In the EU market, the “CE” mark is a compulsory certification mark. Whether it is a product produced by an EU enterprise or a product produced in another country, if you want to circulate freely on the EU market, you must affix the “CE” mark to show that the product complies with The basic requirements of the EU "New Methods of Technical Coordination and Standardization" directive. This is a mandatory requirement of EU law on products.
Among them, the applicable regulations for protective masks are (EU) 2016/425 "Personal Protective Equipment Regulations", which belong to category III products. The test standard is EN 149:2001+A1:2009(E) "Respiratory Protective Equipment-Particulate Protection Filter Half Mask-Requirements, Testing and Marking"
Respirators that meet the requirements of EN149:2001 are designed to prevent solids, water-based aerosols and oil-based aerosols, and can be dust, fog, or fiber resistant.
The standard puts forward 16 indicator requirements, among which the key indicators are practical performance, total leakage, penetration rate of filter material, flammability, carbon dioxide content in inhaled air, exhalation valve (flow treatment, cover fastness), breathing Resistance etc.
According to the different particulate protective filter materials, they are tested and classified by NaCl (sodium chloride) and DOP (paraffin oil) aerosols. According to the protection level of masks, it is divided into FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3.
The mask testing equipment needed：
Non-power Air-purifying Particle Respiratory Protective Tester GT-RA05
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