A Consideration on
A Common PPE Certification System in coming
ASEAN Economic Community
Kyung-Hun Kim OSH Expert on loan from KOSHA to
Decent Work Technical Support Team for South-East and East Asia and the Pacific
International Labour Organization (ILO)
National OSH Congress
November 20, 2014,
Manila, Philippines
AEC - A reality in near future
By 2015
Freer flow of
Goods, Services,
skilled Labor
And Investment Capital
1. A Common screening/ regulating measure
2. A Common standard
is required
To ensure quality and reliability of a Product
A Common Certification System
For Free Trading of Goods
For Clarification
1. Based on a Simple Idea
2. An Opportunity to share the idea
3. Economic point of view rather than OSH
4. No Formed Policy of ILO on this issue
Before Starting
What is PPE?
1. Definition
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is defined as
‘any device to be worn or held by an individual for protection against one or more health and safety hazards’
2. A Last Resort After considering all the other measure to
- Eliminate a hazardous/isolate factor
- Substitute with less hazardous machine/material
- And etc.
Earplug/Earmuffs
Gas Mask
Protective Clothing
Protective Goggles
Safety Gloves
Safety Shoes
Power Air Purifying
Respirator
Safety Helmet
Air-Line Mask
Safety Belt Dust Mask
Welding Face Shield
What is PPE?
Product &
Service
1st Party
Customer Buy
Customer
2nd Party
Manufacturer
Sell
Market
What is Certification ?
A comprehensive activity by a third party, including tests on
samples, quality control and etc., based on technical standards
and regulations to protect customers.
Certified Body
Notified Body 3rd Party
Service
Provider
- To ensure quality and reliability
Certification Procedure (KCs)
Application
Document Review
Tests
Issuance of certificate
Surveillance
- Assessment for
▪ Product Drawing / Design
▪ Operating manual
▪ Quality document
- Assessment for
▪ Quality management system (ISO 9001)
- Performance test on sample
▪ Compatibility to Standards
- Assessment of
▪ Technical ability and production system
- Performance test of product on random
sampling
marking on product
Factory Audit
European Model
To whom: for manufacturers of PPE
When: Test and quality assurance work on PPE
What effect :
- be able to apply CE marking
- be able to sell the certified products into Europe
“Personal Protective Equipment - Directive 89/686/EEC”
Challenges and Opportunities
of a Common Certification in AEC ?
For a Common PPE certification in AEC
Bigger Difference / Greater Diversity / Weakness comparing to EU/EEC in
- Legal Frame work and implementation level
- Production ability and capacity
- Shorter history of collaboration
- Infrastructure for a certification system (ex. Notified Body)
- Testing standards
Long way to go
- No consensus up to now
- It is not a simple job Many Obstacles.
- A lot of thing to be studied and discussed
What kind of Challenges will be?
The Advantage in AEC?
Basic idea
- One certification work and it can be sold on every country in AEC
Expectation
- Providing a screening tool for consumer to find a reliable PPE
- Reducing Burden to manufacturers/ providers
- Lowering overall cost of the verification with in community
Results / Effects?
- Better PPE in AEC market in lower Price
- It will help to provide better protection to workers
- To reduce Accidents and Diseases
- Contribution to make a stronger bond
- For the early mover, a chance to grow in a bigger market
A Road Map?
Building
A Consensus
Establishing an ASEAN Committee to discuss it
Drafting a system including ;
Related regulation, A procedure, testing standards and etc.
Set-up an Accreditation system
Designating NBs/
Starting to operate
Improving it
in PDCA cycle
Development of P.P.E. Certification System in Korea
Strengthening Growth Initial
Status
Internationalization
▪ Safety Helmet
▪ Safety Belt
▪ Dust Masks
▪ Safety Shoes
▪ Safety
Globes
▪ Protective
Goggle
▪ Welding Face
Shield
▪ Ear Plug or Ear
Muffs
▪ Gas Masks
▪ Air supplied
respirator
▪ Heat-proof
Clothes
▪ Protective
clothing
(For Organic
Compound)
▪ Safety Gloves
(For Organic
Compound)
▪ Compulsory
(12Kinds)
▪ Voluntary
(3Kinds)
▪ Powered Air-
purifying
Respirator
1984 1987 2009 1995 1991 1989 2005
Changes in Korean PPE Certification System in 2009
Contents OLD NEW
Mark Mark Mark
Applicant The manufacturer in Korea
or the importer
The manufacturer
(Korean or Foreign)
Method of
certification
Performance testing
(Mainly testing on Samples)
1) Documentary assessment
2) Factory Audit
3) Testing on Samples
Surveillance Random Tests
1) Surveillance for Quality
Management System
[every 1 year]
2) Random Test
Change in Korean PPE Standards in 2009
EN ISO
IEC KS CS
ANSI JIS
KS
OLD NEW
A decision turning toward bigger market
Things to be considered
In a Common Certification in AEC ?
How to reduce the currently existing gap?
Without a enforcing tool to use PPE, a certification system is meaningless
- Technical support/collaboration needed
to have a common or similar level of legal frame and implementation is required
Decision to be made.
- Which system to be benchmark (internal or external)? More Benefit?
- Standard : Philippines(ANSI), Malaysia(MS/BS/EN/ISO)
Things to be considered? (1)
An Internationally harmonized Certification system?
In economic perspective;
Good effect
- Same products in Domestic and International market
- Easier to sell products in oversea market.
Bad effect
- Harder to protect domestic Market
How to protect the AEC market in economic term?
Any fast track? / A weakness - Lack of Infrastructure
- Utilizing Multinational Certification companies.
- Ex, SGS, TUV ..
- Easy but the effects? / Who will pick fruits?
Things to be considered? (2)
Developing steps in a Certification system
Step1: Only a few Government Agencies in operation,
Mandatory Certification only
Step 2: Still dominated by Government Agencies
+ a few private NB
Step 3: Active operation of private NBs which are
monitored by effective Accreditation system
Voluntary CS introduced and became stronger
Step 4: Self-declaration of conformity is widely accepted
A Strengthened Product reliability law is enforced
and implemented
Time & maturity
Increased/Strengthened of
- Legal implementation
PL as well as OSH laws
- Stronger Infrastructure(No. of CB)
- Declaration on self-conformity
- Roll of private sector
- No. of Certificate(market size)
In a developed Certification system
Before Closing
What is important?
- Leading roll of ASEAN authority/Advanced coutries
- Collaboration
- Consideration for the weak
It will be a way to prosperity
Thank you For more information, please contact:
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific/
ILO Decent Work Technical Team
Tel: 662 288 1766,
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ilo.org/asia
