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Автори: Arsov V., Янчева-Попова, М. К., Колева, Д. С.
Заглавие: CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Ключови думи: Conformity assessment; Personal protective equipment

Абстракт: This article proposes a structured internal conformity assessment methodology tailored to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and applied within TOOLSWORLD – Bulgaria. Building on a previously validated system for power equipment, the approach translates EU legal requirements into an operational workflow for documentation collection, expert verification, traceability, and riskbased categorization of products into five compliance categories (Cat.1 – Cat.5). The regulatory basis centers on Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on PPE, complemented by the New Legislative Framework guidance (“Blue Guide” 2022) and the horizontal market-surveillance regime in Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. The framework operationalizes presumption of conformity via harmonized standards (e.g., EN ISO 21420, EN ISO 13688, EN 166, EN 149, EN 388), while also accounting for chemical-safety obligations relevant to materials (e.g., REACH Annex XVII PAHs; POPs restrictions on SCCPs) where applicable. The study contributes a repli

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    Професионално образование, брой 3-4, стр. стр. 149-155, 2025, България, София, Аз-буки, ISBN 1314–555X
    		Autors: Arsov V., Yancheva-Popova, M. K., Koleva, D. S.
    Title: CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION
    Keywords: Conformity assessment; Personal protective equipment

    Abstract: This article proposes a structured internal conformity assessment methodology tailored to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and applied within TOOLSWORLD – Bulgaria. Building on a previously validated system for power equipment, the approach translates EU legal requirements into an operational workflow for documentation collection, expert verification, traceability, and riskbased categorization of products into five compliance categories (Cat.1 – Cat.5). The regulatory basis centers on Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on PPE, complemented by the New Legislative Framework guidance (“Blue Guide” 2022) and the horizontal market-surveillance regime in Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. The framework operationalizes presumption of conformity via harmonized standards (e.g., EN ISO 21420, EN ISO 13688, EN 166, EN 149, EN 388), while also accounting for chemical-safety obligations relevant to materials (e.g., REACH Annex XVII PAHs; POPs restrictions on SCCPs) where applicable. The study contributes a repli

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      Vocational Education, issue 3-4, pp. 149-155, 2025, Bulgaria, Sofia, Az-buki, ISBN 1314–555X

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