facing standardization KAN's European Representation Cooperation between the international and European standards organizations Three questions for: Peer-Oliver Villwock, Chair of KAN Gender gap in occupational [...] KANBrief A European...
being located directly at the KAN Secretariat. KAN is now taken more seriously than ever before and consulted for its advice and support. Dr Dirk Watermann (Director of the KAN Secretariat) pointed out that [...] and appealed to all...
possible in the majority of cases. Only a precise evaluation of each individual accident investigation report in the discipline concerned can reveal the hazards that ultimately caused the accident, and what [...] is not shared by any of the...
body postures. The range of potential negative impacts of smart glasses, however, is no less broad - i.e. their impacts upon the occupational safety and health of the workers who are to use them in future [...] visualization technology. The...
countries are investing in research into artificial intelligence. The People's Republic of China is reportedly willing to spend US$60 billion a year on this research; Alphabet, the parent company of Google [...] ambulances still not quite state...
corporate systems of leading Japanese companies. A member of staff from the KAN Secretariat joined such a trip, and now reports back with answers to questions such as: How does Japanese work culture differ
. Some authorities, however, are responsible for market surveillance in their own statutory areas, e.g. medicine, medical devices, cosmetic products, fertilisers and detergents. Sikkerhedsstyrelsen is [...] authority’s tasks, both reactive and...
context. Michael Robert robert@kan.de 1 This article is not intended to constitute a legal opinion. The references to court decisions are taken from a 2016 KAN expert report by Dr Thomas Wilrich on case [...] case law concerning technical...
group has not yet published an official concluding report, nor has a government resolution appeared for a programme based upon it. According to reports however, an unpublished paper on the topic is being [...] the way in the Internet of Things...
standards, despite their relevance in this context. Answers can be found in the EN ISO/TR 8546 technical report, Hand protection – Guideline for selection and use. If, after a risk assessment has been conducted [...] Annex B Chemical hazards...