Occupational safety requirements in the staff leasing sector (helpers in warehousing, logistics, industry, ancillary construction trades)

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For the The staff leasing sector for unskilled labor in addition to the

Minimum set of risk assessments

and the

Basic requirements for managers with regard to occupational health and safety

other industry-specific aspects.

These points are designed to help managers create a safe and supportive working environment in the industry.

Hiring out helpers

 to ensure that

Introduction of an occupational health and safety organization with a sense of proportion:

  1. Information meetings between the lender and the occupational safety specialist
  2. Integration of occupational safety into the area of responsibility of the management level of the lender
  3. Cooperation between hirer and borrower with workplace inspections
  4. Processing the numerous industry-related risk assessments
  5. Agreement of the CHECK list "Supplementary risk assessment on construction site" with use before start date
  6. Implementation of necessary protective measures
  7. Adjustment of the borrower's emergency organization (equipment, training of first aiders and fire protection assistants)

To document the cooperation between the lender and hirer, the support tasks in occupational health and safety are agreed in writing. The following aspects are described in a practical and precise manner:

Industry-specific risk analyses

If weak points in occupational health and safety are identified in the course of the risk assessment, the T-O-P principle must be adhered to.

T=Technical measures have absolute priority. Only if not available or not economically justifiable (for the time being) are ...

O=Organizational measures to be defined (example: reduce duration of exposure / professional qualification). If the activity or regulations such as safety data sheets require this, ...

P=Personal protective equipment PPE to be procured and worn (e.g. protective clothing/shoes, helmets, goggles, gloves, etc.). 

  1. CHECK list for each order: "Supplementary risk assessment on construction site" with use before start date
  2. Skin protection (wet work / protection against hazardous substances)
  3. Hazardous substances (list / labeling / substitute products / PPE)
  4. Appliances, machines, hand tools
  5. Protection against fall hazards
  6. Fire protection
  7. Gas appliances and systems
  8. Technology / Workshop / Disposal
  9. Logistics

Occupational health screening for specific tasks

  1. Compulsory preventive care "Skin" (for details see here)
  2. Offer precautionary measures in accordance with AMR 3.3 for "significantly increased" or "high" strain due to lifting, carrying, holding
  3. Preventive care if an employee is interested (AMR 3.3).