Press Release: Personal protective equipment and cableway installations – simpler legislation, putting safety first

On 27 March 2014, the European Commission proposed to replace two European Union directives governing the safety of personal protective equipment and cableways installations by directly applicable regulations.

This means that 56 pieces of national legislation - piling up to several hundred pages - will be scrapped, as part of a concrete step by the Commission to make it easier to conduct business in the EU. The intention is that businesses will only need to consult one single piece of legislation in each area, which will also be available in their own language. It will make life easier for companies marketing industrial products in the EU market while at the same time ensuring that the legislation continues to guarantee a high level of safety. The proposal will help ensure that products marketed as safeguarding the user against certain risks fulfil their claims.

• Primary Source

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-personal-protective-equipment/

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