This accessibility declaration is valid for the website of the Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardisation (KAN) at www.kan.de.
KAN strives to make its website accessible in accordance with Article 12 of the German Act on Equal Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BGG). The legal bases are the most recent versions of the BGG, the German BITV 2.0 regulation on eAccessibility to information technology, and the harmonised European standard EN 301 549.
Last updated: 27 July 2026
Compliance with the requirements
The website is currently partially accessible with regard to the applicable accessibility requirements. The accessibility requirements arise from Sections 3 (1) to (4) and 4 of the German BITV 2.0 regulation governing eAccessibility to information technology, which was adopted pursuant to Section 12d of the German Act on Equal Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities (BGG).
The assessment of compliance with the requirements is based on a test (BIK BITV test) carried out by the German Centre for Accessible Reading between 13 and 28 April 2026.
What accessibility issues exist?
Accessibility issues:
- PDF files uploaded before 23 September 2018. These are denoted "not eAccessible".
- Links to external PDF files are not denoted with respect to their accessibility, as we have no influence over such files.
- KANBrief PDF files are not sufficiently eAccessible. We are working to remove the remaining barriers by the end of 2026.
- Abbreviations cannot be marked in the calendar of events.
- The accessibility declaration and other required content are not yet fully available in plain language and as a sign language video; these are currently being prepared.
- To play our podcasts (available only in German) with subtitles, please switch to the KAN YouTube channel. We have no control over the accessibility of the iFrame content.
- Our explainer videos do not have audio description. Future updates and new videos will be available with audio description.
We are working on the processes necessary for continual improvement of digital accessibility to the information provided by KAN.
Report accessibility issues/Feedback on accessibility
Have you noticed any accessibility issues in the content of www.kan.de? If so, please please use the contact form:
Should digital barriers prevent you from accessing the information you require, you can also contact us by post or telephone:
Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardization (KAN) - Secretariat
Alte Heerstraße 111
53757 Sankt Augustin
Germany
Tel. +49 2241 231-3471
We will be happy to provide support.
Dispute arbitration
Germany's Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities has an arbitration service pursuant to Section 16 of the BGG. The arbitration service has the task of resolving conflicts between persons with disabilities and federal public bodies.
You can call upon the arbitration service if you are dissatisfied with the answers you receive from the above contact facility.
The arbitration procedure is free of charge, and does not require you to have legal representation.
The arbitration service's website provides comprehensive information (in German) on the service. It describes the procedure and how to request arbitration.
You can reach the arbitration service at the following address:
Schlichtungsstelle nach dem Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz bei dem Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen
Mauerstrasse 53
10117 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49 30 18 527-2805
info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Internet: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de (in German)