Program PPE-seminar 2023

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

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

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

Coffee break

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

End of the sessions

Dinner sponsored by Ansell

Opening plenary session

Summaries of the parallel sessions day 2

Moderators of the parallel sessions

Coffee Break

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.

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

Closing of the session and conclusions/follow-up actions of the seminar by the President of the European Safety Federation

President ESF

Lunch