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To ensure steady high levels of safety for industrial machinery, it is key to keep relevant safety standards constantly updated, taking into account recent developments in technology. For this reason, in a welcome development in the field of machinery safety, CEN Technical Committee 114 'Safety of machinery', just published an updated version of EN ISO 13849-1:2023 'Safety of machinery - Safety-related parts of control systems - Part 1: General principles for design (ISO 13849-1:2023)'.
The CEN Workshop ‘Exchanging of building and infrastructure damage information with the Common Alerting Protocol’ was kicked off on 22 March 2022. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the final draft of the CWA.
The main objective of the CEN/WS 'Fracture toughness evaluation methodologies applied to advanced high strength steel sheets' is to provide guidelines describing different methodologies, informing about their suitability, and to provide recommendations that can be applied by the manufacturers during the planning, design, and operational phases of the manufacture of AHSS sheets.
The CEN Workshop ‘Management of forest fire incidents – SITAC-based symbology’ was kicked off on 16 February 2022. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the final draft of the CWA.
The CEN Workshop ‘Structuring an emergency response plan for crisis management stakeholders’ was kicked off on 27 January 2022. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the final draft of the CWA.
The CEN Workshop 'Collaborative emergency response – Common addressing format and emergency identification protocol' was kicked off on 18 February 2022. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the final draft of the CWA.
This CEN Workshop Agreement defines the process for extraction and purification of PHA biopolyesters using chlorinated solvent-free and wet chemistry methods from enriched biomass.
The Living Standards Award is the most important Austrian award for standardization and innovation. Every year, the Living Standards Award shines the spotlight on national and international hidden champions. It shows how standards contribute to success in business, to advancing innovations and to turning ideas into export.
The ETUC is a member of CEN/TC 467 ‘Climate change’, which was set up in early 2021 to address standardization in the field of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, including related social and economic aspects. It aims to develop frameworks, requirements and guidance to support EU policies on climate change, in the perspective of a full implementation of the EU Green Deal.
SBS just launched the first edition of Meeting Standards, an awareness-raising initiative which consists of a series of online and physical events and activities that will be held all over Europe from 14 to 21 November 2023.