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PPE Seminar
11-13 June 2025 at the Martin's Château du Lac, Genval, Brussels
The aim of the seminar is bringing together European PPE experts dealing with: legislation, standardisation, selection and use of PPE, testing, certification, research, manufacturing, market surveillance and workplace inspection. This in order to discuss new developments and sustainability/circular economy in the area of Personal Protective Equipment.
In an informal setting, this seminar provides a unique forum for disseminating findings in the PPE field, and gives speakers and participants an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences.
The seminar opens Wednesday with lunch followed by a plenary session ‘setting the scene’. On Thursday, parallel sessions in smaller groups are foreseen to allow all participants to actively discuss different topics in more detail. On Friday morning after summaries of the parallel sessions we will look into challenges and opportunities for the next period.
Practical
Date : Wednesday 11th of June lunchtime till Friday 13th of June lunchtime
Venue : Martin's Château du Lac, Genval, Belgium (Genval is close to Brussels)
Registration fee (lunches and dinners included) : 595 € ex VAT
Hotel room is not included in the participation fee. Please book your room directly with the venue : send an email to resa.cdl@martinshotels.com mentioning the discount code “ESF PPE seminar 2025”.
Programme (will be continuously updated)
Wednesday 11/06/2025
| 12:30 | Lunch
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| 13:45 | Opening seminar - Welcome speech European Safety Federation Guido Van Duren, President
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| 14:00 | EU Commission DG GROW.H (Construction, Machinery and Market Surveillance) Barbara Bonvissuto, Director |
| 14:20 | Developments in European cooperation on market surveillance European Administrative Cooperation Group PPE (AdCo) Wendy Van Aerschot, Chair |
| 14:40 | Horizontal Committee Notified Bodies for PPE Martin Liedtke, Chair
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15:00 | Q&A – debate
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15:30 | Coffee break (sponsored by Ansell)
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16:00 | “Magical Hacks” is an interactive talk, brimming with digital spectacle and never-before-seen ethical hacks, served up to the audience as miraculous magic tricks. Besides being entertaining, the unique concept also has educational value: each ‘magic hack’ is explained after demonstration, accompanied by concrete tips on how participants themselves can become more cyber resilient. No weekday cybersecurity lecture on passwords or fraud, but a haunting revelation of real hacks that unfold before the eyes of the audience!
Inti De Ceukelaire is known for his high-profile security awareness ranks, such as manipulating the Vatican's website and creating fake news on Donald Trump's Twitter account. He has been recognized as a thought leader in cybersecurity and has been featured in various international publications.
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17:30 | Closing day 1 |
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19:00 | Drink and dinner |
Thursday 12/06/2025
The aim of the parallel sessions is to have a conversation with the participants on a specific topic. Each session will have 2 or 3 introductory presentations to start the conversation. Session “Case studies sustainability”CSE - Certified Sustainable Eyewear program - A tool for certifying the sustainability of PPE safety eyewear - Marco Calvi, Certottica Group Univet ESG Product Design Handbook - Sustainable practices applied to PPE safety eyewear - Alessandra Favalli, Univet From printed to digital user instructions - Guido Van Duren, Ansell Session “Impact of climate change on the selection of PPE” Testing of secondary performance criteria of sunscreen - Guidance for the selection of suitable products as personal protective measure in occupational settings - Claudine Strehl, IFA department 'optical radiation' Selecting PPE for protection against solar UV radiation in sectors with high exposure - Silvia Torres Ruiz, CNMP-INSST Session “Dual use PPE (civil – military use)” moderated by : Laurence Mathieu Session introduced and lead by Laurence Mathieu, Synamap Experience with CBRN suits - Ulf Nystrom, Ansell Session “Product Category Rules – Life Cycle Analysis” Claudia Parys, 3M (PCR respiratory and hearing protection) Anna Ruhala, SGS (LCA footwear) Session “General Product Safety Regulation / AI act impact on PPE” Protection from Corruption and AI: Implications for PPE based on Machinery Safety Approach - Jonas Stein, IFA Session “PPE for the healthcare sector” DG HERA Role of face fit testing, experiences in the UK, Roy Wilders, BSIF Session "Substance restrictions / PFAS” Update on current situation, Eric van Wely, Dupont Session "Inclusive PPE” moderated by : Pilar Cáceres Armendáriz Aspects to be considered for designing inclusive PPE, Juan Carlos González, IBV Inclusive PPE - role of standardisation, Nathalie Wilson, CEN-CLC JTC23 WG6 Hearing Aids certified as PPE, Martin Liedtke, DGUV Session “Sustainability obligations” Certification sustainable PPE in Brazil, Raul Casanova Jr, Animaseg | |
9:00 | Round 1 parallel sessions
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10:30 | Coffee break
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11:00 | Round 2 parallel sessions
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12:30 | Lunch
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13:30 | Demonstrations and posters, including
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15:30 | Round 3 parallel sessions
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17:00 | Closing day 2
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19:00 | Drink (sponsored by Ansell) and dinner (sponsored by 3M) |
Friday 13/06/2025
09:00 | Opening plenary session day 3
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09:10 | Summaries of the parallel sessions by the session moderators
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10:15 | Coffee break
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| 10:45 | EU Commission DG GROW unit H.2 (Machinery, Equipment & AI) Frauke Hoss, Policy Officer |
| 11:05 | KAN (Kommission Arbeitsschutz und Normung) Michael Thierbach
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| 11:25 | International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) / 3M Elizabeth Stower, Chair Advocacy Committee ISEA |
11:45 | Conclusions and closing of the seminar |
12:00 | Lunch |
We would like to thank the members of the Programming Committee for their valuable support in setting up this program :
Pilar Cáceres Armendáriz
Edith Classen
Maria Rosaria Fizzano
Claudio Galbiati
Jan Jordan
Justin Kühn
Martin Liedtke
Guido Van Duren
Sponsors
Your company/organisation is interested in the sponsor possibilities? Please contact henk.vanhoutte@eu-esf.org