KANBrief 2/11 From DIN A4 to social responsibility: a paradigm shift in standardization? Over 100 interested individuals responded on 31 March 2011 to the invitation by KAN, the DGUV (German Social Ac
KANBrief 3/11 The European standardization system is to be improved The European Commission plans to restructure the European standardization system. One reason for this is to address the fact that ce
KANBrief 2/11 A glittering future in the information technology sector? Some 18 million VDU workplaces are to be found in Germany. Over 45% of the workers at these workplace report back or neck pain,
KANBrief 1/11 DIN workshop discusses standards governing mental stress and strain The philosophy of the standards governing mental stress at work has proved effective. Certain changes are planned howe
KANBrief 2/11 Occupational safety and health in Italy has been restructured On 31 May 2010, Italy’s Superior Institute for Job Accident Prevention and Safety (ISPESL) and Insurance Institute for the M
KANBrief 4/10 Safe workplaces involving collaborative robots: from research to standardization When human beings and robots work in close proximity at the same workplace, a risk of collision cannot be
KANBrief 2/10 VDI and DIN – A trivial difference for occupational safety and health? Traditional standards are not the only documents describing the state of the art, for example with regard to the sa
KANBrief 1/11 Ergonomics standards to be made more user-friendly The body of ergonomics standards is divided between European standards pursuant to the Machinery Directive, international standards wit
KANBrief 4/10 The 2006/42/EC Machinery Directive, one year on: adaptation of standards now largely complete Over the past three years, the workload of European safety standardization work has been hea
KANBrief 4/10 PEROSH: collaboration for improving the quality of OSH research PEROSH, the Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health ( more information on PEROSH and its joint
