KANBrief 3/10 Interpretation of EU directives Although the institutions of the EU endeavour to formulate directives comprehensively and clearly, questions repeatedly arise regarding their application
KANBrief 3/10 Serving the quality of standards: CEN/CENELEC Consultants In order to ensure that harmonized European standards adequately support the essential safety requirements of EU directives, CEN
KANBrief 4/09 Fifteen years of the Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardization (KAN) What is the situation regarding access to standards and participation by stakeholders on stan
KANBrief 2/10 See and be seen: the use of machinery on construction sites The use of modern construction machinery is substantially responsible for construction work becoming increasingly more product
KANBrief 1/09 EN ISO 13849: Successful transfer of research results Dr. Michael Schaefer and Michael Dorra, BGIA, answer questions Between 1997 and 2000, nine European testing and research institutes
KANBrief 3/09 Hearing protectors: correction values bridge the gap between laboratory testing and the field Hearing protectors frequently attain lower sound-attenuation levels in industrial use than i
KANBrief 1/09 Anthrax & Co.: a controversial CEN document concerning biological safety In 2007, an international group of experts drew up a CEN document concerning biological risks in laboratories. Th
KANBrief 3/09 Safety in technology and chemicals: the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing Methods and developments for the safe and environmentally responsible use of materials
KANBrief 3/09 Fall arresters for protection against falls from a height: goal of the “European Single Market“ not yet reached Guided-type fall arresters with a rigid anchor line are employed for prote
KANBrief 3/09 A load of new standards for industrial trucks New standards governing industrial trucks (such as fork-lift and pallet trucks) are about to be published. What‘s special: since a consensus
