Invitation to UNIDO webinar: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Bridging the Standardisation Gap

You are cordially invited to attend the upcoming e-panel, within the UNIDO special series of webinars on “Quality and Standards in the Fight against COVID-19":

Title: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Bridging the Standardisation Gap

Speakers:

Dr. Mr. Ji Liu, Associate Professor, Beijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection

Ms. Silvia Vaccaro, Policy Officer Standardisation, European Commission

Ms. Lorenza Jachia, Secretary, Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies, UNECE

Mr. Marcel Gbaguidi, Director General of West African Accreditation System, SOAC

Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Director, Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation, UNIDO

Context:

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in personal protective equipment (PPE) products, such as face masks, protective clothing, goggles and gloves, to be more demanded than ever. PPE products are essential to ensure the safety and protect the health of frontline medical workers and citizens.

The quality of PPE products is defined by relevant standards, and technical regulations at the national, regional and international level, and requires corresponding conformity assessment (CA) procedures to attest compliance. However, these standards and requirements are diverse at the global level. This panel will therefore focus on discussing how to ensure compliance and facilitate the availability of PPE products by taking gap-bridging actions of their quality infrastructure systems.

Date & Time: Friday, 15 May 2020, 15:00 to 16:30 CET

Webinar Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BrWjQ3SoTxqO80-WboTE_g

Please feel free to extend this invitation to your project stakeholders as you deem appropriate.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

Vienna International Centre, PO Box 300, A-1400 Vienna, Austria

TII@unido.org