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Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardisation (KAN)

We consolidate the interests from an occupational safety perspective and incorporate them as statements into ongoing and planned standardisation projects. We are not a standardisation body; our decisions regarding occupational safety and standardisation are recommendations based on broad consensus among all parties involved.

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KANBrief issue 3/26

Exoskeletons

  • Safe use of exoskeletons as work equipment: KAN’s position paper on the standardisation of exoskeletons
  • Three questions for: Kai Schweppe, chair of KAN
  • KAN study: The procedure for development of OECD Test Guidelines and the scope for influencing them
  • EUROSHNET Conference 2026: Digital and green innovations – Shaping the future of occupational safety and health
  • Navigating the OSH rules and information jungle
  • Effective internal supervision to ensure the success of standardisation work

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KAN Study

Digital ergonomics

Survey and evaluation of findings concerning human factors in the sphere of digital ergonomics.

The report provides an overview of digital human models (DHMs), their characteristics, and what they are capable of.

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