PPE-seminar 2025 - previous was in June 2023
June 11, 2025, 12:00 – June 13, 2025, 14:00
Hotel Martin’s Chateau du Lac, Genval, Belgium
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Unique Forum
In an informal setting this seminar provides a unique forum for disseminating findings in the PPE field, and gives speakers and participants an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences.
The main aim of the seminar is to provide information regarding the changes of up-coming and implemented legislations and recommendations for possible PPE solutions. The second aim of the seminar is to bring together European PPE experts dealing with standardization, testing, certification, research, manufacturing, and market surveillance. The PPE seminar features expert speakers on the situation in the PPE sector and issues related to sustainability, innovations, restrictions, ...
PPE Seminar Program 2025: will follow - Below the one of 2023
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11:00 - 12:30
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12:30
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14:05
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Plenary Room
EU policy in support of resilient, green and digital PPE
Lidia Godlewska-Carmona, EU Commission DG GROW, Unit H2 Machinery & Equipment, Deputy Head of Unit
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14:30
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Plenary Room
EU Health and Safety at Work legislation – use of personal protective equipment at the workplace
Gordana Materljan dipl. iur., EU Commission DG EMPL, Unit C2 Health & Safety at Work, Legal Officer
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15:00
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Plenary Room
Safe and Healthy work in the digital age: managing emerging opportunities and challenges for digitalisation in the workplace
Annick Starren, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Project Manager
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15:30
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Coffee Break Room
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16:00
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Plenary Room
Digital product passport for sustainable PPE
Ilias Iakovidis PhD, EU Commission DG CONNECT, Adviser - Digital aspects of Green Transition
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16:30
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Plenary Room
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17:00
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Plenary Room
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19:00
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09:00
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to be confirmed
Session 1 : innovative products (certification - market introduction) => 1st round of 3 parallel sessions
Innovation in PPE - how to tackle the challenges and why it is worth it - Jan Vincent Jordan/ Rahel Heesemann, RWTH-ITA
Active lighting in visibility clothing : standardisation -Jan Beringer, Hohenstein
How technology and product design can work hand in hand to reduce the risk of MSDs - Adrian Rusu, Ansell
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09:00
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to be confirmed
Session 2 : sustainability - evidencing => 1st round of 3 parallel sessions
PCR (Product Category Rules) for respiratory protective equipment - Giovanna Longo, 3M
Greenwashing - green labels for PPE, Wouter De Broeck, Alsico/ ESF WG sustainability TG Green Claims
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09:00
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to be confirmed
Session 3 : chemical substances and PPE=> 1st round of 3 parallel sessions
Graphene face masks - Araceli Sánchez Jiménez, INSST-CNMP
Management of Hazardous Substances i.e. chemical safety / risk and consequences of exposure to toxic chemicals - Mounir Djama, Ansell
Restrictions to the use of PFAS, Upcoming European measures to potentially restrict the use of the broad group of PFAS in PPE - Martijn Beekman, EU Commission DG GROW, Reach unit
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10:30
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11:00
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to be confirmed
Session 4 : sustainability - practical experiences =>2nd round of 3 parallel sessions
Sustainability and Ansell experience - Loredana Palmeri, Ansell
Circletex - the belgian valorisation system for textiles (including PPE) - Jo Van Landeghem, Circletex
Transforming leather PPE into organic fertilizer - Joana Brasil, JGB Equipamentos de Segurança
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11:00
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to be confirmed
Session 5 : market surveillance =>2nd round of 3 parallel sessions
Activities of market surveillance authorities - Wendy Van Aerschot, SPF Economy, Belgian market surveillance authority
High visibility clothing : the grey zone narrowed ? - Pilar Cáceres Armendáriz, INSST-CNMP
Interactions by different types of PPE worn simultaneously - Martin Liedtke, IFA
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11:00
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to be confirmed
Session 6 : respirator face fit testing - standards & best =>2nd round of 3 parallel sessions
Why face fit testing – different technologies – different legislation - different protocols
Panel participants from different countries (UK, France, Italy, Sweden, Spain)
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13:30
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to be confirmed
Demonstrations
Face fit testing respiratory protection
Active lighting in visibility clothing
Airbag in garment
