Bergverordnung für alle bergbaulichen extents (General Federal Mining Ordinance-ABBergV)

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ABBergV

Date of completion: 23.10.1995

Full quote:

" General Federal Mining Ordinance of 23. October 1995 (BGBl. 1466), as last amended by Article 5 (5) of the Law of 24 February 2012 (BGBl). 212) has been amended "

Status:

Last amended by Art. 5 Abs. 5 G v. 24.2.2012 I 212

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This Regulation provides for the implementation of the following EC directives in the area of the right of the mountain to be implemented:

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-Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 on minimum requirements for the improvement of the safety and health protection of workers in establishments in which minerals are obtained by drilling (Eleventh individual Directive in the The meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89 /391/EEC) (OJ L 327, 30.4.1989 EC No OJ L 348, p.8),

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Council Directive 92/104/EEC of 3 December 1992 on minimum requirements for the improvement of the safety and health protection of workers in over-the-day or underground mineral-winning establishments (Twelfth individual Directive in the sense of the Article 16 (1) of Directive 89 /391/EEC) (OJ L 327, 30.4.1989 EC No 10), and

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Council Directive 89 /391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. EC No L 183 p. 1)-only partly in accordance with additional requirements,

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Council Directive 89 /655/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of the Directive) 89 /391/EEC) EC No L 393 p. 13),

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Council Directive 89 /656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of personal protective equipment by workers at work (third individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1)) Directive 89 /391/EEC) (OJ L 136, 31.5. EC No OJ L 393, p. 18),

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Council Directive 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for safety and/or health marking at work (Ninth Individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89 /391/EEC) (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. EC No L 245 p. 23).

Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 1.1.1996 + + +) 
(+ + + Official notes of the norm provider on EC law: 
 Implementation of the 
 EMGRL 91/92 (CELEX Nr: 392L0091) 
 EWGRL 104/92 (CELEX Nr: 392L0104) 
 EWGRL 391/89 (CELEX Nr: 389L0391) 
 EWGRL 655/89 (CELEX Nr: 389L0655) 
 EWGRL 656/89 (CELEX Nr: 389L0656) 
 EWGRL 58/92 (CELEX Nr: 392L0058) 
 Implementation of the 
 EC Directive 63/95 (CELEX Nr: 395L0063) 
 ERL 11/97 (CELEX Nr: 397L0011) cf.  V v. 10.8.1998 I 2093   
 Implementation of the   
 ERL 21/2006 (CELEX Nr: 306L0021)  V v. 24.1.2008 I 85 + + +) 

  

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Pursuant to § 66, first sentence, no. 1 (b), (2), (4) (a) and (d), (5), (6), (9), (10) and (3), and § 68 (2), in conjunction with Section 126 (1) sentence 1 and (3) and § § 128 and 129 of the Bundesberggesetz of 13 August. 1980 (BGBl. 1310), as last amended by Article 8 of the Implementing Law Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982/1994 of 6 June 1995 (BGBl. 778), the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and for the area of the continental shelf and the coastal waters, in agreement with the Federal Ministry for Transport: Unofficial table of contents

§ 1 Sachliche and spatial application

This Regulation lays down rules on safety and health protection and on the protection of the environment

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the search, extraction and processing of mineral resources and the related reusability of the surface,

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the search for and profits of mineral raw materials in old Halden,

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underground storage,

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Activities in experimental pits and other mining test facilities,

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bodies intended to serve or to serve mainly activities as referred to in points 1 to 4;

on the mainland as well as in the continental shelf and coastal waters. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 General obligations

(1) In order to ensure safety and to protect the health of workers, the operator must take the necessary measures to protect the health of workers, taking account of the circumstances affecting the work. The measures must be designed to ensure that:

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the workplaces are designed, constructed, equipped, put into service, operated and maintained in such a way as to enable the employees to carry out the work entrusted to them without their own safety and health or that of the other to endanger employees;

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Workplaces occupied by employees are subject to supervision by a responsible person;

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the work associated with a particular risk is carried over only to professional staff and shall be carried out in accordance with the instructions;

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all safety instructions to be issued are appropriate and comprehensible to all employee groups;

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adequate facilities are available for the performance of first aid;

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the necessary safety exercises shall be carried out at regular intervals.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the workplace shall be deemed to be any location in which jobs are provided or provided for in the activities and facilities referred to in § 1, including accommodations, and to which the employees shall have access within the limits of their duties. . One or more workplaces shall form an establishment. (2) The measures referred to in paragraph 1, including arrangements for their implementation, shall be subject to a regular basis by the operator in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and other legislation, to regulate the safety and health of workers, to examine and, where necessary, to adapt to changing circumstances. In doing so, it must aim to improve the existing working conditions with regard to safety and health protection. (3) The entrepru-tor must take steps to ensure that:

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the measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken into account in all activities and at each management level;

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the employees are able to comply with their obligation to carry out their duties.

