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Companies are responsible for the health and safety of their employees. An ergonomically designed workplace and safety precautions help to prevent occupational illnesses and accidents.

Formalities

Here you will find information about formalities related to this subject:

• Occupational health and safety management system; consulting and auditing based on OHRIS

  The industrial inspectorates at the district governments advise companies on the voluntary introduction of a company occupational health and safety management system based on OHRIS.

• Organization of occupational health and safety in companies; performance of inspections

  The factory inspectorate checks whether the company's occupational health and safety has been organized in accordance with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG).

• Occupational safety; application for an exception to the appointment of a company physician or occupational safety specialist
  Employers may apply to the relevant trade supervisory office for the granting of an exemption when appointing occupational physicians and occupational safety specialists if the person to be appointed does not meet the legal requirements.
• Occupational accidents, claims and occupational diseases; conducting investigations.
  The labor inspectorates at the governments conduct investigations of occupational accidents and cooperate in investigations of damage to plant and equipment.
• Working time; monitoring

  The labor inspectorates at the governments monitor whether the Working Hours Act is being complied with and, in exceptional cases, approve, among other things, work on Sundays and public holidays, as well as, in individual cases, an increase in the maximum permissible working hours with appropriate compensation.

• Construction worker protection; monitoring

  The labor inspectorates monitor working conditions on construction sites.

• Mining; declaration of the appointment of a supervisor
  A supervisor (responsible person) can be appointed in accordance with §§ 58 ff of the Federal Mining Act to fulfill the duties arising from mining regulations and to manage and supervise the operation.
• Occupational disease; application for recognition
  You can apply for recognition of an occupational disease.
• Explosive substances; notification of the commencement of activities and the appointed responsible persons.
  Anyone who handles explosive substances commercially must notify the competent authority of the commencement of this activity and the responsible persons appointed by him.
• Statutory accident insurance; registration of a company, self-employed or freelance activity

  If you start a business, become self-employed or freelance, you must register this with the statutory accident insurance.

• Health promotion and prevention; application for funding as part of the "Healthy.Living.Bavaria." initiative

  With the Healthy.Living.Bavaria. initiative, the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care promotes knowledge-based and quality-assured model projects that take into account individual behavior as well as conditions in the living environment.

• Health protection at the workplace; monitoring

  The labor inspectorates monitor compliance with the regulations on protection against occupational hazards.

• Youth employment protection; application for a certificate of authorization to investigate.

  If you need an examination authorization certificate to conduct a medical examination under the Youth Employment Protection Act, you must apply for one.

• Child care; application for compensation under the Protection Against Infection Act.

  Employers and self-employed persons can apply for compensation or reimbursement in accordance with Section 56 (1a) of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG).

• Food personnel; registration for instruction in accordance with the Infection Protection Act

  Before starting a commercial activity with food in the sense of § 42 para. 2 Infection Protection Act (IfSG) for the first time, an instruction by the health authorities or by the doctors appointed by them is required, § 43 para. 1 IfSG.

• Driving and rest times; monitoring
  Compliance with social regulations in road traffic is monitored by the state within the framework of company inspections and roadside inspections.
• Maternity protection; notice of employment of pregnant or nursing woman
  If one of your employees, students or pupils has informed you that she is pregnant or breastfeeding, you must report this to the relevant labor inspectorate.
• Event space; notice of temporary use

  You must notify an event with more than 200 attendees that is to be held only temporarily in a space that is not licensed as a meeting space.

• Loss of earnings; application for compensation under the Infection Protection Act.

  If you are prohibited from working due to the Infection Protection Act and suffer a loss of earnings as a result, you can receive compensation under certain conditions.

• Firearms license; application

  If you want to carry a firearm in public, you must first apply for a firearms license.

• Firearms license; application for renewal
  When your firearms license expires, you must have it renewed.