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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-office/europe-creates-a-legal-basis-for-safe-construction-products

for the safety of construction products at European level. A legal loophole has thus been closed. KAN monitored development of the new Construction Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 305/2011) closely [...] requirements within mandates...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/quality-of-standards/hazards-presented-by-fault-arcs

KANBrief 4/11 Hazards presented by fault arcs Since June 2009 (see KANBrief 3/09 ) , a KAN working group comprising representatives of the German accident insurance institutions, regional authorities, [...] from the characteristics of the...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/quality-of-standards/cwa-pas-co-a-second-class-consensus-is-not-good-enough-for-occupational-safety-and-health

(CWAs) and other specifications are being developed on safety-related topics. In a position paper, KAN has described the procedures for the creation of CWAs and PAS and the particular issues that they present [...] their interests and...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/eu-reforms-standardization-and-the-single-market/the-latest-developments-in-standards-governing-services

occupational health and safety. KAN monitors standardization activity and formulates comments based upon its fundamental position on the standardization of services. Staff at the KAN Secretariat are active in [...] outsourcing; human resource...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/quality-of-standards/assuring-the-quality-of-standards-in-the-long-term

discussion concerning revision of the European standardization system (see KANBrief 3/11 ) prompted KAN to consider certain fundamental aspects of the quality of standards. The resulting working paper was [...] practitioners in the field to be...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/quality-of-standards/baua-creates-interactive-product-safety-portal

KANBrief 4/11 BAuA creates interactive product safety portal Trust is good, but supervision is better. Work equipment and other technical products such as machines, electric appliances, PPE or toys mu

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/osh-rules-and-regulations/normapme-the-european-voice-of-smes-in-standardization

KANBrief 1/12 NORMAPME: the European voice of SMEs in standardization An interview with Klaus Yongden Tillmann. In January 2011, the former Managing Director of the Dortmund chamber of crafts assumed

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/osh-rules-and-regulations/german-product-safety-act-a-clean-sweep

KANBrief 1/12 German Product Safety Act: a clean sweep? On 1 December 2011, the German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG) was replaced by the new Product Safety Act (ProdSG). The new name of the

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KANBrief 4/11 EUROSHNET organizes conference on product safety In Europe, a large number of players are involved in regulation, standardization, testing and certification in the area of occupational s

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/quality-of-standards/how-can-harmonized-standards-be-improved-further

KANBrief 4/11 How can harmonized standards be improved further? The strategy committee for occupational safety and health of AFNOR , the French standards institute ( Comité stratégique sur la sécurité