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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/eu-reforms-standardization-and-the-single-market/todays-forestry-sector-requires-up-to-date-standards

KANBrief 3/11 Today's forestry sector requires up-to-date standards Accidents, in some cases severe, have occurred in the past during work with large forestry machinery. This has prompted KAN to commission [...] process in the form of agreed...

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

KANBrief 2/11 Europe creates a legal basis for safe construction products On 24 April 2011, the new EU Construction Products Regulation came into force. It takes effect immediately, but will not impose [...] within mandates which in turn can be...

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

KANBrief 4/11 CWA, PAS & Co: a second-class consensus is not good enough for occupational safety and health A new trend is emerging: numerous CEN Workshop Agreements (CWAs) and other specifications are [...] even more complex than is already...

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 act [...] (formerly E30,000). Dirk Moritz...

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

KANBrief 1/12 The block vote: a very "special case" With a presidial decision taken in 1996, DIN moved to protect stakeholder groups in standardization activity at national level. The presidial decision [...] agreed (with two abstentions), will...

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 [...] role to play in the health and safety...

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

KANBrief 2/12 Test finger: tested and found to be too short A test finger can be used to test whether the enclosures of machines and installations are designed such that persons are not able to come into [...] how the results of the assessment...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/close-co-operation-in-the-interests-of-greater-product-safety/an-occupational-accident-results-in-changes-to-the-product-standard-governing-spray-guns-for-coating-materials

KANBrief 3/12 An occupational accident results in changes to the product standard governing spray guns for coating materials In 2007, an accident typical for the sector drew the attention of OSH experts [...] version of EN 1953 is expected to...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/close-co-operation-in-the-interests-of-greater-product-safety/stakeholder-interaction-becomes-reality-in-world-cafe-and-workshops

KANBrief 3/12 Stakeholder interaction becomes reality in World Café and workshops The 4th European conference placed particular emphasis on the interaction between all stakeholders involved in product [...] on and the NFL , H Stakeholder...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/close-co-operation-in-the-interests-of-greater-product-safety/market-surveillance-10-years-from-now

KANBrief 3/12 Market surveillance 10 years from now European market surveillance of work products is at a crossroads. It is challenged by a combination of diminishing resources and pressure from industry [...] Phil Papard HSE /ADCO Machinery...