3 Amendments of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2014/0108(COD)
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article -7 (new)
Article -7 (new)
Article -7 Field tests In the context of a field test, a non- certified PPE may be handed over in limited quantities and for a maximum period of six months for testing or validation purposes. Prior to the start of the test, the manufacturer shall lay down the duration and purpose of the testing, and state the reasons why testing is required, and shall have these details confirmed by the parties concerned. Field tests of this kind shall be carried out only in non-dangerous situations and shall be performed to evaluate, inter alia, comfort, ergonomics or design. The parties concerned shall have access to the requisite test documents drawn up by accredited or authorised laboratories, which shall be attached to the technical documentation, with a view to ensuring that wearers are protected. Once the testing period is over, the PPE used shall be returned to the manufacturers. Field tests shall not be designed to test the protection performance of the PPE, but rather to assess, for example, comfort, ergonomics and design. All parties concerned (e.g. the employer and the wearer or end-user) shall be formally notified in advance of the scope and purpose of the field test.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
During demonstrations and time-limited field tests, adequate measures shall be taken to ensure the protection of persons and to raise their awareness. A 'for field test only' marking shall be clearly and indelibly affixed to the PPE.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it, in electronic or paper form, with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the PPE, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by PPE which they have placed on the market.