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Contribute to the 6th EUROSHNET Conference on standardization, testing and certification in the field of occupational safety and health

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This 6th EUROSHNET Conference on standardization, testing and certification in the field of occupational safety and health will be held in Dresden/Germany from 12 to 14 June 2019 on the following theme: “Be smart, stay safe together – Innovative products and workplaces”.

It is organised in the framework of EUROSHNET, a joint project of EUROGIP and INRS (France), KAN and DGUV (Germany), CIOP-PIB (Poland), FIOH (Finland), and INSHT (Spain) which gathers together experts involved in standardization.

The participants will have the opportunity to discuss their experience and expectations of innovative products and workplaces in lectures, workshops and interactive programmes.

A call for papers has been launched.

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