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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-fight-the-risk-campaign/bump-strip-for-foot-protection-makes-industrial-trucks-safer

KANBrief 2/10 Bump strip for foot protection makes industrial trucks safer Pedestrian-controlled industrial trucks are in everyday use in many companies. Accidents continue to occur, particularly when [...] operators and suitable transport...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-office/ergonomic-classrooms-promote-both-health-and-learning

KANBrief 2/11 Ergonomic classrooms promote both health and learning In contrast to the underlying ergonomic conditions in office workplaces, those in classrooms are often neglected, either out of ignorance [...] publications. Susan Freiberg Dr....

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-office/safe-work-in-offices

KANBrief 2/11 Safe work in offices Office work is the prevailing form of work in Germany. At present, approximately 17 million people in Germany have an office workplace, and the number is still rising [...] and to remain closely in step with...

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...