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EUROSHNET conference: Improving the quality of working life – A challenge for standardization, testing and certification

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The conference will focus on how standardization, testing and certification can help to improve the quality of working life in a constantly changing world, and what pitfalls must be avoided.

The conference is aimed at manufacturers and users of products, European and national authorities, OSH experts and other stakeholders in OSH.

Eurogip is a co-organizer of this conference, which will be held in Seville, Spain, from 14 to 16 October 2015.

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