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Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus - MED/3.7 and MED/7.1
Important change

Since the implementing regulation (EU) 2018/773 there has been an important change in the field of compressed air breathing apparatus.

The current item MED/3.7 only covers compressed air breathing apparatus for fire fighting. For the first time, ISO 23269-2:2011 is used as the test standard for type approval. The old test standards EN 136:1998 and EN 137:2006 are no longer applicable. There is no transition period.

Compressed air breathing apparatus for entering and working in gas-filled rooms are only covered by the new item MED/7.1. ISO 23269-3:2011 is applied as the test standard for the type approval.

Existing approvals according to MED/3.7 should be checked for validity by the responsible notified body.