NEWS
We are pleased to inform you about the upcoming CEN and CENELEC activities in 2026.
On 28 April, trade unions across the world marked International Workers’ Memorial Day. The day provides a moment to remember the people who have lost their lives, health, and livelihoods because of unsafe work.
SBS is pleased to invite you to join key stakeholders in Brussels on 29 June 2026 to honour those contributing to a fairer, more competitive and innovative economic future at the inaugural SBS Awards Ceremony, a landmark event debuting during this year's Meeting Standards initiative (22 to 30 June).
Standardization in Austria is seeing growing involvement: in 2025, around 5000 experts from 3000 organizations were working on standards within national, European, and international bodies. More than 400 of these 5000 were new participants. For a country the size of Austria, this broad and growing participation is a strong sign that standardization is firmly anchored across the economy.
A new European standard, EN 81-76:2025, introduces the possibility of using specially designed lifts to evacuate people who cannot use stairs during emergencies. Traditionally, evacuation has relied on assistance from others or rescue services, limiting independence for many people with disabilities.
The March issue of the CEN and CENELEC newsletter 'On the Spot' is out now!
Meeting Standards is back for the 4th edition in June 2026. This European initiative, organized by Small Business Standards, brings together standards organizations, industry associations, business support organizations, and policy stakeholders around a shared goal: making standards more accessible and visible for SMEs across Europe.
The 5th session of the Expert Council of the Croatian Standards Institute (HZN) was held in Zagreb at Hotel International, bringing together numerous representatives of HZN members.
The Annex III organizations of the EU Standardization Regulation support the representation of societal and small business interests in standards-making.
EN ISO 12100, widely regarded as the cornerstone standard for machinery safety, underpins all machinery standards linked to the Machinery Directive and the upcoming Machinery Regulation. This so-called ‘A-type standard’ has been under revision for several years now to accommodate the new health and safety requirements introduced by the future Machinery Regulation. Given its central role, its revision is expected to have far-reaching implications for worker protection across Europe. The ETUC has therefore been actively participating in this work.