safety and health concerns must not be neglected in this process. At the 2016 IEC General Meeting (International Electrotechnical Commission), experts examined the new developments from a number of angles under
KANBrief 3/11 Alignment of 10 directives to the New Legislative Framework The Internal Market Package adopted in 2008 contains not only Regulation 765/2008/EC on accreditation and market surveillance
further joint efforts with regard to standardization. The shift of standardization activity to the international level, new deliverables, the growing standardization of services and management systems, and the
the DIN / ISO Ergonomics Standards Committee (NAErg) by active participation in national and international bodies. The aim here is to influence new and existing standardization projects in the interests
authority accident insurance associations are now able to submit comments to the European and international standardization processes via KAN. Should they identify a need for information and action concerning
the local market surveillance authorities. Originally, this information was primarily intended for internal official procedures. With the launch of the BAuA's product safety portal, however, an interface
achievements made to date. The proposed improvements apply equally to standards developed at international level. Harmonized European standards increasingly form the basis of ISO and IEC standards on the
820-2:2012-12, "Standardization – Part 2: Presentation of documents (corresponds to CEN / CENELEC Internal Regulations Part 3:2011/modified ISO/IEC Directives – Part 2:2011)). The first page of the checklist
actual working conditions. With their findings, they play an active role in national, European and international standardization of personal protective equipment, and make an indispensable contribution to the
aborted. Such requirements and further proposals for improvements have already been described in an internal draft produced by the responsible European standards committee; however, these solutions, which