Mandatory occupational risk assessment under §§ 5–6 Arbeitsschutzgesetz (ArbSchG) — required of EVERY employer, even one with a single employee; the assessment must be documented and reviewed, and staff must receive an annual instruction/briefing (Unterweisung, § 12 ArbSchG) confirmed by signature.
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WORKPLACE RISK ASSESSMENT (GEFÄHRDUNGSBEURTEILUNG) (§§ 5–6 Arbeitsschutzgesetz "ArbSchG")
1. LEGAL BASIS 1.1. Under § 5 ArbSchG, EVERY employer — including a business with a single employee — must assess the hazards associated with each workplace/task and determine the protective measures required. 1.2. Under § 6 ArbSchG, the assessment, the measures derived from it, and the outcome of any review must be DOCUMENTED and available on request at inspection.
2. SCOPE 2.1. Workplace/role assessed:
3. HAZARDS IDENTIFIED 3.1.
4. PROTECTIVE MEASURES 4.1.
5. RESPONSIBILITY 5.1. Responsible person: .
6. SECTOR GUIDANCE 6.1. Sector guideline used, if any: . 6.2. Sector-specific risk-assessment templates are published by the Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe (BGN) for restaurants, hotels and food businesses, and by the Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege (BGW) for beauty salons — using the relevant sector template as a starting point is recommended.
7. ANNUAL STAFF INSTRUCTION (UNTERWEISUNG, § 12 ArbSchG) 7.1. 7.2. Every employee must receive a documented safety instruction (Unterweisung) covering the hazards and measures relevant to their workplace, at least once a year, and sign to confirm attendance and understanding.
8. DOCUMENTATION AND REVIEW 8.1. Assessment date: . Next review due: . 8.2. Documentation kept at: 8.3. ⚠️ This assessment must be reviewed whenever the workplace, equipment, or process changes, and at least periodically even without a change — do not treat it as a one-time document.
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This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. German employment, consumer-protection, data-protection and workplace-safety law (BGB, Nachweisgesetz "NachwG", ArbSchG, MiLoG, SGB IV, DSGVO/BDSG, DDG, EGBGB Art. 246a) changes frequently and includes sector-specific exceptions — notably § 2a Gesetz gegen Schwarzarbeit "SchwarzArbG", which keeps the Gaststätten- und Beherbergungsgewerbe (restaurants and hotels) on paper-only Schriftform even after the BEG IV digitalisation reform. Statutory figures (Mindestlohn, Minijob-Grenze) are re-indexed periodically — have this document reviewed and adapted by a German employment/legal advisor (Rechtsanwalt/Steuerberater) and verified against the current rates before use. Where a German-language version of this document is also used, that version prevails in case of conflict.
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