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currently at the public enquiry stage. Guide: applying anthropometric data (in german only) Have you been reluctant in the past to make use of anthropometric data during design work or during work on a standards [...] committees, with the aim...

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Anthropometric data ©karepa - stock.adobe.com For products and workplaces to be safe and competitive, they must be designed against anthropometric data that are consistent with those of the current population [...] in these dimensions are now...

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correspond to up-to-date anthropometric data and which can be incorporated into the documents. Katharina von Rymon Lipinski vonrymonlipinski@kan.de What are percentiles? Anthropometric data often include p [...] than this value. You can find...

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KANPraxis KANPraxis Modules: learning ergonomics NoRA: searching for standards Guide: applying anthropometric data Machinery: finding ergonomic solutions What we do Design of accessible workplaces Construction [...] explosion hazards Chemical...

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length of 80 mm and a diameter of 12 mm. In the course of KAN’s study of anthropometric data in standards (KAN Report 44, “Anthropometric data in standards”; 2009), it was found that the length of the test [...] test finger, which was defined...

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by the European Commission’s study of adult anthropometrics 2025-07-16 Based on the results of the EU Commission's study on the inclusiveness of anthropometrics in… more Save the date: 9th EUROSHNET Conference

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, implement gender-responsive language in standards, and launch surveys of data, for example anthropometric data of different population groups. In 2023, the European Commission reviewed 2,650 harmonized [...] standards with respect to the...

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particularly pressing at present? One concrete task concerns the availability of anthropometric data. Statistical anthropometric data change gradually over time, for example as a result of changes in behaviour [...] conducted in conjunction...

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in most respects. Products and workplaces can be designed to be safe and healthy only when the anthropometric data used for their design are consistent with those of the current population. Body dimensions [...] standards were prompted...

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presenting the following topics: 4 November 2025, 9:30–11 am: People made to measure: DIN standards & anthropometric data – how do they fit? 4 November 2025, 2:45–4:15 pm: Position of the German occupational safety