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Document ID (ISN)109275
CIS number 09-265
ISSN - Serial title 1027-4693 - Newsletter of the European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety - Bulletin d'information du Bureau technique syndical européen pour la santé et la sécurité
Year 2004
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Sapir M.
Title The safety of work equipment - User-oriented strategies for improving technical standards
Bibliographic information June 2008, No. 24-25, p.1-51 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref.
Internet access http://hesa.etui-rehs.org/uk/dossiers/files/News24-25-EN.pdf [in English]
http://hesa.etui-rehs.org/fr/newsletter/files/FINAL-News24FRdef.pdf [in French]
Abstract Collection of articles on improving technical standards for work equipment, grouped under the following headings: globalization of standardization processes; participatory design of work equipment; feeding end-user information into work equipment design; research input into the participatory design of work equipment in Europe.
Descriptors (primary) safety engineering; safety by design; design of equipment; standardization
Descriptors (secondary) Europe; cooperation; workers' participation; role of workers' organizations
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceBelgium
Subject(s)
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Workers' participation
Ergonomics
Globalization