
Protective Gloves and Finished Protective Ggarments
Manufacturing protective gloves for the EU market?
The applicable requirements depend on the risks your gloves are designed to protect against.
OETI Slovakia's range of services covers protective gloves against mechanical risks, heat and fire, and cold, as well as gloves for firefighters and welders and gloves with electrostatic properties.
Our services include testing against relevant general and performance requirements, as well as EU type-examination within our notified scope under Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
Manufacturing finished protective clothing for the EU market?
OETI Slovakia's range of services covers protective clothing for visibility and weather protection, as well as protection against mechanical, chemical and thermal hazards. This includes specialised applications such as firefighting and chainsaw protection.
Depending on the applicable product requirements, our services include testing of relevant material properties and the evaluation of garment construction, ergonomics and labelling.
EU type-examination is available for relevant protective clothing within OETI Slovakia's notified scope under Regulation (EU) 2016/425.

Explore our PPE Range of Services Brochure:
Our Notified Body number is 3123.
With cutting-edge laboratory infrastructure, OETI Slovakia offers practical, independent, and accredited solutions to ensure compliance and strengthen the competitiveness of your products on global markets. Thanks to these accreditations, we meet the highest standards of competence, independence, and transparency.
OETI Slovakia strategically complements and expands the capacities of OETI’s Headquarters in Vienna. The certification body in Vienna remains a key location for conformity assessment, including Module D, which was accredited in 2024 for monitoring production processes.
This means our clients worldwide benefit from greater flexibility, additional capacity, and efficient access to the European market – all from a single source.
Overview of OETI Slovakia s. r. o. Accreditations and Notifications:

Accreditation EN ISO/IEC 17025
Accredited by the Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS) as a testing laboratory according to EN ISO/IEC 17025.

Accreditation EN ISO/IEC 17065
Accredited by the Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS) as a certification body for products (personal protective equipment) under EN ISO/IEC 17065.

Notification: Notified Body (3123) for type examinations
Notified Body 3123 for type examinations and monitoring quality assurance for the end product of personal protective equipment in accordance with PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425.
