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
KANBrief 1/13 Strengthening the use of European standardisation as a political instrument Since October 2012 Dr. Stefan Nonneman has been head of the “Standards for boosting competitiveness” unit at t
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
KANBrief 1/13 Standardizing services: exploiting opportunities, identifying hazards In November 2012, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and DIN organised the second conference fo
KANBrief 2/13 The challenges to standardization policy presented by a transatlantic free-trade zone The export of high-quality technical products is of great importance for the German economy. For thi
KANBrief 4/13 Responding to new products and requirements: a challenge for the standardization of PPE At many workplaces, personal protective equipment (PPE) is an essential element in measures for th
KANBrief 4/13 Revision of the PPE Directive: what's new, what isn't? The PPE Directive was one of the first New Approach directives, being drawn up in 1989. It governs the placing of personal protecti