Laboratory for Testing Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects us from risks to health and safety both in our workplace and in our daily lives.

Recent events related to COVID-19 have made respiratory protection an important part of our health care.

• What does the CTEC service include?

  In the newest laboratory of CTEC for testing personal protective equipment we test the essential characteristics of the three main types of masks: filter, medical and textile.

   

  Filtering half masks of FFP type are tested according to BDS EN 149:2001 + A1 according to the following points of the standard:

  - Penetration of the filter, item 8.11

  - Conditioning by simulation of use, 8.3.1

  - Conditioning at temperature and flow effects, 8.3.2 and 8.3.4

  - Mechanical strength, 8.3.3

  - Resistance to breathing, item 8.9

  - Flammability, item 8.6

  - Strength of attachment of exhalation valve housing, item 8.8

   

  For protective clothing we perform aerosol leakage tests according to standard EN ISO 13982.

• Basic documents and information

  • Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 on personal protective equipment, Effective from 9 March 2016
  • Rules for use and affixing of the identification number of the notified body in combination with the marking
  • Sequence of activities in the Scheme of Conformity Assessment Procedures for the different categories of PPE

• Benefits for you

  • Receive information on whether your product complies with the applicable requirements of the relevant harmonized standard and regulation;
  • In case of non-compliance with the requirements of the standard / regulation, you get an idea of ​​what actions to take to make changes to your product and fulfill the requirement;
  • With the test report you have the opportunity to fill in the technical file of the product in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425, requiring the affixing of the CE mark;
  • You can sell your product on the European market.

   

• Why choose CTEC?

  We have consistently expanded the portfolio of our notifications and in 2021 we became the first notified body in the country under Regulation (EU) 2016/425.

   

  In order to meet the expectations and demands of our customers to the greatest extent, we purchased equipment from a leading manufacturer of non-standard equipment and started the construction of a new laboratory from scratch.

   

  Today our laboratory for testing PPE is the only one with its scope in Bulgaria. We have modern equipment and competent and highly qualified specialists.