Standards for playground surfaces should better reflect the balance between play and protection against falls

Falls from playground equipment were the focus of an international conference hosted yesterday by TÜV AUSTRIA, a third party inspection, testing & certification body, and ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation.

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ANEC President visits Czechia (ANEC eNewsletter ed. 8 – 2019)

• Free workshop on accessibility in authoring tools • ANEC President visits Czechia • ANEC and CI refresh dialogue • First EU Product Safety Awards • Joint Market Surveillance Actions 2016 • ANEC comments on draft EC Guidance • CEN-CENELEC meetings in the Basque Country • World Standards Day 2019 • New guidance on toy safety • ICT standards for the future • Connected products must not fail consumers • New Ecodesign rules for five household appliances • ANEC at Citizens’ Energy Forum • Webinar on CEN Guide 16 • CORRECTION • Vehicle data & cybersecurity • Support of accessible meetings in the Czech Republic

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Few people are interested in technical standardisation and even fewer have heard of ANEC. Yet, although standardisation may not seem at all sexy at first glance, it is an essential component of modern life and the role of ANEC is key.

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The Work Programme sets out the activities ANEC plans to undertake in 2019. It lists areas of activity under our seven priority areas, as well as under the horizontal area of Policy. ANEC priorities are also reflected in the UAWP for Standardisation 2019.

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ANEC is the European consumer voice in standardisation, defending the collective consumer interests in the processes of technical standardisation, conformity assessment, accreditation and market surveillance as well as related legislation and public policies.

ANEC was established in 1995 as an international non-profit association under Belgian law and is open to the representation of national consumer organisations in 34 countries.

ANEC is funded by the European Union and EFTA, with national consumer organisations contributing in kind. Its Secretariat is based in Brussels.

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