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delegations in Dublin. The intention is for an agreement supporting the trade policy initiatives to be reached between the standards organizations involved. Difficulties of market access arising through different

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employees are able to articulate their interests in the first place. If disruption has now also reached these institutions and all that is left are contractors, who will form trade unions? If clients are

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The test and information requirements for registration of the nanoforms of substances under the EU REACH (pdf) Chemical Regulation were recently extended, including by the addition of dust-formation tests

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iterated once or several times, depending on the nature of the procedure and whether agreement has been reached with the Council. That, at least, is the theory. Since the 1990s, it has been permissible to complete

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Rights – to the right to human dignity. Objectifying people by treating them merely as a means of reaching decisions violates this sacrosanct principle. This occurs however when the welfare of one individual

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offset with respect to the cab, insufficient support points, grab rails and handrails that are out of reach, platforms that are too confined, etc. These deficits persist despite the fact that normative requirements

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certain areas need to be declared off-limits for standardization activity, or should compromises be reached? Could certain standards promote innovation (for example in quality management) or serve as benchmarks

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German government's National Action Plan for implementation of the UN CRPD. The German cabinet is to reach a decision on further development of the National Action Plan (Version 2.0) (pdf, in German) before

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accidents occur every year on baling presses and compactors, mostly due to operators falling or reaching into the baling or compacting chamber. A number of fatal accidents have resulted from people being

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the social dialogue and standardization. In the social dialogue, the social partners are able to reach joint agreements on OSH issues, either across the board or for specific sectors. The representatives