Companies that focus on sustainable occupational health and safety are well positioned – also economically. The discussion partners at the first edition of the online format “Die Basi im Dialog” agreed on this. Around 200 participants put many questions to Dr Christian Felten, Managing Director of Basi, the Federal Working Group for Safety and Health at Work, and his guest Sebastian Bartels, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Sustainability Services at the global expert organization DEKRA.
From the age of 14, young people can ride e-scooters and also scoot to school. A current DGUV information sheet explains what parents, teachers and pupils need to bear in mind when using e-scooters in connection with school attendance.
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.
For RKW, workplace health promotion is part of employer attractiveness and an important contribution to work organization, which must be productive and humane. The abbreviation RKW stands for the former “Reichskuratorium für Wirtschaftlichkeit in Industrie und Handwerk” – today’s RKW Competence Center is a source of inspiration and advice for German SMEs. One of its partners is the Federal Working Group for Safety and Health at Work (Basi). Basi Managing Director Dr. Christian Felten congratulates RKW on its 100th anniversary – and looks forward to further cooperation.
How valuable are health and safety at work – not only in terms of motivated, healthy employees, but also for the sustainability and competitiveness of companies? What approaches are there, for example, for decision-makers to integrate occupational health and safety into sustainability strategies? What should company stakeholders do? Answers to these and many other questions were provided at the successful 1st online edition of “Die Basi im Dialog”. The recorded event will be available to watch shortly, and a follow-up report and a collection of links to the topics addressed will be sent out with the Basi News.