Institute for Research and Testing of the German Social Accident Insurance

IFA conducts tests according to the German Product Safety Act, as well as the EC directives on personal protective equipment (PPE) and on machinery

 

Compliment with the relevant European legislation

Product with CE marking means that the product complies with the essential requirements of the relevant European health, safety and environmen­tal protection legislation

European Standard EN 149: 2001

The European Standard EN 149: 2001 which con­trols the limit penetration of particles in the filter and ranks them according to this in FFP1, FFP2, FFP3. The standards also include tests on mechanical strength, breathing resistance and clogging. EN 149 also tests the inward leakage between the mask and face