made an integral part of workplace culture, the subject must be raised much earlier. Over 780,000 reportable workplace accidents occurred in Germany in 2023. Although the trend is falling, this is still a [...] significantly to making...
the EU ’s strategic goals for the future. Relevance for KAN : Omnibus Package IV Omnibus Package IV, published on 21 May 2025, is relevant to KAN ’s work. It contains a number of legislative proposals, [...] companies legal certainty through...
with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. KAN will also continue to monitor the progress towards a harmonized European standard closely. Dr. Anna Dammann dammann@kan.de More detailed information and links [...] caused crush injuries, fractures...
and together with the Safety and Health Department of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), KAN presented the changing world of standardization: a world in which fast-track standardization products [...] developers are increasingly...
Sub-committee of the DGUV , the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the DGUV (IFA) and the KAN Secretariat were also involved. Reflectors alone are not sufficient Reflective areas on their child's [...] comprising delegates from the...
users to be surveyed and to be given consideration from the outset during development of standards. KAN has conducted a workshop with firefighters that is intended to do just that – and which can also serve [...] blueprint for other topics....
Miesner miesner@kan.de Michael Robert robert@kan.de KANBrief 1/15: Standardization in the safety and health of workers at work: a new policy paper provides guidance The social partners in KAN: "Not all topics [...] opportunity to contribute...
concrete recommendations for improved access to standardization (Refer to the conference publication ( KANReport 45 (pdf) ) were derived from the study and are currently being discussed at the European Commission [...] KANBrief 4/09: Fifteen...
