Safety Alert
Use of face masks designated KN95
Use of face masks designated KN95
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- STSU1-2020
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Regulation and legislation
- Respirator
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Summary
This safety alert warns that many masks claiming KN95 performance offer inadequate protection and may carry fraudulent documentation. It explains certification differences and CE-marking requirements, prohibits workplace PPE use unless supply is agreed by HSE, and requires immediate withdrawal of non-CE-marked masks whose compliance cannot be demonstrated.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Respirator; respiratory protective equipment; RPE.
STSU1-2020. Themes: personal protective equipment.