KANBrief 4/12 Occupational safety and health begins at the purchasing stage Owing to the frequently bewilderingly large number of products and suppliers, the purchase of suitable work equipment presen
example for the measurement of the majority of dimensions and time quantities. A study presented by KAN (pdf) in 2010 had revealed however that for a not inconsiderable number of non-trivial measurement provisions [...] measurable values,...
KANBrief 4/12 Machine safety: reducing the incentive for the defeating of safety devices is all-important A study (Defeating of safety devices on machinery (in German only), HVBG, 2006) has shown that
KANBrief 1/13 Standardization of services: benefit for the trade and crafts sector doubtful The European standardization package became applicable on 1 January 2013. With this package, the European Co
KANBrief 4/12 Safety by co-operation: procurement of machinery at Ford Werke GmbH in Germany Ford is continually stepping up the consideration given to safety requirements during the procurement of ma
implications of the new EU regulation on standardisation. Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 on standardisation (pdf) has been applicable since 1 January 2013. What has changed with this new regulation? With this regulation
In storage however, pellets emit carbon monoxide gas. This has already caused several fatalities. KAN sees a need for action in this area. Its response has included initiating the production of a DGUV [...] und Verkehr Sachsen. Abschlussbericht...
relevant standards from SPRING in the form of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP). Michael Robert robert@kan.de Sebastian Tan Shi Hao Sebastian_tan@mom.gov.sg KANBrief 2/13: The role of standardization in prevention
KANBrief 4/13 Laser safety: new limit values in standards present problems for occupational safety and health Lasers are ubiquitous. They assure the utmost precision in machining, are used in spectros
OSH experts with the necessary tools for the trade, the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and KAN hold events suitable for both newcomers to standardization and experienced standardization experts [...] for its development through to its...