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Reply from Elis Textil Service AB - 2021 10 08 Malin Hill, Lina Wiles, Joakim Suczynski, Annica Paulsson Haglund General: we are a laundry and textile service company. Draft agenda points and questions - meeting with PPE companies (protective clothing) Introduction PPE can include items such as safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, hazmat suits, high -visibility clothing, safety footwear, safety harnesses, ear plugs, ear defenders and respiratory protective equipment (RPE). This document focuses on protective clothing. Agenda point 1 - Critical properties (performance) for protective clothing Questions 1. Please describe quantitatively critical properties (performance) for protective clothing, see table 1, in the form of comparable measurements / studies between performance for fluorochemistry and alternative non fluorochemistry? For us it is EN 13034 that is most relevant, with the critical property being protection against oil based chemical splash. As far as we are aware there is no substitute to PFAS on the market today able to protect against oil splash. EN 343:20191/protection against rain and EN ISO 20471:2013/Hi-visibility garments are still being sold on the market with PFAS. The relevant properties should be water and dirt resistance for which there should be other alternatives. Regarding EN 469:20202 For firefighting activities we are not familiar with required properties as we are not a producer of those garments. 2. Are these data available to us? No data available. Agenda point 2 - Standards for protective clothing need for PFAS Questions and remarks 3. Are there comparable quantitative test results between fluorochemistry and non fluorochemistry available to us performed with the test standards listed in table 1 (or others, please specify)? NO 1 EN 343:2019, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:63371,6143&cs =1B18C11D02 C518D1B6A214EAC88838727 2 EN 469:2020, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:63013,6143&cs =1468ACE394 F638F27BB45A2E03DFBDEC2 1 4. Please indicate which quantitative measurement results/limits are acceptable for your markets for the test methods listed in table 1below (or others, please specify). EN 13034 lists minimum requirements and test methods. Table 1: Critical properties (performance) vs Standards for protective clothing (CEN/TC 162) Critical properties (performance) Electrostatics Liquid chemicals Protection against chemicals Liquid and gaseous chemicals, including aerosols and solid particles Against rain Splashes of molten metal Standards for protective clothing (CEN/TC 162) EN 1149 series3 EN 13034:2005+A1:20094 EN 14605:2005+A1:20095 EN 16523-1:2015+A1:20186 EN ISO 17491-3, -4:20087 EN ISO 17491-4:20088 EN ISO 19918:2017/A1:20219 EN ISO 6530:200510 EN 464:199411 EN 343:201912 EN 348:199213 3 EN 1149 series, https://standards.cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:105:0::::: 4 EN 13034:2005+A1:2009, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:32982,6143&cs =1A0EC67484 2C38E0EA1FF3289F91BC76C 5 EN 14605:2005+A1:2009, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:32983,6143&cs =1868F123B1 85CBECCA30C484231EB9233 6 EN 16523-1:2015+A1:2018 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:67114,6143&cs =1753CA3DD9 D58A4835043F014216B2C1A 7 EN ISO 17491-3, -2008 https://standards.cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP_PROJECT,FSP_ORG_ID:23098,6143&cs=12D3A8D 6D3 2D899469296826BC259C835 8 EN ISO 17491-4:2008 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:23099,6143&cs =10D5159907 0E9BD60C8715CAEBF4C7841 9 EN ISO 19918:2017/A1:2021 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204 :110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:70836,6143&cs =1F09ABC9AA D96F9554D60B9F78952CF49 10 EN ISO 6530:2005 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:6778,6143&cs =10DC0A31382 F43CA906841B78380B3F27 11 EN 464:1994, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:6659,6143&cs =165B04976C3 3240ACD0DD3E668DD67408 12 EN 343:2019, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:63371,6143&cs =1B18C11D02 C518D1B6A214EAC88838727 13 EN 348:1992 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:6616,6143&cs =147CE63961D E2AC855BCE710EC70E8A6D 2 Critical properties (performance) For firefighting activities High visibility Use, care and maintenance Others? Standards for protective clothing (CEN/TC 162) EN 469:202014 EN ISO 20471:201315 CEN/TR 14560:201816 CEN/TR 15419:201717 CEN/TR 17330:201918 Agenda point 3 - Potential alternatives to PFAS In the ongoing restriction work of PFAS