Implementation strategies
- Hazard assessment
- OSH software provided by the Hauptverband der Gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (German Federation of Institutions for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention)
- Other practical guidance and tools provided by the Hauptverband der Gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften
- "5 Bausteine für einen gut organisierten Betrieb - auch in Sachen Arbeitsschutz"
("Five factors to ensure a well-organised workplace - including OSH matters")
A guide to organising in-company OSH measures, provided by the Berufsgenossenschaftliche Zentrale für Sicherheit und Gesundheit (BG Central Office for Health and Safety at Work, abbreviated to BGZ in German) - Information on OSH management systems , including an extensive list of literature on the topic, is given on the website of the Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, abbreviated to BAuA in German)
- PRAGMAGUS
PragMaGuS stands for "Pragmatisches Management von Gesundheit und Sicherheit" ("Pragmatic Management of Health and Safety"). The website offers a hazard assessment, especially adapted to small enterprises, which is free, easy to understand and (nonetheless) ensures compliance with the "Arbeitsschutzgesetz" (Occupational Health and Safety Act). - Online-Leitfaden für KMU-Risikomanagement
("On-line guide to SME risk management")
Practical guidance and tools for risk management in SMEs, supplied by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and VTT Industrial Systems
Hazard assessment
Section 5 of the "Arbeitsschutzgesetz" (Occupational Health and Safety Act) stipulates that all employers must conduct a hazard assessment for all of the workplaces in their enterprise.
- Hazard assessment - Basis for effective OSH measures
- Complete "Ratgeber zur Ermittlung gefährdungsbezogener Arbeitsschutzmaßnahmen im Betrieb" , ("Guide to selecting workplace OSH measures for specific hazards"), published by the Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, abbreviated to BAuA in German)
- Checklists for documenting the consequences of psychological strain , herausgegeben von der BAuA
- Berufsgenossenschaft tips for industry, grouped by hazard
The "Berufsgenossenschafts" (institutions for statutory accident insurance and prevention) have published numerous guides on hazard assessment for specific activities or fields of work. - Hazard analysis for scaffolders, developed by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Bau-Berufsgenossenschaften (association of the Berufsgenossenschafts for the building trade)
- Safety Check for Office Workplaces, developed by BGIA advised by the Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft (institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the administrative sector)
- Handlungsanleitung zur Beurteilung der Arbeitsbedingungen beim Heben und Tragen von Lasten (LV 9) , ("Guide to assessing the conditions of work involving lifting and carrying of loads"), published by the Länderausschuss für Arbeitsschutz und Sicherheitstechnik (Laender High Joint Committee of Labour Inspection Services, abbreviated to LASI in German)
- Handlungsanleitung zur Beurteilung der Arbeitsbedingungen beim Ziehen und Schieben von Lasten (LV 29)
("Guide to assessing the conditions of work involving pulling and pushing of loads"), published by LASI - Special computer programs for assessing the strain involved when lifting, holding and carrying (LV 9) or when pulling and pushing (LV 29) loads, published by the Landesamt für Arbeitsschutz Potsdam (Federal State Agency for Occupational Safety and Health, Potsdam, abbreviated to LAS in German)
