Multiple 2025 protective-clothing standards opened: distinguish general requirements from specific hazards

China's public standards system lists GB 20097—2025, General technical specification for protective clothing, among the newly available standards. General requirements are useful foundations but do not automatically cover arc, chemical, thermal, or other specific hazards.

The public record notes: The notice was published in September 2025 and lists 49 mandatory national standards. Its catalogue includes GB 20097—2025, General technical specification for protective clothing. A catalogue's publication and effective dates do not determine applicability for a specific job.

A general standard is usually the foundation of a specification, not a universal compliance certificate. Start from task and hazard, then determine which product standards, selection/maintenance requirements, associated PPE, and field-management rules belong together.

Source: 国家标准全文公开系统: 关于公开2025年第22号中国国家标准公告中国家标准全文的通知.