IFA testing according to the equipment and product safety act

Tests and certification is conducted on the basis of the "Prüf- und Zertifizierungsordnung der Prüf- und Zertifizierungsstellen im DGUV Test" ("DGUV Test Rules of Procedure for Testing and Certification - Part 1: Certification of Products, Processes and Quality Management Systems", DGUV Grundsatz 300-003, formerly BGG/GUV-G 902 E), available as a brochure from the DGUV Publication Database.

The order form for ordering a testing and/or certification from IFA is available for download.

You can fill out the form online by using the tabulator key to move from one data entry field to the next, and then print out the completed form when finished and save it on your computer.

Please send the form - be sure to provide your signature - to

Institut für Arbeitsschutz der DGUV (IFA)
Alte Heerstr. 111
53757 Sankt Augustin/Germany.

The test principles are listed (in German only) and the test methods are described in detail within them; individual principles are available for download.

Please address enquiries concerning testing to the Head of the test and certification body (see contact details).