in EU/EEA, a range of non-fluorinated alternatives to PFAS have been identified Hyperbranched functionalized polymers (dendric polyurethanes) Paraffins (hydrocarbons) Waxes (fatty acid esters) Silicones (polydimethylsiloxanes abbr. PDMS) Polymeric compounds such as non-fluorinated (meth)acrylates Plasma treatment Graphene structures Other? Questions 5. For these above listed non fluorinated alternatives (and possibly other) to fluorochemistry, what are the biggest specific challenges to phase in those non fluorinated alternatives that may be feasible for your applications? - The problem is that EN 13034 certifies protection against both oil splash and other chemical splash. Non fluorinated alternatives that we have found do not protect against oil splash. - To comply with the PPE regulation, we as a service provider (rental and laundry service) are required to maintain the protective properties indicated in the standard, for as long 14 EN 469:2020, https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:63013,6143&cs =1468ACE394 F638F27BB45A2E03DFBDEC2 15 EN ISO 20471:2013 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:30182,6143&cs =1ECA362937 B4D0E8B641C9F80D8E88876 16 CEN/TR 14560:2018 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _PROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:66982,6143&cs =17067BF89B D9A0B10910D342106B34226 17 CEN/TR 15419:2017 https://standards.cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP_PROJECT,FSP_ORG_ID:6500 2,6143&cs=18D38E9365 01A138A7C0EB6CFFDB7E8FB 18 CEN/TR 17330:2019 https ://s ta nda rds .cen.eu/dyn/www/f?p=204:110:0::::FSP _P ROJEC T,F SP_OR G_I D:39246,6143&cs =1557EDC845 AD3EF1A19867E8E23C7F2EA 3 as we are suppling it to the customer, i.e. for the full lifespan. This is regardless if the wearer of the garment needs protecting against oil splash or other chemicals. 6. Have you evaluated other fluorochemicals / materials as substitutes for the currently used fluorochemistry? If so, please specify this chemistry. For reimpregnation against chemical splash according to EN 13034 we have tested alternative chemistry. It does not protect against oil splash, but otherwise satisfactory. Product sheet and skerhetsdatabld attached in mail. Agenda point 4 - Quantities of PFAS in protective clothing Questions 7. What are the quantities of PFAS19 used in protective clothing applications in the EEA? No answer 8. Annex I of the PPE regulation20 (EU2016/425) divides PPEs into three risk categories. What share of the quantities of PFAS are used in the three risk categories, respectively? No answer 9. Do you apply industrial re-impregnation of PFAS in your products? If so, what quantities of PFAS are used for industrial re-impregnation of your products? Yes we do. In 2020 we purchased 1440 kg Saprit Protect Plus and 609 kg Osmafin Aquablock Trippel. We estimate this as more then actual usage, as we had more stock left at end of year. Agenda point 5 - Emissions and waste management Questions 10. What are the quantities of emissions of PFAS from reimpregnation of your products? Don't know. 11. What measures can be taken to minimize the emissions from reimpregnation? What are the costs associated with these measures? Automatic dozing and controlled laundry programs, which we do already. We cannot minimize reimpregnation due to the PPE regulation. 12. How are your PFAS containing protective clothing dealt with at end-of-life? Incineration with energy recovery at the local waste management company. 13. What are the quantities of emissions of PFAS from protective clothing in the waste phase? No idea. 14. What measures can be taken to minimize the emissions from the waste phase? What are the costs associated with these measures? Could hypothetically be handled as hazardous waste. Considerably more expensive. 19 PFAS here defined as having the following structural formula: X-(-CF2-)n-X' with n equal to or larger than 1 and X, X' not being H (thus including X-CF3), meaning fluorinated substances that contain at least one aliphatic carbon atom that is both, saturated and fully fluorinated, i.e. any chemical with at least one perfluorinated methyl group (-CF3) or at least one perfluorinated methylene group (-CF2-), -), including branched fluoroalkyl groups and substances containing ether linkages, fluoropolymers and side chain fluorinated polymers. 20 EU 2016/425, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0425 4 Suggested company contacts Invited PPE companies/associations European Safety Federation European Textile Service Association (ETSA) Elis Blklder Fristads Swedol Swedish Armed Forces Materiel Administration (FMV) Tranemo textil 5