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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/standardization/basic-documents-kan-position-papers

an appropriate and timely manner. 10/2020 CEN-CENELEC Guide 29 on CEN/CENELEC Workshop Agreements CWA external download (pdf) "CEN/CENELEC Workshop Agreements" 10/2019 Guide to application of the Machinery [...] Parliament and of the Council...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/power-to-the-users/standardization-a-bridge-between-research-and-innovation

European standardization organizations CEN and CENELEC publish European Standards (ENs), Technical Reports (TRs), Technical Specifications (TSs) and Workshop Agreements (CWAs). Under the current 7th framework [...] the creation of economic...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/how-much-policy-does-standardization-need/german-and-french-osh-communities-issue-a-common-declaration-of-their-position

that standardization is an effective prevention instrument and must be used consistently. CEN Workshop Agreements (CWAs) must therefore be rejected as a means of regulating occupational safety and health [...] this purpose, it has already been...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/4/20/a-critical-view-of-the-european-standardization-project-for-community-face-coverings

face coverings were used as a temporary, makeshift measure. Standardization project at CEN CEN Workshop Agreement CWA 17553 (Community face coverings – Guide to minimum requirements, methods of testing [...] formulated for some of these...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/5th-euroshnet-conference/health-and-social-services-off-limits-for-standardization

Standardization projects at ISO level are already in progress in this area, such as International Workshop Agreement 18 on "community-based integrated health and care services for aged societies". Caution: s [...] exceptional cases (refer also...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/close-co-operation-in-the-interests-of-greater-product-safety/adco-task-force-co-operation-in-the-interests-of-better-machine-safety-standards

Since standards for agricultural machinery are generally developed in parallel at ISO and CEN under the Vienna Agreement, participation frequently entails travel to meetings outside Europe. Priorities must [...] February 2012, the ETUI...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/5th-euroshnet-conference/changes-in-the-world-of-work-a-challenge-for-occupational-safety-and-health

of work is undergoing major change. This observation was made repeatedly in numerous lectures, workshops and discussions at the 5th EUROSHNET conference in Seville. Digitalization, automation, demographic [...] greater awareness to be created...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/help-advice/news/detailansicht-en/revised-cen-cenelec-guide-on-workshop-agreements

A CWA is a deliverable developed and agreed by a temporary working group called CEN and/or CENELEC Workshop . This group, comprising individuals and organizations, develops a document that does not necessarily [...] swift standardization of...

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Revision of the position was prompted by a new version of CEN-CENELEC Guide 29, published in March 2024. This stipulates that CEN now also excludes safety-critical aspects from CWAs. Until now, this was