Testing of up to 100 Climbing Harnesses to verify compliance with applicable safety regulations

The Office for Prduct Safety and Standards (OPSS) is part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). OPSS is an appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for (via the Secretary of State) enforcing the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) within the UK. OPSS is seeking to award a contract to a supplier to perform testing on up to a total of 100 climbing harnesses to verify compliance with the applicable Regulations (and any amendments to these):

EN 12277:2015+A1:2018

Labelling assessment

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