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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/new-guideline-documents-on-ergonomics/greater-safety-during-the-sawing-and-splitting-of-firewood

agreed by the KAN working group on behalf of Germany. Revision of the standard could however take some time, particularly in the case of the log splitters. Corrado Mattiuzzo mattiuzzo@kan.de KANBrief 2/12: [...] machines must also be improved....

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/new-guideline-documents-on-ergonomics/oshwiki-examples-of-good-practice-and-tools-for-smes-eu-osha-provides-help-in-the-field

KANBrief 2/12 OSHWiki, examples of good practice and tools for SMEs: EU-OSHA provides help in the field Since September 2011, the post of Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/osh-rules-and-regulations/the-rules-and-regulations-of-the-german-social-accidentinsurance-institutions

KANBrief 1/12 The rules and regulations of the German Social AccidentInsurance institutions A core element of the Joint German OSH Strategy (GDA) is the statutory obligation to produce a coherent body

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/osh-rules-and-regulations/the-block-vote-a-very-special-case

stakeholder in standardization. This important decision has now been further substantiated. In the past, KAN has occasionally made use of the block vote, for example with regard to draft standards governing test [...] protection. The working...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/osh-rules-and-regulations/a-guideline-paper-ensures-clarity-in-the-body-of-osh-rules-and-regulations

KANBrief 1/12 A guideline paper ensures clarity in the body of OSH rules and regulations On 31 August 2011, the institutions responsible for the Joint German OSH Strategy (GDA) and the social partners

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/osh-rules-and-regulations/standardization-an-important-instrument-in-the-area-of-prevention

Insurance institutions and KAN frequently work closely together. Changes in European standardization policy are also monitored closely by the DGUV in close consultation with KAN. Siegfried Turowski siegfried

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/new-guideline-documents-on-ergonomics/test-finger-tested-and-found-to-be-too-short

such that persons are not able to come into contact with dangerous parts. An assessment (pdf) commissioned by KAN has found however that test fingers to EN 60529 do not always guarantee this protection [...] which specifies a length of 80 mm...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/new-guideline-documents-on-ergonomics/european-working-party-on-standardization-brings-the-state-and-social-partners-closer-together

partners closer together In 2011, in response to an initiative by the employers’ liaison office at the KAN Secretariat, the Working Party “Standardization” was set up at the European Commission’s Advisory Committee [...] group. The German...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/new-guideline-documents-on-ergonomics/ergonomics-in-the-guide-to-application-of-the-machinery-directive

formulated in Section 1.1.6 (“Ergonomics”) of the directive. During a workshop organized in 2008 by KAN (see also KANBrief 3/2008 ), representatives of the European Commission, CEN and the social partners [...] that good ergonomic design of...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/close-co-operation-in-the-interests-of-greater-product-safety/euroshnet-conference-forging-the-key-to-product-safety

means of stronger Europe-wide co-operation between all parties. Angela Janowitz Harri Vainio janowitz@kan.de Harri.Vainio@ttl.fi KANBrief 3/12: EUROSHNET conference: forging the key to product safety Stakeholder