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Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/standardization-and-the-safety-and-health-of-workers-at-work/the-social-partners-in-kan-not-all-topics-are-suitable-for-standardization

traditional industries. Standardization will also have to address demographic change in the sphere of ergonomics. How do the trade unions view these new, "soft" subjects? Tieves-Sander: We are also sceptical [...] EUROSHNET Conference 2015:...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-normative-and-the-informative/how-can-european-standards-address-physical-contact-between-robots-and-human-beings

assessment and risk reduction, and in other documents (for example: EN 614-1, Safety of machinery – Ergonomic design principles – Part 1: Terminology and general principles) are very clear. Preventive measures [...] for the reduction of risks...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/the-fight-the-risk-campaign/standardization-and-occupational-safety-and-health-in-romania

laboratories for a wide range of subjects: mechanical and electrical risks, noise and vibration, ergonomics, risk assessment, work equipment (machinery, low-voltage equipment, etc.) and personal protective [...] and health, the INCDPM holds the...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/ergonomics/presumption-of-conformity-for-the-guided-type-fall-arresters-standard-is-withdrawn-where-do-we-go-from-here

wolfgang.schäper@bgbau.de petra.jackisch@bgbau.de KANBrief 1/11: Ergonomics standards to be made more user-friendly The ErgoMach programme: ergonomics for all KAN workshop on anthropometry: applying human body

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/ergonomics-on-the-move/slip-resistance-of-floors-and-footwear-test-results-and-reality-may-differ-widely

design and standardization Digital human models make work equipment and processes more ergonomic KAN puts ergonomics under the spotlight Recognizing and appreciating diversity in the world of work Slip

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/safety-of-vehicles/standardization-indispensable-for-prevention-now-and-in-the-future

is and will remain a key prevention instrument by ensuring that work equipment is of safe and ergonomic design. Around 600 representatives from the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions are involved [...] future Noise emission...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/safety-of-vehicles/ambulances-safety-takes-priority

presenting a collision risk within the vehicle, and risks of tripping inside and outside the vehicle Ergonomic placement of the work equipment and materials such that they can be reached from the seats, in order [...] future Noise emission...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/safety-of-vehicles/safe-railway-operations-and-occupational-safety-and-health-a-complex-task-for-standardization

between the two, however. For example, it is not acceptable that significantly smaller and less ergonomic access points and emergency exits are permitted on railway vehicles than those permitted on machinery [...] future Noise emission...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/4/20/good-acoustics-in-open-plan-offices

effect of office concepts on worker health and performance: a systematic review of the literature. Ergonomics 48(2) 2005, pp. 119-34.), but also the increased disturbance caused by speech (Schlittmeier SJ [...] Danielsson C, Chungkham HS, Wulff...

Path: https://www.kan.de/en/publications/kanbrief/1/24/criticism-of-standards-for-gloves-and-clothing-providing-protection-against-pesticides

are tailored more closely to the contact with pesticides. For example, high tear resistance or ergonomic criteria such as breathability are important parameters for the protection of workers in agriculture [...] Criticism of standards for...