Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Occupational health and safety protects employees from occupational hazards and harmful stresses at work. Health promotion and the mobilization of employees' physical and mental health are also part of occupational safety and health.

Formalities

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

• Demolition and remediation work on weakly bonded asbestos products; application for approval as a specialist company

  Demolition and remediation work on weakly bound asbestos products may only be carried out by specialist companies that have been approved by the competent authority to carry out this work.

• 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.

• 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 company physicians and occupational safety specialists if the person to be appointed does not meet the legal requirements.
• Hours of work; request for extension for employees of a seasonal and campaign operation.

  Upon request, employees of a seasonal or campaign operation may be granted an extension of daily working hours for the duration of the season or campaign up to a maximum of twelve hours per day on individual days.

• Materials containing asbestos; notification of activities
  Activities involving materials containing asbestos must be notified in advance to the responsible trade supervisory office.
• Construction worker protection; monitoring

  The labor inspectorates monitor working conditions on construction sites.

• Construction project; advance notice of the establishment of a construction site.

  As a rule, construction sites must be notified in advance to the responsible trade supervisory office or mining office in the form of an advance notice.

• Mining; notification of the appointment of a responsible person
  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; notification in case of suspicion

  If you have indications that an occupational disease may be present, you have the option of reporting it to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

• 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.
• Explosive substances; application for a storage permit
  The storage (keeping) of explosive substances is subject to the requirements of the Explosives Act in conjunction with the Second Ordinance to the Explosives Act and usually requires a permit.
• Fireworks; notification of the burning of pyrotechnic articles
  The form is used for the notification of fireworks with pyrotechnic objects by the holder of a permit under the Explosives Act (SprengG).
• Protection against dismissal; application for consent to dismissal

  Employees who fall under the special protection against dismissal can only be dismissed if the responsible trade supervisory office has given its approval.

• 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 notify the relevant labor inspectorate.
• Sundays and public holidays; application for a permit for the employment of employees

  As an employer, you require an official permit if you intend to work on a Sunday or public holiday in your business or company, unless there is a legal exception.

• Blasting with explosive substances; display

  If blasting with explosive substances is to be carried out, this must be reported to the locally responsible trade supervisory office or mining office.

• Installations requiring monitoring; control
  Control of the operation of facilities with special hazard potential, such as storage facilities for flammable liquids, elevator facilities, facilities in potentially explosive atmospheres and pressure facilities (pressure vessels, steam boilers and pipelines).