01.07.2021 // Press
Every third ventilation system in schools with significant defects
... 1 July 2021 - More than one in three ventilation systems (34.2 per cent) in buildings requiring inspection, such as high-rise buildings, schools, clinics or shopping centres, were found to have ...
#plant safety#building law#building law report
18.06.2021 // Press
For the climate: one in five city residents gives up their own car
... 18 June 2021 - Four out of ten Germans (40 percent) say they have changed their personal mobility behaviour in recent years in favour of climate-friendly travel. This is the result of a ...
#climate protection#mobility
12.05.2021 // Position Paper
Toy Safety in the EU: not a Success Story
... Since 2009 the so-called Toy Safety Directive has been in force in Europe. The directive sets out all the requirements for toys that are to be placed on the market in Europe. This includes ...
#position#eu single market#product safety#toys
09.03.2021 // Press
Future government must focus on climate protection
... The TÜV Association expects the future German government to make additional efforts in climate protection. "The Corona pandemic is currently overshadowing the most important challenges of our time: ...
#sustainability#climate protection#bundestagswahl
23.02.2021 // Position Paper
Conformity Assessment: Remote Activities
... In the field of conformity assessment, remote activities comprise all activities that take place without the physical presence of the subject of the conformity assessment. They are carried out with ...
#position#conformity assessment#accreditation
17.11.2020 // Position Paper
Trusted and Independent: TrustCenter ensures Safe Automated and Connected Driving
... Highly automated driving offers the opportunity to make traffic safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. At the same time, Germany is creating a comprehensive network for intelligent ...
#position#automated driving#autonomous driving
09.07.2020 // Position Paper
Post Euro-6-Standard: Modern Methods for Protecting the Environment and Climate
... The Euro standards regulate the pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions of passenger cars and commercial vehicles within the framework of type approval and periodic exhaust emission testing in the ...
#position#emissions test
21.02.2020 // Position Paper
Strengthen Automated and Driverless Vehicles in Public Transportation
... With increasing urbanization, public transport infrastructure in cities worldwide is reaching its capacity limits. In addition, maintaining an adequate supply of mobility services in rural regions ...
#position#autonomous driving#passenger transportation
29.01.2020 // Position Paper
Position for an EU Legal Framework for the Approval of Non Road Mobile Machinery
... The TÜV Association and DEKRA welcome a deepening of the Single Market Strategy in the area of approval procedures for non road mobile machinery. In order to facilitate the free road circulation of ...
#position#automated driving
28.01.2020 // Position Paper
Improving the Safety of Cyclists
... More and more people want to use the diverse opportunities provided by modern mobility. Easily reachable and combinable means of transportation strengthen bus, train, bike, and foot traffic. ...
#position#roadsafety#bicycle traffic