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17/12/24

A major development in the drafting of international standards: the mandatory adoption of OSDs

On 1 January 2025, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) will require the use of an online collaborative tool - OSD, for Online Standards Development - for the development of standards, from the preparatory stage through to publication, replacing the Word word processor frequently used until now.

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17/12/24

Safety and standardisation: focus on continuous handling equipment

Continuous handling systems go beyond simply moving objects. They include actions such as storage, production or order picking. Their use can lead to serious accidents. Preventing such accidents is a priority for the French Occupational Injuries and Diseases Branch (Branche AT/MP), which is playing an active role in standardisation work.

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25/10/24

November 2024: What’s new in OSH standardisation?

EUROGIP monitors newly published texts or work in progress at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation.

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30/09/24

No workshop agreements to deal with OHS

CEN has taken a decision similar to that taken by CENELEC for electrical engineering. Its “Workshop Agreements” (CWAs), which are often drawn up at short notice to meet the needs of rapidly developing sectors, will no longer be able to cover occupational health and safety (OHS). This position is supported in particular by INRS and EUROGIP in France.

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28/05/24

Standardisation and OHS in Europe: six organisations sign a joint declaration

INRS and EUROGIP in France, KAN in Germany, CIOP in Poland, INSST in Spain and FIOH in Finland have adopted new common positions on occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation, which constitute an enriched and updated version of the first agreement signed by the first three bodies in Bonn in 2014.

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30/04/24

There’s still time to register for the EUROSHNET European conference

On 13 and 14 June 2024, the European OSH network EUROSHNET is holding its 8th European conference in Krakow (Poland) on the theme “World in transition - Europe in adaptation - OSH under pressure”.

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18/03/24

Free access to European harmonised technical standards

The new ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 5 March 2024 in the so-called “Malamud” case (C-588/21 P) will have a significant impact on standardisation work in Europe and will make access to so-called harmonised standards free of charge.

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30/01/24

13-14 June 2024, Krakow: 8th European EUROSHNET Conference

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15/11/23

Assessment of Regulation 1025/2012 on European standardisation

Adopted in October 2012, is Regulation 1025/2012 on European standardisation still relevant? To answer this question, the European Commission launched a call for contributions in September 2023, which attracted 90 opinions.

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02/06/23

Standardisation to improve baggage handling conditions at airports

Getting luggage to the aircraft holds always requires the intervention of a handler at one time or another. Standardisation has played an important role in safeguarding the health of baggage handlers, but it is complex to implement.

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