(4) In the case of measures referred to in paragraph 1, the trader shall be based on the following general principles:

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The work must be done in such a way that risks to life and health are not created as far as possible;

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remaining risks should be carefully assessed and reduced as much as possible;

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Dangers are to be combated at their source;

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take into account the state of technology, occupational medicine and hygiene as well as other established scientific findings, in particular with a view to facilitating the use of single-toned work and in the case of machine-specific working rhythm and a reduction in their health-damaging effects;

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in the planning of risk prevention, an appropriate combination of technology, work organisation, other conditions of work, social relations and environmental influences on the workplace must be sought;

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individual protection measures shall not be taken until adequate protection can be provided by other measures;

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special risks for particularly vulnerable groups of employees and special needs of disabled persons in accordance with the nature and severity of the disability should be taken into account.

(5) The trader shall be responsible for adding non-operational experts or professional bodies if the company's own facilities are not sufficient in operation. Experts or expert bodies must receive all the information necessary for their respective activities. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Security and health protection document

(1) The contractor shall ensure that, as a measure pursuant to the first sentence of Article 2 (1) and (2), a document on safety and health protection (safety and health protection document) shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of sentences 3 and 5, including the additional Requirements set out in Annex 3, points 1.1.1 to 1.1.4, before the start of the work. In order to prepare the security and health protection document, other documents available on the holding may also be used. In the security and health protection document, the contractor shall state that, taking into account the circumstances in question and the assessment of working conditions, the measures necessary to ensure safety and to the safety of the Health and safety of workers shall be taken in time. The security and health protection document must be available in operation. It must at least show that:

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the hazards to which employees, including particularly vulnerable groups of workers, have been exposed at the respective workplaces, have been identified and assessed, and the results of the assessment of hazards has led;

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appropriate measures shall be taken in technical, organisational and human terms for the safety and health of workers;

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the workplaces and the equipment are safely designed, operated and maintained;

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the workers are adequately informed of the risks to safety and health, as well as the protective measures and measures to prevent hazards at the workplace.

(2) In the assessment of the hazards referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1, point 5, point 1 shall be taken into account, in particular, which may result from:

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the design and establishment of the workplace and the workplace;

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the design, selection and use of work equipment, in particular of machinery, equipment and equipment, as well as the use of working materials and working materials,

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the state of knowledge, the extent of the experience and the physical fitness of the employees.

(3) The operator shall revise the safety and health protection document referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1 to the extent necessary in each case, as soon as:

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important changes, extensions or redesigns are made in the workplaces, or

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this is necessary in order to avoid a repetition of the operational events to be displayed in accordance with § 74 (3) of the Federal Mining Act.

(4) The result of the regular examination in accordance with § 2 para. 2 shall be recorded in writing in the case of the measures taken on the basis of the security and health protection document. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Cooperation between entrepreneurs

(1) If employees of a number of entrepreneurs work together in one holding in time and place, each entrepellant shall be responsible for the area subject to his or her right of instruction. The operators shall cooperate with the measures necessary to ensure safety and health protection. They shall inform their employees of the possible risks to safety and health protection in the establishment and give appropriate instructions. (2) The operator who is responsible for the operation referred to in paragraph 1. (3) Paragraph 1 shall apply in accordance with the provisions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article, and shall be responsible for coordinating all measures relating to the safety and health of workers and laying down the necessary details in its security and health protection document. for cooperation with natural and legal persons, and Persons trading companies that do not meet the requirements of § 4 (5) of the Federal Mining Act. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Supervision by responsible persons

(1) The contractor shall ensure that:

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A person is responsible for each occupied workplace at any time, who has the reliability, technical competence and physical fitness required for this task in accordance with § 59 (1) of the Federal Mining Act and has been appointed for this purpose is,

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at least one responsible person may be present in the holding for so long or may be present within a reasonable short period of time as employed there;

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supervision, which is necessary in order to ensure the safety and health of workers in all operations, is carried out by appropriate persons responsible for this purpose.

