Certifications - BUFF® products

CORPORATE CERTIFICATIONS

  • B Corp

    BUFF® has officially joined the B Corp Community, a global group of companies committed to using the power of business as a force for good.

    Becoming B Corp Certified means we are committed to working collectively to change economic systems and meet the highest social and environmental performance standards. The B Corp model provides best-in-class standards and processes to help ensure we are constantly fulfilling our mission and elevating our work. Our team is more excited than ever to push further, build better, design
    cleaner, and continue working towards being our best for the planet and the people who share it.  

  • OEKO-TEX

    The results of the inspection made according to STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®, Appendix 4, product class II have shown that the following products meet the human-ecological requirements of the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® presently established in Appendix 4 for products with direct contact to skin:
    Head and neck accessories manufactured with polyester,
    polyester/elastane, polyester/latex/ silicone, wool, flame retardant fibers and antibacterial finishes and/or biocides, dyed or printed.
    Including accessories like: reflective line, silicone labels, woven labels, printed labels, visor, synthetic fur, metallic decorations, leather labels, TPU enders.

  • ISO 9001: 2015 AND ISO 14001:2015

    Original BUFF, S.A. holds ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems Specification) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems Specification) guaranteeing the quality of the products and processes.

  • SGE21

    ORIGINAL BUFF SA is certified under
    SGE21, the first European Standard
    allowing organisations to implement, audit and certify an ethical and socially responsible management system.

FIRE + ARC FLASH PPE CERTIFICATIONS

  • EN ISO 11612/15

    Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against heat and/or flame exposure in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/425, with EU Type Examination certification in accordance with Standards EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective Clothing - General Requirements; and EN ISO 11612:2015 against thermal flammability (A), convective heat (B), radiant heat (C) and contact heat (F) risks with the performance level specified for each product.

  • EN 1149-5/18

    Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against the risk of electrostatic charge accumulation for the prevention of incendiary discharges in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/425, having obtained EU Type Examination certification in accordance with Standards EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective Clothing - General Requirements; EN 1149-5:2008 or EN1149-5:2018 Electrostatic dissipative protective clothing.

  • NFPA 1971/2018

    The results of this investigation, including construction review and testing, indicate that the products evaluated comply with the applicable requirements in NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, 2018 Edition, AMD 3.

  • EN 13911:2017

    Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment after obtaining EU Type certification as provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and in accordance with Standards EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing - General requirements; and EN13911:2017 Protective clothing for firefighters. Requirements and test methods for fire hoods for firefighters.

  • EN 61482-1-2

    The fabric of our Arc Protect + FR products has been tested in accordance with the test standards EN 61482-1-2:2014 and the standard EN 61482-1-1:2019 having achieved the following results:

    • BOX TEST class 2 according to standard EN 61482-1-2:2014.
    • ATPV 16 cal/cm² according to standard IEC 61482-1-1:2019.

  • NFPA 2112/12

    The fabric used to manufacture the Arc Protect + FR Tubular and The Arc Protect + FR Balaclava has been assessed in order to protect against flames, heat, thermal contraction and heat transfer, tested under American standard NFPA 2112-12, based on flame-resistant clothing for the protection of industrial workers against fire.

  • ASTM

    The fabric used to manufacture the Arc Protect + FR Tubular and the Arc Protect + FR Balaclava has been tried and tested under the American ASTM F1506-15 and ASTM F1959/F1959M-14e1 standards to determine the characteristic of the electric arc (ATPV) of the materials exposed to electric arc hazards and re-lated terms, obtaining an ATPV value of: 21 cal/cm².

COLD AND WIND PPE CERTIFICATIONS

  • Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against risks from the cold in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/425. Products labelled with this symbol have been tested for protection against risks arising from the cold in environments that are not excessively cold, characterized by the possible combination of wind and humidity at a temperature of -5ºC or more, in accordance with the following test standards: EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing — General requirements; and fabric in accordance with EN ISO 11092:2014 (Rct), EN ISO 9237:1995 (AP- Air Permeability) and EN ISO 13938-2:1999 (bursting properties of fabric).

  • Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against minimum risks from the cold in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/425. Products labelled with this symbol have been tested for protection against minimum risks arising from the cold in cool environments, characterized by the possible combination of wind and humidity at a temperature of between -5ºC and 10ºC inclusive, in accordance with the following test standards: EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing — General requirements; and fabric in accordance with Standards EN ISO 11092:2014 (Rct), EN ISO 9237:1995 (AP- Air Permeability) and EN ISO 13938-2:1999 (bursting properties of fabric).

  • A + symbol next to the COOL ENVIRONMENTS icon shows a higher grade of protection against cold in cool environments compared to other product families with the same referred protection.

  • Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against minimum risks from the wind in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/425. Products labelled with this symbol have been tested for protection against minimum risks arising from the wind in cool environments, characterized by the possible combination of wind and humidity at a temperature of between -5ºC and 10ºC inclusive, in accordance with the following test standards: EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing — General requirements; and fabric in accordance with Standards EN ISO 11092:2014 (Rct), EN ISO 9237:1995 (AP- Air Permeability) and EN ISO 13938-2:1999 (bursting properties of fabric); and with a class 3 air permeability level in accordance with EN ISO 9237:1995.

VISIBILITY PPE CERTIFICATIONS

  • ENHANCED VISIBILITY

    Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against risks resulting from low daytime visibility in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/425 and in compliance with Standards EN ISO 13688:2013 General Requirements, and EN 17353:2020 Protective clothing.
    - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium hazard situations.
    - Test methods and requirements. It complies with Type A requirements: Equipment used by users to whom the risk of not being seen only applies in daylight conditions. This equipment's sole enhanced visibility component is fluorescent material.

  • VISIBILITY

    Product with protection properties against risks caused by low visibility. The enhanced visibility performance features have been tested on the fabric in accordance with the following test standards: chromaticity coordinate, CIE 15; colour fastness of fluorescent material, contrasts and combination, ISO 105-X12 (colour fastness to rubbing), ISO 105-E04 (colour fastness to perspiration), ISO 105-C06 (colour fastness to domestic laundering); photometric performance of retroreflective and combined materials (CIE 54.2).

SUN PPE CERTIFICATION

  • AS/NZ 4399:2017

    Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment against UV sun radiation in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/425. Products labelled with this symbol have been tested in accordance with the following test standards: EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing - General requirement; and fabric in accordance with Standard AS/NZ 4399:2017 "Sun protective clothing - evaluation and classification", with results reaching UPF 50 (blocking 98% of UV radiation).

CUT PPE CERTIFICATIONS

  • Product certified as Personal Protective Equipment after obtaining EU Type certification as provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and in accordance with Standards EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing - General requirements, and with Section 3.3 of Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 (protection against mechanical in-juries by means of resistance to gashing by sharp objects).

To get individual copies of specific DECLARATIONS OF CONFORMITY for products, please visit the BUFF® website at https://www.buff.com/gb/epi-declaration-of-conformity-ppe

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