PPE Testing

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Dear Health and Safety Executive,

WHO carries out PPE retesting.
When was any re-testing done on the national stockpile.
What were the results of the re-testing.
How are new 'safe to use' to dates arrived at.

Yours faithfully,

Don Philpotts

Health and Safety Executive

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Dear sir

 

Please find attached acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information
request regarding re-testing of PPE.

 

Kind regards

 

Louise

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Louise Walls| Central Disclosure Unit  |  ITF Division 
Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS

 

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Louise-Marie Walls, Health and Safety Executive

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Dear Sirs

 

 

Please find below our response to your Freedom of Information Request
regarding the re-testing of PPE.

 

 

 

WHO carries out PPE retesting?

Ordinarily, we would expect the manufacturer to carry out, or arrange
independent, re-testing of PPE to provide evidence that it remains
suitable for use. However, we are aware that DHSC (Department for Health &
Social Care) arranged for re-testing to establish if some PPE respirators
remained effective and suitable for use.

 

When was any re-testing done on the national stockpile?

You would need to contact DHSC to establish the extent of any re-testing.

 

What were the results of the re-testing?

You would need to contact DHSC to obtain the results of any re-testing.

 

How are new 'safe to use' to dates arrived at?

HSE would expect manufacturers to either retest the PPE, or to use their
existing test reports and data (if available) to advise on any new expiry
dates.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Louise

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Louise Walls| Central Disclosure Unit  |  ITF Division 
Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS

 

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