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 decisi
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
KANBrief 1/12 Standardization: an important instrument in the area of prevention If standardization results in attention being paid to safety and ergonomics whilst work equipment is still at the desig
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 i
KANBrief 2/12 European working party on standardization brings the state and social partners closer together In 2011, in response to an initiative by the employers’ liaison office at the KAN Secretari
KANBrief 2/12 Ergonomics in the Guide to application of the Machinery Directive Engineers should not regard the ergonomic design of machines as an optional extra, but should automatically consider it
KANBrief 3/12 EUROSHNET conference: forging the key to product safety Helsinki, geographically on Europe's northern frontier but economically and technologically at its heart, was the venue of the EUR
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 exper
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
KANBrief 3/12 ADCO Task Force: co-operation in the interests of better machine safety standards In order for the valuable observations made during market surveillance activities to be exploited during
