KAN: a German trade union voice in standards
2013
7
24-27
safety of machinery ; occupational safety ; standard ; standardization ; trade union role ; workers participation ; trade union document
Technical standardization
English
"Standards are developed by private standards organizations working very much to the agenda of manufacturers and much less in the interests of workers who use their products. Germany's Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardization (KAN) has been trying for nearly 20 years to put this situation right. It upholds the interests of various stakeholders in health and safety at work, and so also gives the unions a voice."
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