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KANBrief 4/16 Vibration: who determines the criteria for the measurement personnel? © Trueffelpix - Fotolia.com Vibration is a frequent hazard when work is performed with machinery. If employers are unable [...] should be published in the form...

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KANBrief 4/16 Work on railway tracks: are standards off the rails? © bildergala - Fotolia.com As a working environment, railway tracks are associated with a number of different hazards for the workers [...] must always be given to technical...

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IT-based business models are blurring. Industry 4.0 is the buzzword, and our industry is already closely meshed with suppliers all over the world. Industry 4.0 can become a model for success only when st

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will be actively encouraged. Projects are currently in progress concerning biotechnology, Industry 4.0, smart cities, the transition to decentralized renewable energy, and logistics. The standardization [...] health, within standardization...

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KANBrief 4/15 Good occupational safety and health requires good instruments © Juan Flores Besides the subject of changes in the world of work, the 5th EUROSHNET conference in Seville was marked by another [...] centrally would be the ideal...

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KANBrief 4/15 Health and social services: off limits for standardization © william87 - Fotolia.com The standardizing of services is currently in vogue, and standards governing health and social services [...] in this respect. Eva-Marie Höffer...

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KANBrief 4/15 Vocational qualifications are out of place in standards © josef grimschitz - Fotolia.com A trend is emerging for training and qualifications to be described in standards, against which the [...] Fritsche Frank Gerdes Daniela...

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presumption of conformity actually extends. Ultimately, the presumption of conformity (See Chapter 4 of the “Blue Guide” and KANBrief 1/2005 ) is no more than a reversal of the burden of proof. This means [...] of machinery – Rules for the...

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KANBrief 4/11 CWA, PAS & Co: a second-class consensus is not good enough for occupational safety and health A new trend is emerging: numerous CEN Workshop Agreements (CWAs) and other specifications are [...] more complex than is already the...

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KANBrief 4/12 Occupational safety and health begins at the purchasing stage Owing to the frequently bewilderingly large number of products and suppliers, the purchase of suitable work equipment presents [...] trade and industry. Dr. Jochen Appt...