Protective Clothing Category II
According to the “Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment,” Category II clothing includes all devices that help protect against medium risks, which do not fall into Categories I and III. Some examples are acid-resistant clothing, anti-entanglement clothing, high visibility clothing.
This personal protective equipment must possess specific characteristics, such as:
- A CE declaration of conformity from the manufacturer, which should be attached to the technical documentation of the device.
- PPE and its respective packaging, marked with the CE marking.
- A CE certification certificate granted by a regulatory agency.
What garments are Category II?
High-visibility Clothing |
Welding Clothing |
Anti-entanglement Clothing |
Acid-resistant Clothing |
Antistatic Workwear |
Trivalent or Multi-Standard Clothing |