TR CU 012 Certification

What is TR CU 012?

TR CU 012 is part of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union (TR CU), specifically addressing “Safety of Personal Protective Equipment.” The TR CU regulations are a set of standards that apply to various products in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes countries like Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan.

TR CU 012 sets out the safety requirements and testing procedures for personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure it is safe for use in various environments. This can include items like helmets, gloves, and eye protection

Overview

Full Title

Technical Regulation of the Customs Union “On the Safety of Personal Protective Equipment”

Adopted

18 October 2011

Purpose

The Technical Regulation TR CU 012 provides the safety requirements for electrical and non-electrical equipment operated in potentially explosive surroundings for the protection of life, health, property and the environment.

What does technical regulation apply to?

The TR CU 012/2011 applies to all explosion-proof electrical and non-electrical equipment and machinery, including their EX-protection components intended for use in potentially explosive to atmosphere.

Scope

Helmets
Headgear
Safety Goggles
Face shield
Earplugs
Earmuffs
Respirator
Masks
Gloves
Safety Boots
Overalls
Harnesses and so on……

Exclusions

medical devices;
equipment in the operation of which the risk of explosion arises only from the presence of explosive substances and unstable chemical compounds;
equipment for domestic and non-industrial applications in conditions where an explosive atmosphere is formed as a result of an unforeseen leakage of combustible gas;
personal protective equipment;
sea vessels, vessels of inland and mixed (river-sea) navigation, mobile sea platforms and drilling platforms for work in sea and inland waters, other floating means, as well as machines and equipment used on them;
public transport vehicles intended for the carriage of passengers and goods by air, land, rail or water transport;
Nuclear weapons, research facilities of organizations of the nuclear defence complex, except for the equipment included in their composition, located in explosive zones.