Standardization
11/10/16
A French standard to help contracting authorities choose a safety coordinator
The voluntary French standard AFNOR P 99-600, published in July 2016, is a Good Practice Guide for contracting authorities...
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News about EUROGIP and occupational risks in Europe
You will find here all the news concerning EUROGIP, health and safety at work from the point of view of Community bodies (directives, recommendations, strategic guidelines…) and standardisation, as well as examples of good practices in the prevention or insurance of accidents at work and occupational diseases in other countries.
Standardization
08/08/16
The procedure for establishing European standards has been changed since 1 July 2016
New procedures came into effect recently for enquiries and formal voting in CEN-CENELEC. They are modelled on those adopted...
Standardization
08/08/16
Brexit: What impact on European standardization?
The economic and political consequences of Brexit are still hard to determine. But the European standardization system should remain...
Standardization
08/08/16
What consequences of the negative vote on the ISO 45001 draft standard?
After the international enquiry on the ISO 45001 draft standard on “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems” ended last...
Standardization
30/06/16
June 2016: What’s new in health and safety at work standardization?
New standards publications, new works, registration of new subjects or comity creations… Below is the result of the monitoring...
Standardization
15/06/16
Signature of the joint initiative on standardization for the coming four years
On 13 June in Amsterdam, the European Trade Union Confederation and other stakeholders signed the “Joint initiative on standardization”...
Standardization
15/06/16
Painting plants: a new standard to replace the deficient old standards
A new European standard on “Spray booths for organic coating material – Safety requirements” will replace three old standards,...
Standardization
24/05/16
Negative vote on the ISO 45001 draft standard
In mid-May, the ISO 45001 draft international standard on “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with guidance...
Standardization
23/05/16
Standardization to federate, boost and transform French industry
The Alliance Industrie du Futur organization recently presented its work on standardization policy to improve France’s industrial competitiveness. The...
Standardization
21/04/16
The Dresden agreement is undergoing revision
The Dresden agreement, ratified in September 1996 between CENELEC and the CEI, is undergoing revision. It governs the planning of new...
