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KANBrief 4/11 Assuring the quality of standards in the long term The division of functions between legislation and standardization as embodied in the New Approach has proved effective in many product areas [...] challenges. The topical...

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KANBrief 4/22 Vibration on pedelecs: a rocky road © RONALD RAMPSCH - adobe.stock.com An important step has been taken with the development of a vibration measurement method for use on pedelecs. Overall [...] standards has been the lack of a...

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KANBrief 4/21 Update on the safety of treatment tables ©Frank Herrmann www.fh-photodesign.com Thousands of height-adjustable treatment tables are in use, for example in hospitals and physiotherapy practices [...] and some hurdles have already...

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KANBrief 4/21 Annex III organizations: representatives of social stakeholders in European standardization activity ©scusi - stock.adobe.com European standards help to raise European industry's competitiveness [...] four organizations stated, in...

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KANBrief 4/17 Safe accessing of pressure vessels © Politecnico di Milano Operatives and technicians must frequently climb into pressure vessels in order to perform construction, maintenance, repair and [...] of five years. This means that on an...

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KANBrief 4/17 Criteria for the realization of Industry 4.0 © monicaodo - Fotolia.com Everyone's talking about "Industry 4.0". But what exactly is meant by this "fourth industrial revolution", and what [...] realized, aspects of both product...

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KANBrief 2/16 Inclusion: can be it governed by standards? © KAN In the field, two extreme positions are encountered on the subject of inclusion. At one extreme, calls are made for products to be usable [...] implementation of the United Nations...

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KANBrief 3/15 Method for analysis of DMF in protective gloves © Fraunhofer WKI © Fraunhofer WKI Polyurethane-coated protective gloves may contain manufacturing residues of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) (See [...] (See KANBrief 1/2014 ). This...

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KANBrief 1/10 Machine safety standards: unfinished business following adaptation to the new directive The safety of machinery is a major occupational safety and health function. The subject is also dealt [...] standards. The task recently arose...

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KANBrief 1/11 The ErgoMach programme: ergonomics for all Our working world would be more humane, employees healthier, and companies more efficient if ergonomic findings were more frequently put into practice [...] requirements themselves, but...