to support other legislation. The differences between the two instruments are described in KANBrief 4/22 . KANBrief 2/23: New European Machinery Regulation replaces Machinery Directive Revision of EN ISO
support for research institutions and companies. Dr Rolf Packroff Scientific Director in Division 4, Hazardous substances and biological agents packroff.rolf@baua.bund.de KANBrief 3/19: Exoskeletons at
developments in VDU and office workstations. Co-working spaces, open spaces, agile working, Office 4.0: these are just some of the buzzwords used to describe the office of the future and the work performed
level that aim to increase the value accorded to standardization in training. One example is the EDU4Standards project , funded by the European Union, which aims to improve the transfer of knowledge concerning
voiced their opposition to this standardization activity in the EU Council of Ministers ( KanBrief 4/15 ). In the CEN focus group, the German stakeholders are engaged in damage limitation, despite considerable
Parliament and the Council have been discussing the proposal made by the European Commission (See KANBrief 4/13 (pdf) : Revision of the PPE Directive: what's new, what isn't?) for two years, and have now agreed
address issues including the design of office and communal areas, and escape and rescue issues. Part 4, Sector-specific requirements, will present the accessible design of workplaces within particular sectors
services and qualifications. But technical standardization is also facing new challenges. "Industry 4.0" is a buzzword, referring to the computerization of traditional industries. Standardization will also
standards and outcomes. One of the main objectives was a reduction in fatal workplace accidents from 4.9 per 100,000 workers in 2004 to a target of less than 1.8 by 2018 (2012: 2.1). A total of 407 workplace