moto gp tt leather jacket review

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Originally Posted by Dnyce

"this garment is not considered personal protective equipment as defined in or within the scope of the personal protective equipment (ec directive) regulations 1992 (s.l. 1992/3139) and has therefore not been examined or tested in accordance with those regulations. no liability will be accepted by the manufacturer or supplier of this garment arising out of the garments not-compliance with such regulations"

Funny about being a low brow peon, you learn a couple things along the way. Equipment that is sold as ppe must be certified as such and shown through testing to meet certain criteria and levels of absolute protection. Hard hats are a good example of a certified piece of ppe. They have been certified to provide complete protection against specific dangers to the part of the body they are designed for. A motorcycle jacket could never completely protect a rider from all the potential dangers associated with it's use and thus is not certified. Conversely, the armor in the sleeves and on the shoulder of your jacket HAS been tested and certified to protect you from the dangers it has been designed for,ie impacts and abrasion. Thus the CE rating on the ARMOR but not the entire jacket.