Fall protection: 3M™ DBI-SALA® ExoFit™ XE Series
Gloves: Ansell Inteliforz
Respiratory : BLS Narvalo Active Shield
Transforming leather PPE into organic fertilizer
IT : Keep Control
IT : PPE Analytics
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13:30
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to be confirmed
Poster presentations
Reduction of the amount of flame retardants used for fire protection textiles through a bio-based finish using anchor peptides
Protective gloves against chemotherapy drugs
Gloves and face masks. Dual use products
Eye protection from solar radiation
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15:30
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To be confirmed
Session 7 : IT solutions for PPE=> 3rd round of 3 parallel sessions
Use of IoT technologies in PPE - Guidance on the integration of IoT components into PPE aimed to their management and use (standard UNI 11 858) - Maria Rosaria Fizzano, Inail
How to synchronize PPE product data between manufacturers, dealers and end users IT systems - Florent Bretey, PPE Analytics
Use case : How the KEEP CONTROL solution simplifies the tracking and management of PPE and equipment subject to inspection - Rémy Prud’Homme, Smart Digital Services
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15:30
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To be confirmed
Session 8 : adequate and suitable selection and use of PPE => 3rd round of 3 parallel sessions
Sun protective clothing (UV radiation) - Silvia Torres Ruiz, INSST-CNMP
Female Personal Protective Clothing - Ivan Deceuninck, Sioen
dual use (e.g. PPE - military) - experience companies - Laurence Mathieu - Synamap
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15:30
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To be confirmed
Session 9 : sustainability : eco-design / materials / social responsibility / logistics => 3rd round of 3 parallel sessions
Sustainability in standardisation of PPE - Edith Classen, Hohenstein / CEN-CENELEC Sector Forum PPE (TG sustainability)
Sustainability and protective wear : suppliers point of view, tbc, HB Protective Wear/ETSA WG PPE
How is EU Green Deal legislation impacting PPE industry : opportunities and challenges -
Lucia Medori, 3M / chair ESF working group Sustainability
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17:00
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19:00
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to be confirmed
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09:00
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09:10
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Plenary Room
Summaries of the parallel sessions day 2
Moderators of the parallel sessions
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10:15
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Coffee break room
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10:45
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Plenary room
Opportunities and Disruptions in the U.S. PPE Market
Cam Mackey, ISEA, President & CEO
In this session, ISEA’s Cam Mackey will show how 3 trends are having an outsize impact on the U.S. safety equipment and PPE industry, including:
- Innovation & Technology – How technology is impacting the production, selling & use of PPE (e.g. e-commerce, buyer journey, connected worker, B2C expectations, counterfeit identification)
- Sustainability – What changes we’re seeing in the underlying market/consumer/regulatory drivers and which business practices manufacturers are employing
- Compliance Complexity – Increasing burden on global firms to comply with multiple product & packaging standards, ESG requirements, regulations, laws, etc. We’ll also highlight important regulatory trends in the U.S.
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11:15
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plenary room
Sustainability, Megatrends and Technology to Guide growth for the PPE Industry
Speaker : Sanjiv Bhaskar, Frost&Sullivan, Vice President of Research – Chemicals, Materials & Nutrition
Summary :
- Global Snapshot of the PPE Industry
- Sustainability
- Trends by Industry - also Exoskeletons, Vending for PPE
- She economy
- Connectivity
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11:45
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Plenary Room
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12:00
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Our Visionary Speakers
International Sponsors
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Event Participants
Quotes
“Attending and participating in the ESF international seminar should be a must for all PPE economic operators who want to keep abreast of PPE regulatory updates including any developments linked with innovative & sustainable PPE. The event will also be a fantastic opportunity to network with your peers and colleagues in the PPE and Safety industry. ESF look forward to welcoming you to the seminar.”
Guido Van Duren
Director Global Regulatory Compliance PPE Products
“The ESF has been at the centre of PPE Regulatory developments for many years and the June 2023 seminar is an opportunity for all stakeholders, in the market, to share in developments in PPE innovation and sustainability. Don’t miss this key seminar your input and participation is widely anticipated by all at the ESF”
Alan Murray
Chief Executive Officer at British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)
Venue
Martin's Château du Lac, a historic castle
Martin's Château du Lac is a romantic Lorraine-style chateau built in 1906. It was originally used as a thermal spa before being bought by Schweppes for use as a bottling plant. In 1985, Château du Lac at Genval was transformed into a majestic 5-star hotel to share its original charm and stunning architecture with guests from around the world.