On the 14th of February, an update of the references of harmonised standards for PPE has been published in the OJ EU.

• This includes the withdrawal by 11/11/2025 of EN 175:1997 (Personal protection – Equipment for eye and face protection during welding and allied processes) - this standard is replaced by EN ISO 16321-2:2021, which is already harmonised.
• New publication of EN 813:2024 (Personal fall protection equipment – Sit harnesses).
• and also publication of the amendments on several parts of the EN 352 series :

• EN 352-6:2020+A1:2024 ‘Hearing protectors – Safety requirements – Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input’;
• EN 352-8:2020+A1:2024 ‘Hearing protectors – Safety requirements – Part 8: Entertainment audio earmuffs’;
• EN 352-9:2020+A1:2024 ‘Hearing protectors – Safety requirements – Part 9: Earplugs with safety-related audio input’;
• EN 352-10:2020+A1:2024 ‘Hearing protectors – Safety requirements – Part 10: Entertainment audio earplugs’.

For the publication is all EU languages, see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/286/oj

This publication and an update of the consolidated list of harmonised standards will soon appear on the dedicated website for PPE standards.