SME Safety
General Information
Identification Code: 479185914566-96
Website: http://www.sme-safety.eu
Entity Form: aisbl
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 10/1/2014
Last Update: 12/5/2023
Mission & Interests
Goals: As per article 3 of our statutes:
. The main objective of the association, constituted as a non-profit international association in accordance with the Chapter III of the law of 27 June 1921 on non-profit associations, non-profit international associations and foundations, is to safeguard the interests of European SMEs in the safety sector in the international regulatory and policy domain. (SMEs are referred to hereby as defined in the EU recommendation 2003/361: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:124:0036:0041:EN:PDF.) In order to reach this overall goal, the association is committed:
• to represent the interests and stances of the organization's members on specific problems vis-à-vis the European and international standardization bodies;
• to represent the interests of the members vis-à-vis the European and international institutions;
• to provide information to the members on the development of standards and legislation in the safety sector a (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Customs
- Public health
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - PPE regulation (EU) 2016/425
- Revision of the textile labelling regulation
- Amendment to the Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 European standardisation
- Eco-design requirements for sustainable products
- Standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards personal protective equipment in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/425
Communication Activities: - OSHA 2018-19 Campaign: Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances
- SBS Forum 2021 on PPE and Textile Care Standardising Circularity in the PPE sector – Digitalisation and Eco-design to support resilience in SMEs, 20 October 2021
- Position Paper on behalf of Small Business Standards: Obstacles in placing new PPE category III products onto the market, May 2023.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue Marie Thérèse 21
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 28930235
EU Office
Address: Rue Marie Thérèse 21
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 28930235
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members50 Percent: 1
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.sme-safety.eu/page.php?id=2
Organisation Members: - Member of SBS (Small Business Standards)
- Liaison Member of CEN TC 79 Respiratory Protective Devices
Current Job Opportunities
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Posted: 8/21/2025