(2) Workplaces in workplaces must be visited at least once during each shift by a person appointed for supervision. (3) If an employee is engaged in a job alone, he/she shall be responsible for the appropriate supervision of the worker. . This requirement shall be deemed to have been fulfilled if:

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the workplace is visited twice in one shift by a person appointed for supervision; if this happens only once, the employee must be given a control report by telephone or radio;

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in the case of non-hazardous work, the workplace is visited once in a shift by a person appointed for the supervision of supervision and a telephone or radio link exists to the employee.

(4) Paragraph 1 (2) and (2) and (3) shall not apply where individual employees are engaged exclusively with maintenance or simple repair work, monitoring tasks or other non-hazardous and consistent works. of a non-hazardous and unchanging workplace, and

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a responsible person can be reached via telephone, radio or otherwise, and may be present within a reasonable short time, and

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the person responsible for the place of work, at least once in the shift, is in contact with the employees.

The works and workplaces concerned and details of the supervision shall be laid down by the trader. (5) In the case of work carried out jointly by a number of employees and without the permanent presence of a responsible person, the trader shall have the right to: (6) The trader may exercise supervision on his own account if he fulfils the necessary conditions pursuant to Section 59 (1) of the Federal Mining Act. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Information, briefing, consultation

(1) The trader shall have employees before the start of employment and in the event of changes in their areas of work on risks to safety and health to which they may be exposed to their work, as well as on the measures and measures to be taken, and (2) In addition, the employer has sufficient safety and health workers during their working hours, in accordance with the conditions laid down in sentences 2 and 3, with the aim of: to identify all hazards in their areas of work and to meet the risks in an appropriate manner. The instruction includes instructions and explanations which are specifically designed for the workplace or the role of employees. It must, in the case of recruitment, transfer or change in the area of responsibility, after unforeseen events, the introduction or modification of work equipment, or the introduction of a new technology, prior to taking up the activities of the workers and adapted to the development of the hazards. In accordance with the result of the assessment of risks, the entrepellate has to determine, in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1, the cases in which the instruction is to be repeated at appropriate intervals and supplemented by practical exercises. Records are to be kept on their implementation. (3) If there is no works council, the trader has to consult the employees on all the activities which may have an impact on their safety and health. The employees shall also be consulted, in particular, on the relevant provisions in the security and health protection document referred to in § 3, as well as on matters relating to information and instruction in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2. Unofficial table of contents

§ 7 Written instructions

For each place of work or establishment, the contractor shall give written instructions in an intelligible form and language, in so far as they are intended to ensure the safety and health protection of the employees, including the use of working materials and equipment, as well as the safe use of machinery, equipment, apparatus, machinery and electrical equipment and tools. These instructions shall also contain information on the use of emergency equipment and on how to proceed in the event of an emergency in or near the place of work or the operation. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Transfer of works

(1) In the case of the transfer of work to employees, the employer must take account of the fact that the employees

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in the light of their knowledge, experience and physical fitness to carry out the work, and

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be able to comply with and follow the provisions and measures to be taken for the safety and health protection of the work.

(2) In each occupied workplace, a sufficient number of employees in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be available for the purpose of carrying out the tasks assigned. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Working Release

The trader shall ensure, in accordance with the outcome of the assessment of hazards referred to in Article 3 (1) sentence 5, point 1, that:

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dangerous work or

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normally unsafe work, which may overlap with other work processes, thereby creating a serious risk,

shall not be carried out until a responsible person has released the date. The procedures and the security precautions to be taken before, during and after the completion of the work must be regulated in writing or otherwise in writing and must be known to the employees concerned. Unofficial table of contents

§ 10 precautions in the event of significant risks

(1) The trader shall immediately inform all workers who are or may be exposed to a direct significant risk of this danger and of the protective measures taken or to be taken. (2) It shall take steps to: meeting that

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only those employees have access to areas with serious or specific risks which have previously received appropriate instructions;

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If the responsible person responsible is not responsible for the safety or security of other persons, it may be possible to take appropriate measures to prevent and limit the damage itself. can be reached;

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the workers are likely to be able to put their jobs in the immediate vicinity of the labour market and to be able to work in safety by immediate abandonation.

