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DIN Standards Committee Personal Protective Equipment

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About NPS

DIN's Standards Committee Personal Protective Equipment (NPS) was founded in 1970. It develops national, European and international standards in the field of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for

  • head protection,
  • hearing protection,
  • protection against falls from a height including working belts,
  • foot and leg protection and
  • protective clothing including hand and arm protection.

How is NPS composed?

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New projects
Document number Begin Title
DIN 19434 2026-06-11 Protective clothing for mine rescue — Test methods and performance requirements for protective clothing for indirect firefighting and technical rescue More  Comment 
DIN EN ISO 18889 2026-06-01 Protective gloves for pesticide operators and re-entry workers - Performance requirements (ISO/DIS 18889:2026); German and English version prEN ISO 18889:2026 More  Comment 
DIN EN 361 rev 2026-04-28 Personal fall protection equipment - Full body harnesses More  Comment 

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Current Draft Standards
Document number Edition Title
DIN EN 12841/A1 2026-07 Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices; German and English version EN 12841:2024/prA1:2026 More  Read draft and comment

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New publications
Document number Edition Procedure Title
DIN EN 397 2026-07 Standard Industrial protective helmets; German version EN 397:2025 + AC:2025 More  Order from DIN Media
DIN EN 458 2026-07 Standard Hearing protectors - Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance - Guidance document; German version EN 458:2025 More  Order from DIN Media
DIN EN ISO 22568-1 2026-04 Standard Foot and leg protectors - Requirements and test methods for footwear components - Part 1: Metallic toecaps (ISO 22568-1:2019, Corrected version 2020-11 + Amd 1:2025); German version EN ISO 22568-1:2019 + A1:2025 More  Order from DIN Media

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Documents withdrawn without replacement
Document number Deadline for comments Title
DIN CEN/TR 16149 ; DIN SPEC 91249:2011-06 2026-07-31 Guidance Document for drafting CEN/TC 158 Standards; German version CEN/TR 16149:2011 More  Comment 

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