Standardization|23/09/22

September 2022: what’s new in occupational health and safety standardisation

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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.

In this context, it publishes the results in a new “What’s new in OSH standardisation” for September 2022.

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