And the winner is … the health.pro.fit police! The presentation by Nora Schoch from Münster University of Applied Sciences took the lead in the online vote on the large selection of high-quality ePosters that Basi presented exclusively on the occasion of the 37th A+A Congress 2021. For three months, visitors to the Basi website were able to vote for their favorites. They wrote 350 reviews and awarded a total of almost 800 stars.
The members are the heart of Basi, the Federal Working Group for Safety and Health at Work. We introduce them and their current topics. We start with DIN, short for the German Institute for Standardization.
A short report by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) presents the results and findings of a study on regulations, measures, strategies, initiatives, actions and programs related to occupational safety and health for digital platform work. The short report is based on four case studies.
The European Parliament is paving the way for a new EU law that will oblige companies to take human rights and environmental standards into account within their value chains. The Commission has announced that it will present its legislative proposal on this topic before the end of the year.
If there is a fire, reacting quickly and correctly can save lives. This is why companies should regularly inform employees about the most important procedures that apply in an emergency. The magazine “Arbeit & Gesundheit” (Work & Health) provides many suggestions.
The Federal Cabinet has passed a bill to increase the protection afforded by the statutory minimum wage and to make changes in the area of marginal employment. The draft bill provides for the minimum wage to be raised to twelve euros as of October 1, 2022. In addition, the pay threshold for mini-jobs will be increased to 520 euros.
Occupational health and safety in a company is successful when all employees are aware of potential hazards and apply protective measures correctly and effectively. Instruction is a key means of achieving this. Here is a compact overview of the basics and facts.
More and more people are employed in so-called helper occupations: Their number rose from 4.3 million in 2014 to 5.2 million in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Federal Employment Agency. According to the report by the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), employees in so-called elementary work are more likely to struggle with monotony at work than employees in skilled and highly skilled work. The Federal Cabinet has approved the report.
The pandemic has massively changed the working conditions of many employees. The first shifts in working hours and working from home are also already being reported. The current results of the working time survey conducted by the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) are currently being determined and a status quo before the pandemic has now been published.