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International regulationJul 20, 2026

EU DPP registry goes live: export workwear should map data boundaries first

The European Commission announced the Digital Product Passport registry is live. For workwear supply chains serving the EU, the immediate action is to map product, operator, material, and evidence-file data boundaries—not claim automatic compliance early.

Standards watchApr 15, 2026

GB 39800.1 revision project is public: separate standards watch from currently applicable rules

The national standards platform's public GB 39800.1 revision-project information shows that PPE provision rules continue to evolve. Project, consultation, or plan information is useful for forward watching, not as an already-effective procurement requirement.

Industry watchApr 7, 2026

CIOSH 2026 market watch: turn exhibition discovery into comparable supplier evidence

Public information for the China International Occupational Safety & Health Goods Expo shows its 2026 spring session in Shanghai. An exhibition can help discover suppliers and product directions, but it cannot replace project-level qualification, garment trials, and test verification.

Green manufacturingMar 10, 2026

Green-factory evaluation stresses evidence: environmental data cannot replace workwear performance files

MIIT's interpretation of the 2025 green-factory and green-park list stresses online submission and supporting evidence. Workwear supply chains can borrow the evidence-management approach, but environmental data, protective performance, and compliance conclusions still need separate records.

Product trendsNov 5, 2025

What 2025 protective-material awards signal: multi-hazard protection, sustainability, and fire safety

DuPont's 2025 innovation-award announcement highlights multi-hazard protection, sustainability, and firefighter safety. It reflects themes in a company awards program, not an independent certification of any product.

Safety managementSep 30, 2025

46 mandatory PPE standards: selection and maintenance matter as much as purchasing

The Ministry of Emergency Management's overview of 46 mandatory PPE standards emphasizes provision, selection, use, and maintenance. For workwear teams, passing receiving inspection is only the start; issue, laundering, repair, and retirement also need an executable loop.

Editorial illustration for New PPE provision standards for machinery, metro, and construction: one garment list cannot be copied across sectors; it does not depict the source organization, event, or project.

Sector provisionSep 30, 2025

New PPE provision standards for machinery, metro, and construction: one garment list cannot be copied across sectors

The Ministry of Emergency Management describes new PPE provision standards for sectors including machinery manufacturing, metro operation, and construction. Cross-sector energy projects should return to actual task and hazard rather than copying another industry's equipment list.

Protective clothingSep 26, 2025

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.

Editorial illustration for FR and heat-protection clothing use and maintenance standard appears in 2025 catalogue: delivery is not the lifecycle endpoint; it does not depict the source organization, event, or project.

Flame protectionSep 26, 2025

FR and heat-protection clothing use and maintenance standard appears in 2025 catalogue: delivery is not the lifecycle endpoint

China's 2025 public standards catalogue includes a standard for selection, use, and maintenance of flame and thermal protective clothing. The signal is to put selection, laundering, repair, inspection, and retirement into one management chain—not only focus on first delivery.

Standards updateSep 11, 2025

42 mandatory PPE standards: procurement should cover equipment beyond garments

SAMR's 42 mandatory PPE standards cover multiple protection categories. Energy-workwear projects that only name garments can miss interfaces and maintenance requirements for hands, feet, head/face, respiratory, or fall protection.

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