneva (manikin test)
• Performance of EU type examinations for fencing protective clothing and gloves in exclusive contractual cooperation with the testing laboratory of the DITF, Denkendorf

• Respiratory protective devices - Filtering half masks to protect against particles EN 149:2001+A1:2009
  
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