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
for two years. The congress, to be held on the site of the Frankfurt trade fair and to which around 4,000 delegates are expected, promises to be lively and constructive. Besides its factual aspects, emotions
statutory requirements and addresses basic issues concerning the use of protective gloves. Section 4 describes general principles for selection . Important provisions of Directive 89/656/ EEC on the use
at the same time, it also offers potential for the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Industry 4.0, termed the “fourth industrial revolution”, is intended as a response to fast-paced markets, shorter
2010-2019 for reportable and fatal occupational accidents, selected high pressure and spraying equipment, 4 January 2021 KANBrief 3/21: EU legislative procedures and scope for exerting influence Change, prevention