New challenges facing standardization KAN's European Representation Cooperation between the international and European standards organizations Three questions for: Peer-Oliver Villwock, Chair of KAN Gender
under 2006/42/EC only subject to constraints, if at all. An increasing number of TCs are seeking international harmonization by way of a parallel process with ISO (Vienna Agreement). Existing European standards
standards have been grouped by DIN under the “DIN SPEC“ heading b) DIN SPECs are European or international documents speculated to be adopted by DIN c) DIN SPECs are special documents in which the emphasis
KANBrief 1/09 Anthrax & Co.: a controversial CEN document concerning biological safety In 2007, an international group of experts drew up a CEN document concerning biological risks in laboratories. This document
working committee or is produced by the adoption of Technical Reports (TRs) drawn up at European or international level. Publication requires approval by the management of DIN. Review after three years DIN SPECs
Plans are for the studies to be extended to further types of pressure vessel, including vessels with internal obstructions (such as agitators). The results are to be used in the development of effective rescue
meets with high acceptance. Robot use set to double by 2019 In its 2016 annual report , the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) predicted that by 2019, 2.6 million robots will be working in industry
interoperability of web-based and conventional production steps, and when interfaces are harmonized internationally. Is standardization fit for the future? Altogether, it appears crucial for the processes of
a basis were obtained in the course of protracted negotiations between the few experts in the international specialist community. The process is also not yet complete. No sooner was the first edition of