Where provision is made in accordance with the second sentence of paragraph 2, the knowledge of the employees and the technical means available shall be taken into account. (3) In addition to justified exceptional cases, the trader shall not be required to ask employees to return to their activities. as long as there is an imminent danger of imminent danger. (4) The employees may not be adversely affected by any act referred to in paragraph 2 (2) unless they have deliberately or grossly negligently taken unsuitable measures. Unofficial table of contents

Section 11 Specific protection measures

(1) The operator shall ensure that, in accordance with the nature and size of the holding and the nature of the activities, the requirements set out in Annex 1 (1) to (5) shall be supplemented by:

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the emergence and spread of fires and explosions, as well as the health-threatening atmosphere, is prevented, identified and combated;

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there are appropriate escape routes and emergency exits as well as escape and rescue means for the safe leaving of workplaces for all employees in the event of danger and are properly maintained;

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the alarm and other communications systems required to initiate auxiliary, evacuation and rescue operations are in a safe state;

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First aid, emergency medical care and a transport of injured persons are guaranteed;

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for emergencies, the necessary connections to non-operational bodies, in particular in the area of first aid, emergency medical care, recovery and fire-fighting, are established;

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a contingency plan for foreseeable major events shall be kept up to date and available in operation, provided that the necessary measures are not laid down in the security and health protection document;

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those persons or bodies who take over the tasks referred to in points 1 to 6; the number, knowledge and equipment of this group of persons must correspond to the total number of persons employed and to the special risks that exist.

(2) In connection with explosives, the trader shall ensure that:

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Explosives, detonators and explosives are stored, transported and used only by experts and persons authorised to do so;

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the security measures necessary for the protection of employees and third parties are taken;

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Explosives, detonating agents and explosives are suitable for the intended workplace and the intended use.

The provisions of the first paragraph shall apply, in particular, to lower-day farms and lower-day farms with combustible dusts. Unofficial table of contents

§ 12 General requirements for workplaces and sanitary facilities

(1) In the design of the workplaces, the entreprenter has to provide for the protection of employees appropriate to the risks. Workplaces must be kept clean, with the aim of eliminating dangerous substances or hazardous waste, or monitoring them in such a way that the health and safety of workers are not affected. It is necessary to ensure the stability of the waste dump, tipping, other holding and settling tanks. (2) Safe working procedures must be ensured in every workplace and in any activity. Employment is based on ergonomic principles and in the light of the need for employees to be able to follow the work processes characteristic of their workplace and to establish them. (3) Sanitary Facilities shall be made available in an appropriate manner according to the nature of the activities, the type and number of persons employed and the presence of third parties. (4) To the extent that it is necessary to protect employees, it shall be necessary to: Danger areas are clearly marked as well as defined according to the nature and size of the hazards, and With signs according to § 19 (1) and (2). The necessary protective measures must be taken for employees who are authorised to enter the danger zones. (5) The trader must keep records of the number and names of those who are present.

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Employees in a day-to-day operation,

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Persons in a underground operation and on a sea-Estonian plant

can be fixed at any time. The probable location of the persons present in a day-to-day operation must be known. (6) The additional requirements set out in Annex 1 (6) to (11) shall be complied with in accordance with the nature of the establishments and the activities. Annex 2 shall apply in addition to day-to-day installations in connection with activities and facilities in accordance with § 1. Unofficial table of contents

§ 13 Workplaces for the search and extraction by drilling including the preparation, underground storage, reusability

(1) The contractor shall have workplaces,

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in which mineral resources are picked up or obtained by drilling, and are thus prepared in the context of

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which are intended to be used or intended to be used for underground storage in connection with drilling,

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in which the surface is re-used in connection with the activities referred to in points 1 and 2,

to plan, set up and operate equipment, in particular machinery and equipment, taking into account the natural conditions and the tools to be used. (2) If drilling work is to be expected, the entrepre has to prevent the use of special facilities. These must be suitable for the respective borehole and operating conditions. (3) Equipment and equipment which are important for safety in accordance with the result of the assessment of hazards in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 (1) must be made in the event of an emergency can be remotely operated or otherwise automatically prevent a dangerous condition. Systems for shutting down and relieving the pressure of boreholes, installations and piping must be equipped with remote control or comparable safety devices. (4) In accordance with the outcome of the risk assessment in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5, no. 1, workplaces must have the following communication systems:

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an acoustic-optical system capable of transmitting alarm signals to each occupied area of the workplace in the extent to which the safety is concerned;

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an acoustic system which is clearly audible in all areas of the workplace where employees are frequently employed;

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Alarm tripping devices at appropriate points.

