World in transition - Europe in adaptation - OSH under pressure

European policies and legislation are in constant evolution - not least in response to global developments. Experts gathered at the 8^th European conference on standardization, testing and certification in the field of occupational safety and health will answer the burning question on what impact these changes have on occupational safety and health, and in particular on their preventive instruments: standardization, testing and certification.

They will present the new political and regulatory areas of EU action, especially the EU Green Deal, Circular Economy, Digital Decade, AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act and Machinery Regulation from an OSH perspective and show how recent developments affect the design, performance and safety of new and innovative products, but also management systems and new forms of work.

Conference programme

• Thursday, 13 June

• Session 1 : EU OSH and standardization strategies
  • EU Strategies on OSH and their implementation (Maurizio Curtarelli, EU-Osha)
  • Standardization strategies of the EU : overview (Sophie Müller, European Commission)
• Session 2 : AI and cyber resilience : challenges for machinery standardization and market surveillance
  • The Machinery Regulation and its links with the AI and Cyber Resilience Acts (Frank Wohnsland, VDMA)
  • Challenges for standardization associated with the new Machinery Regulation (Catherine Lubineau, UNM, France)
  • Market surveillance (Jorge Iñiesta, Industry and Inspection, Community of Madrid, Spain)
• Session 3 : Circular Economy, Green deal and REACH : challenges and standardization
  • Circular Economy (Bertrand Delecroix, INRS, France)
  • Green Deal - standardization perspective (Jörg Megow, DIN, Germany)
  • Green Deal - climate change implications for OSH (Anna-Maria Teperi, FIOH, Finland)
  • REACH Regulation : revision and implications for OSH (Ruth Jimenez, INSST, Spain)
• Session 4 : Human approach towards new forms of work and OSH management 
  • Work in 2040 : management methods and health and security issues (Jennifer Clerté, INRS, France)
  • Management systems
  • Human acceptance of technology (example : exoskeletons) (Jean-Jacques Atain-Kouadio, INRS, France)

• Friday, 14 June

• Session 5 : Product design : Innovative aspects
  • Innovative products and smart solutions (Karin Eufinger, CENTEXBEL, Belgium)
  • OSH and sustainability in global supply chains (Pia Perttula, FIOH, Finland)
  • Innovative product example (Daniela Zavec Titera, Slovenia/Germany)
  • Human factors in smart PPE design, testing and evaluation (Małgorzata Okrasa, CIOP-PIB, Poland)
• Session 6 : Current and future challenges in standardization, testing and certification
  • Round table 1 : Standardization system
  • Round table 2 : Recent developments and needs

Important dates

• Opening of conference registration and poster submission: 8 January 2024
• Early-bird registration: until 29 February 2024
• Poster submission: open until 30 April 2024
• Decision on poster admission: not later than 10 May 2024
• Closing of registration: 29 May 2024

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