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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/digitalization-and-industry-40/opportunities-and-challenges-of-digitalization-for-occupational-safety-and-health

numerous new possibilities (Further information: ifaa brochure, " Digitalisierung & Industrie 4.0 " (pdf, in german)" . Of decisive importance is that the companies recognize the opportunities and exploit [...] into account during the...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/mobility-in-our-time/basic-knowledge-creating-a-european-standard-step-by-step

during a two-month period. KAN is able to provide effective support to the experts when comments are submitted on occupational safety and health aspects. The advantage of a KAN comment is that it reflects [...] work in the standards committee,...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/standardization-for-the-situation-on-the-ground/standardization-of-earthmoving-machinery-from-the-desk-to-the-construction-site

the nature of their use. According to studies conducted by the INRS (Studies ND 2318 (pdf, in french) and ND 2345 (pdf, in french) around a third of the accidents could be prevented or their severity su

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-eu-and-standardization/serving-the-quality-of-standards-cencenelec-consultants

C Consultants ( CEN/CENELEC Guide 15: Tasks and responsibilities of the New Approach consultants (pdf) ) do not make provision for a formal veto. Further progress of a final draft standard is however halted [...] revolution Interpretation of EU...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/personal-protective-equipment/a-load-of-new-standards-for-industrial-trucks

relevance ( Guidance on the implications of the ISO Global Relevance policy for CEN standardization (pdf) ): a core EN ISO standard is supplemented by technical specifications which apply at regional level [...] supporting all relevant...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/exoskeletons/nanomaterials-and-occupational-safety-and-health

test and information requirements for registration of the nanoforms of substances under the EU REACH (pdf) Chemical Regulation were recently extended, including by the addition of dust-formation tests. Gaps [...] particularly concerning fibrous...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publikationen/kanbrief/1/22/scenarios-for-the-digital-transformation-in-standardization-and-standards

Initiative Digitale Standards (IDiS). Paper has now largely disappeared from standardization. Page-based PDF files and monolithic documents in natural language must also be replaced progressively by solutions [...] Level 0 Not...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-prevention-instrument-of-standardization/rescue-from-vessels-and-confined-spaces-an-underestimated-problem

body of regulations, BG Rule (BGR) 117 Part 1 governing work in vessels, silos and confined spaces (pdf, in german) recommends minimum dimensions that are sufficiently large to enable a person to be rescued [...] subcommittee within the "Raw...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/exoskeletons/exoskeletons-at-work-everything-safe-and-sound

le body postures whilst working (cf. BMAS , BAuA . Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit 2016 (pdf, in german) ) . Exoskeletons, assistive systems worn on the body, are intended to make these tasks [...] more and more frequently. Together...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/personal-protective-equipment/hearing-protectors-correction-values-bridge-the-gap-between-laboratory-testing-and-the-field

action as a result of ageing or storage (See also KAN Report 39 "Consideration of time-related performance characteristics of PPE in standards (pdf) ), and are to require appropriate marking of the products