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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/2/21/smart-glasses-from-pilot-project-to-application-in-the-field

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...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/transport-and-traffic/disruptive-changes-in-technology-the-economy-and-society

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...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/occupational-safety-and-health-in-japan/impressions-of-japanese-work-culture

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

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/3/24/product-safety-and-occupational-health-and-safety-in-denmark

. 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...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/2/21/china-a-developing-global-power-in-standardization

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 According to reports however, an unpublished paper on the topic is being [...]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...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/translate-to-englisch-1/23/guideline-to-the-selection-and-use-of-protective-gloves

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...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/safety-of-vehicles/noise-emission-information-a-machinery-manufacturers-guide

examples, observed during the NOMAD study, of common errors typically found in noise emission data reported in the instruction manuals. Recommendations on how to avoid these errors are provided in the Guide [...] and in the future Noise...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/1/24/management-standards-in-the-ascendency-a-process-to-be-managed

and logistics. Delivery services in particular have gained greater relevance through platform work (e.g. Uber, Lieferando, Wolt, etc.). The ISO/AWI 39004 project currently in progress addresses the safety [...] to statistical distortions, and...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/3/22/digital-methods-in-the-field-of-ergonomics

single-camera systems (e.g. Microsoft Kinect) are inexpensive and suitable for mobile use. Conversely, calibrated camera systems employing markers on the person for motion detection (e.g. OptiTrack, Vicon) [...] Professor Martin Schmauder,...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/translate-to-englisch-2/24/gender-gap-in-occupational-safety-and-health-how-ppe-disadvantages-women-firefighters

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 [...] too tight on the legs or...