US · 16 CFR Part 1203
Bicycle helmets: impact and retention
Helmets marketed for bicycle use, including multi-use helmets whose claims reasonably include cycling; not every sports helmet is covered.
Learn moreProtective & Professional Products
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Regulatory Basis
US · 42 CFR Part 84
Respirators: NIOSH approval and configuration
Respirators represented as NIOSH-approved; occupational selection/use and medical-device claims have additional regimes.
Learn moreCA · Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations SOR/86-304
Federal workplaces: protective equipment and machine guards
Federally regulated workplaces; provincial workplaces require their own occupational-safety legislation.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2023/988
General consumer-product safety and traceability
Consumer products, including products reasonably likely to be used by consumers. The general safety requirement covers risks not already addressed by specific Union harmonisation legislation; industrial-only equipment and excluded sectors require separate classification.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2014/53/EU
Radio equipment: safety, spectrum and EMC
Products intentionally emitting or receiving radio waves for communication or radiodetermination, including connected locks, cameras, routers, toys and wearables. A pre-certified radio module does not alone establish conformity of the finished product and antennas.
Learn moreEU · Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30; Regulation (EU) 2026/339
Cybersecurity duties for specified radio equipment
Article 3(3)(d) covers defined internet-connected radio equipment; privacy requirements additionally concern specified equipment, including childcare and wearable products, where relevant data are processed. Fraud protection applies to defined money-transfer functionality. Product-specific exceptions must be checked.
Learn moreEU · Directive 2011/65/EU and amendments
Restricted substances in electrical and electronic equipment
EEE within the Directive’s defined voltage and category scope, with explicit exclusions, spare-part conditions and time-limited exemptions. The assessment unit for concentration limits is the homogeneous material, not the average of a whole assembled product.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EC) 1907/2006, Annex XVII
Chemical restrictions in materials and finished articles
Chemical substances, mixtures and finished articles trigger different duties. For textiles, footwear, toys, furniture, plastics, coatings and industrial materials, identify each actual substance, material, contact condition and use before assigning a restriction.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2016/425
Personal protective equipment and risk categories
Equipment worn or held for protection against health or safety risks, including applicable protective clothing, safety footwear, helmets, eyewear and fall protection. Ordinary fashion items or comfort products are not PPE merely because a seller uses protective wording.
Learn moreEU · Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and applicable sector acts
Vehicle and component type-approval route
Motor vehicles and trailers within categories M, N and O and covered systems, components and separate technical units. Two/three-wheel vehicles, agricultural vehicles, bicycles and non-road machinery have different frameworks; a road vehicle component cannot be assigned one universal CE route.
Learn moreGB · GB product-specific legislation; General Product Safety Regulations 2005; NI EU rules
Great Britain and Northern Ireland: product rules and marking
Great Britain means England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland is a separate product-regulatory jurisdiction. For a consumer product, first identify sector legislation and residual general-safety duties. UKCA, CE and UKNI are different routes, not alternative designs for the same award badge.
Learn moreGB · Radio Equipment Regulations 2017, SI 2017/1206
Radio equipment in Great Britain
Equipment intentionally transmitting or receiving radio waves for communication or radiodetermination. Final-product configuration, antennas, operating bands and the intended jurisdiction determine the assessment; module-level evidence is supporting evidence only.
Learn moreGB · RoHS Regulations 2012, SI 2012/3032
Restricted substances in electrical equipment: GB and NI
Covered electrical/electronic equipment, cables and spare parts, with category exclusions and exemptions. Concentrations are assessed at homogeneous-material level. GB exemption decisions and NI’s EU-based exemptions require separate checks.
Learn moreGB · UK REACH; GB CLP; Northern Ireland EU REACH/CLP
UK REACH restrictions and GB chemical classification
Articles, substances and mixtures trigger different requirements. Identify GB or NI, actual chemical identity, material, contact scenario and professional/consumer use. Finished textiles, footwear and plastics often require restriction screening, while paints and adhesives can additionally require mixture classification and labels.
Learn moreGB · GB Regulation 2016/425; PPE Enforcement Regulations 2018
Personal protective equipment in Great Britain
Equipment worn or held to protect against defined health/safety risks. Ordinary garments, fashion eyewear and sports accessories require evidence of the protective purpose before PPE rules are assigned. The actual hazard determines risk category and protection class.
Learn moreGB · GB type-approval scheme for M, N, O vehicles and components
GB vehicle type approval and Northern Ireland approvals
The GB scheme covers the 2018/858-based M, N and O framework and related systems/components. Different arrangements apply to other vehicle categories. A GB approval is not valid for NI, where EU or UK(NI) approvals must be used.
Learn moreAU · Consumer Goods (Bicycle Helmets) Safety Standard 2024
Bicycle helmets: accepted test routes
Helmets for bicycle riding and covered recreational use; motorcycle, toy and specified competition-only helmets are outside this instrument.
Learn moreAU · AS 2210.3:2019; applicable workplace PPE duties
Safety footwear: protection matched to workplace risk
General-purpose safety footwear used as a workplace risk control; this is not a mandatory certification rule for every ordinary shoe or bag.
Learn moreJP · Consumer Product Safety Act: specified products and technical criteria
PSC for riding helmets, climbing ropes and pressure cookers
The legally defined motorcycle/moped helmets, body-securing mountaineering ropes and household pressure cookers. An ordinary bicycle helmet or general-purpose rope is not automatically the same product.
Learn moreJP · Standard for Industrial Safety Helmets, MHLW Notification No. 66 of 1975, as amended
Industrial safety helmets: structure, performance and type examination
Industrial helmets used for the defined falling/flying-object and fall-impact hazards; distinguish the protection class from riding and sports helmets.
Learn moreKR · KATS tent safety standard; applicable outdoor product categories
Tents and outdoor-use articles: category safety requirements
Tents within the KATS category; protective goggles, buoyancy equipment, helmets and other sports products must be classified through their own entries.
Learn moreKR · Occupational Safety and Health Act; KCs protective-equipment safety notices
Workplace protective equipment: hazard-specific KCs routes
Designated workplace helmets, safety footwear, gloves, respiratory protection, clothing, harnesses, eye/face and hearing protection. The exact protection and product schedule determine the route.
Learn moreCN · GB 811-2022; applicable CCC helmet rules
Motorcycle and e-bike helmets: actual safety evidence
Helmets for motorcycle and electric-bicycle users in the standard's classifications; do not extend this route to every sports helmet.
Learn moreCN · GB 6095-2021; referenced applicable test methods
Fall-protection systems: scope and system testing
Fall-protection systems within the safety-belt standard, assessed for the stated worker, load and use. Sports, rescue and other specialised equipment require their own applicable scope.
Learn moreApplicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.