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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/eu-reforms-standardization-and-the-single-market/safer-by-design-a-global-initiative-to-involve-the-whole-supply-chain-in-working-towards-zero-harm

voluntary guidance addressing the design vacuum that exists between the manufacturers and users of mobile plant used in quarry extraction and processing. Complementing national, European and international standards [...] but all elements of the...

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large ethylene oxide sterilization plant, the results of which are being incorporated directly into a TRGS technical rule on hazardous substances for sterilization plants. Dr. Angelika Recknagel angelika [...] important activity of BAM is...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/industry-40-vision-or-reality/industry-40-from-vision-to-reality

trend of digitalization, the Siemens plant looks much the same as it did when it was opened, apart from the machines being larger and there being more of them. The plant has however increased its production [...] world – and if a well qualified...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/2/21/kans-contributions-to-occupational-safety-and-health-the-kanpraxis-resources-at-a-glance

improve training in the field of ergonomics, KAN offers lecture materials, focusing on mechanical and plant engineering. The eight modules, which are available free of charge and contain over 500 slides with [...] resource provides a catalogue...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-future-of-standardization/kan-praxis-make-use-of-our-services

particularly draw their content from ergonomics standards. The materials focus upon machinery and plant construction. However, much of the content can be applied to other sectors. Besides the theoretical [...] support in this area in the form...

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in this context. Tasks involving incidental contact with biological agents, such as in composting plants or medical laboratories, are also subject to OSH -related standardization (for example by way of

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/standardization-and-the-safety-and-health-of-workers-at-work/examples-of-good-practice-in-machine-ergonomics

Institute of Ergonomics of Darmstadt University of Technology (IAD). The selected topics were in-plant transport equipment and machine tools. The Internet portal developed during the study presents design [...] aspects on machines. The second,...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/3/24/product-safety-and-occupational-health-and-safety-in-denmark

Sikkerhedsstyrelsen’s other main function concerns surveillance of installations and production plants for the distribution of electricity and gas. Further monitoring tasks include spot checks on electrical [...] residential housing and at...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/kan-praxis/kanpraxis-modules-learning-ergonomics

ergonomics. The majority of the input was drawn from standards. The materials focus on mechanical and plant engineering but much of the content can be applied to other areas too. In addition to the theoretical

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/setting-the-course-for-work-equipment-of-the-future/demonstration-of-safety-on-digitally-networked-machines-and-installations-in-transformable-factories

d flexibility of today’s machinery and production plants will then no longer be economically viable. For this reason, machinery and production plants are being discussed for Industry 4.0 that are characterized