The International Ergonomics Association (IEA) has published the third handbook in its Ergonomics in a Nutshell series, with the title: Ergonomics…
The European Commission has placed all information on the Digital Product Passport (DPP) on a central website.
Two personnel changes took place at KAN in June this year.
Overlap and conflicts may arise between standardisation within the scope of German building regulations law on the one hand and the body of…
The timeline for the revision of the Standardization Regulation (EU) No. 1025/2012 is becoming clearer.
On 24 July, the Digital Omnibus on AI was published in the Official Journal of the EU.
The Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) has published a new position paper addressing the growing difficulties presented by…
The seminar on the principles of standardisation work in occupational safety and health is intended for anyone working in standards committees or…
The Artificial Intelligence Standardisation Inclusiveness Newsletter regularly publishes comprehensive information on the progress of standardisation…
ELINYAE, the Greek occupational safety and health institute, joined the EUROSHNET network for standardisation, testing and certification in…
In cooperation with the DIN Standards Committee Road Vehicles and Mobility, the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the transport…
The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) calls upon employees to take part in a survey on health and safety at work and, in particular, on the…
In November 2025, the European Commission presented the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal for amendment of the AI Act. The amendments proposed…
On 27 and 28 May 2026, EUROSHNET, the European Occupational Safety and Health Network, will host the 9th European conference on standardization,…
The team at the KAN Secretariat would like to thank you for your cooperation over the past year.
In recent years, standardisation has faced growing criticism for responding too slowly to technological developments. The European standards…
The digital product passport will be a source of useful information on products in numerous product groups in the future (see KANBrief 3/2025). DIN…
In mid-November, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the revision of the New Legislative Framework (NLF). The consultation’s…
Hans-Peter Kern has been appointed the new chair of the Governing Committees of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and the Association for…
KAN has published several position papers in recent months:
