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Occupational safety, laws & regulations, authorities & institutions, etc.
Occupational safety, information on hazardous substances, risk assessments
Information from the Occupational Safety / Biological Safety team at Heidelberg University
on occupational safety, handling hazardous substances, biological substances and workplace ergonomics
Information and access to DaMaRIS / Heidelberg University's register of hazardous substances
for the documentation of hazardous substances in laboratories at Heidelberg University Hospital and Heidelberg University
GESTIS - Hazardous Substance Information System of the German Social Accident Insurance
Information on occupational exposure limit values (OELs) and MAK values:
- Technical information on occupational exposure limit values IFA of the DGUV
- List of MAK values of the DFG
Risk assessment - information from the BAUA
The Occupational Safety / Biological Safety team at Heidelberg University and the company medical service will be happy to answer any questions regarding the preparation and updating of risk assessments at Heidelberg University Hospital and Heidelberg University.
Laws & regulations
A selection of regulations relevant to occupational health
No liability is accepted for information accessed via the following links.
- Law on company doctors, safety engineers and other occupational safety specialists (ASIG)
- Ordinance on Occupational Health Care (ArbMedVV)
- Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG)
- Workplace Ordinance (ArbStättV)
- Working Hours Act (ArbZG)
- Ordinance on Safety and Health Protection when Working with Biological Agents (Biological Agents Ordinance - BioStoffV)
- Act on the Protection of Young People at Work (Youth Labour Protection Act - JArbSchG)
- Ordinance on medical examinations in accordance with the Youth Labour Protection Act (Youth Labour Protection Examination Ordinance - JArbSchUV)
- Maternity Protection Act (MuSchG) or http://www.bmfsfj.de/BMFSFJ/gesetze,did=3264.html
- Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV)
- Ordinance on Protection against the Harmful Effects of Ionising Radiation (Radiation Protection Ordinance - StrlSchV)
- Technical Rules for Biological Agents (TRBA)
- Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS)
- SGB VII - Seventh Book of the German Social Code - Statutory Accident Insurance
- SGB IX - Social Code (SGB) Ninth Book (IX) - Rehabilitation and Participation of People with Disabilities
- Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans(Infection Protection Act - IfSG) §23
- Act for protection against measles and to strengthen immunisation prevention (Measles Protection Act)
- Information from the Federal Ministry of Health on the Measles Protection Act
- Vaccination guideline of the B-GA
Links to authorities and institutions
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Heidelberg Health Department - Rhine-Neckar District Office
Baden-Württemberg State Health Office
Trade supervisory authority - Baden-Württemberg trade doctor
Stuttgart Regional Council, Department 96 - Occupational Medicine, State Occupational Physician
Federal Foreign Office: Information on travel destinations (travelling and health)
Baden-Württemberg Accident Insurance Fund (UKBW)
German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture (SVLFG)
Information from accident insurers
Information from the Stuttgart Regional Council - Topic portal 'Health'
DGUV prevention campaigns
Information on current prevention campaigns of the employers' liability insurance associations and accident insurance funds, Knappschaft
e.g. 'Strong, flexible, strong - that's how a healthy back should be'