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Asepal publishes a new edition of the Guide for selection of EPI
29/03/2010
March 29, 2010
The Asepal Individual protection equipment selection guide presents in its 2010 Edition with all the rules affecting this type of equipment in a nearly 500-page manual in a handy CD. It is the publication of reference for all experts in prevention, as it picks up the legal requirements which affect the certified equipment of any sector and for any type of risk.
As it is traditional, the EPI selection guide is published with the scheme that they demand the prescribers of protective equipment: eight different types of protection, since the hearing to the wardrobe of protection, including protection of head, face and eyesfrom falls, hands and arms, feet and legs, and breathing. Complete with a chapter of legislation which includes, among other information, the risks to be filled with different types of equipment. In the different sections, each rule describes the type of protection that includes, the requirements laid down by Royal Decree and the applicable rules, uses and trials and information to be included in the team and that is of relevance to the user. At this point, as well as information of diverse nature, stands out the marking which should lead the teams and that will indicate to the user, already at first sight, if it's a certified team.
In addition, Asepal offers another complementary tool: the catalog of certified products online, which, by using a search tool, could be achieved to the protective equipment that is required and its suppliers.
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