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Standards are an important element in prevention activity for safe and healthy workplaces. Elaborated at European and increasingly also at international level, they set out technical requirements for products and define measurement methods for emissions such as noise, vibration, radiation, and harmful substances. At the same time, standards increasingly impact upon non-technical areas such as the harmonization of management systems, services, health care, and qualification. Against this background, the signatories have agreed upon a set of joint positions on their standardization policy.
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Policy paper on the role of standards in the health and safety of workers at work
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Published in November 2016, the process description underpins the policy paper on the role of standardisation in the health and safety of workers at work published in 2015. The process description expands on the policy paper with regard to new and ongoing standardisation projects relating to occupational health and safety. It describes the role of the various stakeholders and the procedures, and supports the goal of ensuring that the expertise of all occupational health and safety stakeholders is incorporated into KAN's position in an appropriate and timely manner.
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Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
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CEN Guide 15
Guidance document for the development of Service standards
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CEN/CENELEC Guide 17
Guidance for writing standards taking into account micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) needs
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CEN-Guide 14
Common policy guidance for addressing standardisation
on qualification of professions and personnel
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This Memorandum reflects the views of European occupational safety and health experts active in
standardisation, testing, certification and related research. It deals with possible improvements to the preparation and use of standards in support of New Approach directives which make reference to standards as one means of providing a presumption of conformity to the relevant Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSRs) of these directives. The final version of the Memorandum has been accepted by the EUROSHNET Steering Committee. The Steering Committee recommends that it be used as a basis for further political action at national, European and international level.
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Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC
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Single Market and product safety
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Safety and health of workers at work
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European Standardization is mandated to contribute to the competitiveness of Europe and to support the European economy in international trade. Manufacturers and importers of machinery (who have to construct or distribute their machinery in accordance with the EC Machinery Directive) as well as standards bodies developing product standards found that there is a certain lack of easily applicable generic standards in the field of ergonomics. As a result, specifications concerning ergonomic aspects are sometimes regulated several times in different standards and not necessarily in the same way. A clear structure for ergonomics standards and their contents will help to prevent possible uncertainties for the users. The present guide is intended to effectively support the core activities of the ergonomics standards committees in this sense.
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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
