Guide

Everything about Risk assessment

Practical knowledge, legal duties and examples for your workplace risk assessment.

Legal duty 8 min read

Risk assessment duty: fines, liability, consequences

Fines up to €25,000, personal liability of the managing director, criminal proceedings for workplace accidents. Learn the consequences – and how to become compliant in 10 minutes.

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Practice 10 min read

Risk assessment example: 5 industries at a glance

Concrete examples of workplace risk assessments in 5 industries – with typical hazards, risk rating and measures under the STOP principle. Ideal as a reference.

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Legal duty 9 min read

Who is allowed to create a risk assessment? + how often to update

Employer, safety specialist, company doctor, external providers or AI – who is allowed to create a workplace risk assessment? And when must it be updated? All answers.

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Practice 7 min read

Risk assessment cost: every option compared

On-site specialist, software solution or AI tool – we honestly compare every option with concrete prices. Plus: the cost of having NO risk assessment.

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Legal duty 9 min read

Workplace accident without a risk assessment

An accident occurs and no risk assessment exists – this is where it gets really expensive. BG recourse, personal liability, criminal proceedings. Real cases and their outcomes.

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Practice 6 min read

Risk assessment checklist: 7 steps to compliance

The 7 steps of a workplace risk assessment – compact and print-ready. With all 11 GDA hazard factors, documentation and update cycle.

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Practice 8 min read

The 11 GDA hazard factors

The Joint German Occupational Safety Strategy (GDA) defines 11 hazard factors. Every workplace risk assessment must systematically address all of them.

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Practice 7 min read

STOP principle explained with examples

Substitution before technical before organisational before personal protective equipment – the STOP principle is the core of every risk assessment. Here's how to apply it.

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Legal duty 7 min read

Occupational safety training

Occupational safety training is mandatory at least once per year under § 12 ArbSchG. Here's how to conduct it correctly and document it properly.

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Practice 7 min read

Creating a work instruction

Work instructions are mandatory for hazardous substances, machines and PPE. Here's how to create them – with structure, mandatory content and templates.

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Legal duty 6 min read

DGUV Regulation 1 principles of prevention

DGUV Regulation 1 is the central accident prevention regulation. It defines employer duties and connects directly to the workplace risk assessment.

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