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Arbeitsschutz bewahrt die Beschäftigten vor berufsbedingten Gefahren und schädigenden Belastungen am Arbeitsplatz. Auch die Gesundheitsförderung sowie die Mobilisierung der körperlichen und psychischen Gesundheit der Beschäftigten gehören zum Arbeitsschutz.

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.

• Akkordarbeit; Beantragung einer Ausnahmegenehmigung vom Beschäftigungsverbot
• Arbeitsschutzmanagementsystem-Konzept (OHRIS); Beratung
• 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).

• Work safety organization; request for an exception
  In occupational safety, companies are required by law to take certain measures, e.g. various persons must be appointed, such as occupational safety specialists or company physicians. Deviations must be approved by the responsible trade supervisory office.
• Accidents at work, claims and occupational diseases; carrying out investigations

  The labour inspectorates at the governments conduct investigations into occupational accidents and assist in investigations into damage to plant and equipment. Furthermore, they prepare expert reports within the framework of occupational disease procedures of the accident insurance institutions.

• Working time; request for extension for employees of a seasonal and campaign enterprise

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

  As a rule, construction sites must be notified in advance to the responsible industrial inspectorate or mining authority in the form of an advance notice.

• 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 fulfil the duties arising from mining regulations and to manage and supervise the operation. The competent mining authority shall make the official appointment.
• Occupational disease; notification in case of suspicion

  If the presence of an occupational disease is suspected, this must be reported to the competent accident insurance institution. If this is not known, the suspicion can also be reported in Bavaria to the trade medical service of the responsible trade supervisory office at the governments.

• Occupational disease proceedings; preparation of expert reports

  In the occupational disease procedure, which is carried out by the accident insurance institutions (Berufsgenossenschaften, Unfallkassen), the occupational medical services of the labour inspectorates at the governments prepare expert opinions in which it is determined whether a connection between the occupational activity and the reported disease is probable and whether recognition as an occupational disease can be recommended.

• Explosive substances; notification of the commencement of activities and of the responsible persons appointed
  Anyone who handles explosive substances on a commercial basis must notify the competent authority of the commencement of this activity and of 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 generally requires a permit.
• Fireworks; notification of the burning of pyrotechnic articles

  If you have an explosives permit or a certificate of competence, you must report fireworks with pyrotechnic objects.

• Gewerbeärztlicher Dienst; Informationen
• Protection against dismissal; application for consent to dismissal

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

• Maternity protection; notification of the employment of a pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  If one of your employees, pupils or students has informed you that she is pregnant or breastfeeding, you must report this to the relevant labour 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.

• Sozialvorschriften im Straßenverkehr; Informationen
• 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.

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