The date by which products placed on the GB market must be UKCA-marked has been amended to 1 January 2025.
There are two specific exceptions to this requirement:
1. Qualifying Northern Ireland goods can continue to be placed on the GB market bearing the CE marking or CE and UKNI markings after 1 January 2025
2. CE-marked PPE that was placed on the UK or EU markets before 1 January 2025 (before the expiry of the Transition Period) and has not yet reached its end user may continue to circulate on either market until it reaches them
From 1 January 2025, employers should ensure that any PPE they buy bears the ‘UKCA’ mark and complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/425 (as incorporated into UK law).
As well as the UKCA mark on the product (or its packaging/accompanying documentation until 1 January 2028), a supplier would be expected to be able to provide a UK Declaration of Conformity.
PPE that is CE-marked, and was placed on the market on or before 31 December 2024, can continue to be used, providing that it is otherwise suitable.
Source: HSE.