TR CU 019/2011 is a counterpart to Directive 89/656 /EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace.

Application area of TR CU 019/2011

The technical regulation TR CU 019/2011 applies to all types of personal protective equipment, regardless of their origin.
The rules of TR CU 019/2011 applies to the following list:

• personal protective equipment to protect against mechanical effects and general industrial pollution

• personal protective equipment to protect against harmful chemical agents

• personal protective equipment for protection against ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

• personal protective equipment to protect against the effects of increased or reduced temperature

• personal protective equipment to protect against the effects of electrical current, electrical or electromagnetic fields

• special clothing for better visibility

• means of complex individual protection

• means of individual protection of the skin

The TR CU 019/2011 does not apply to:

• means of personal protective equipment used in sporting competitions

• personal protective equipment specially developed for fire brigades and disaster control

• specially developed for the aerospace industry as well as for underwater work developed personal protective equipment

• personal protective equipment specially developed for medical targets and microbiology

• means of personal protective equipment which are intended solely as a model for trade fairs

The conformity assessment process

The conformity assessment with the requirements of the technical regulation TR CU 019/2011 On safety of personal protective equipment is carried out in the following forms:

1. EAC Declaration

2. EAC Certification

For the purposes of the conformity assessment, the means of personal protective equipment are classified according to the degree of danger it can cause, as follows:

• Hazard class 1 - Simple means of personal protective equipment, which are subject to conditions with low risk of damage. These are subject to the declaration.

• Hazard class 2 - Complex designed personal protective equipment that protects against death and dangers which could lead to irreversible health damage to the user. These are subject to compulsory certification.

The EAC conformity assessment of personal protective equipment is carried out according to one of the three procedures, at the choice of the applicant: for the serial delivery, for single delivery and for series production.

Accompanying documents

The supporting documents for personal protective equipment must be printed in the Russian language or in the official language of the Member State of the customs union. The accompanying documents include:

• instruction manual

• test reports

• data sheet

• a copy of the certificate of conformity

• a copy of the quality management system certificate

• protocols of the manufacturing audit for serial production

EAC marking

The products declared according to TR CU 019/2011 must be marked with the EAC marking before launch. The label shall be affixed either directly to the means of personal protective equipment or to the label which is difficult to separate, as well as to the packaging and the instructions for use. In this case, the marking shall take place in the form of the means of personal protective equipment such that this is easily recognizable and readable during the entire use cycle. In the case of protective equipment consisting of several parts, each component shall be marked.