Where employees are located in normally unoccupied places of work, appropriate communication systems shall be provided there in accordance with the security requirements. These must remain operational in case of emergency. (5) The entrepre must ensure that accommodation and lounges have at least two separate emergency exits, as far as possible, in accordance with the second sentence. Emergency exits must allow access to a safe area, a safe collection point or a safe place from which the employees can be brought into safety. Sentences 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases where, due to the small size of accommodation and lounges, emergency exits are not necessary or they are not necessary to protect the safety and health of workers. (6) it is necessary, according to the result of the assessment of hazards in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 No. 1, to set up focal points in a secure location, to take the necessary precautions for emergencies and is in each case a list of each of the individual (7) The lighting equipment shall be so , that the operational control areas, escape routes, submarine and danger areas remain illuminated. The requirement set out in the first sentence shall be limited to the time in which employees are present in the case of occasional places of work. (8) In addition, the requirements of Annex 3 shall apply to the continental shelf and the coastal waters. Unofficial table of contents

§ 14 Working sites for overtime search, extraction and processing, reusability

(1) The contractor shall have workplaces in which

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to be visited, collected or prepared for over-the-day natural resources,

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mineral raw materials in old Halden are visited or won,

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the surface is re-used in connection with the search, extraction or processing of mineral resources,

to plan, set up and operate in dependence on the natural conditions and taking account of the means of use of the equipment, in particular machinery and equipment. (2) The level and inclination of the system of slope shall be the (3) precautions must be taken against the danger of crashing or slipping masses. Before commensurate with the work, there must be an examination of space and profit surges above jobs or traffic routes to loose masses. If necessary, they shall be removed. Sentences 2 and 3 shall not apply if, on account of the characteristics of the mountain coats, there is no need to study loose masses and their trees. (4) There shall be no undermining of space and extraction surges and tipping, unless this is done by (5) precautions must be taken to ensure that water inflows do not endanger the safety of a day-to-day operation. (6) Road and transport routes must have a load bearing capacity for the use of the road and road transport system. Work equipment is appropriate. In particular, they must be designed and maintained in such a way as to ensure safe driving of machinery, equipment and vehicles. Unofficial table of contents

§ 15 Sub-day workplaces

(1) The contractor shall ensure that:

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each sub-day operation is linked to the surface by at least two separate, easily accessible and easily accessible paths for the employees,

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These routes, if their use means a special effort for the employees, are equipped with mechanical means of transport.

The first sentence shall not apply to the duration of the closure and closure as well as to routes close to the surface. Underground establishments which have already been used before 1 January 1996 must comply with the first sentence of 1 January 2004 at the latest; an adjustment must be made as soon as possible. (2) In each day of underground operation, the trader shall ensure that: that each workplace can be left in at least two separate ways. In the case of excavation operations without an exit to the next higher sole, two independent escape routes must be accessible from the access of the excavation operation. The first sentence shall not apply to the premises of a short extension, to the construction or closure of a mine or to the immediate discovery or detection of the expansion of mineral resources. For underground operations within the meaning of Section 126 (1) and (3) of the Federal Mining Act, the competent authority may, on a case-by-case basis, allow an exception to be made by the competent authority if sufficient security measures are otherwise provided for the (3) Underday workplaces shall be designed, used, equipped and maintained in such a way as to minimise the risks to workers at work and driving. Routes must be marked with a mark which makes it easier for employees to find their bearings. The carriage of passengers shall be properly set up and shall be governed by specific written instructions. (4) The contractor shall ensure that:

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after the removal of the mountain range, the extension shall be submitted in accordance with its written instructions,

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the proper state of the expansion at all workplaces is regularly checked and

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the extension is maintained.

Sentence 1 shall not apply if the mountain range of all experience is stable. In such cases, the stability of the mountain range in the workplaces must be regularly checked. The written instructions provided for in the first sentence of the first sentence shall be supplemented, where necessary, by written rules on the development of the system. (5) In the planning and execution of all activities, it shall be necessary to ensure that the self-ignition of substances or mineral resources is avoided or detected at an early stage. Combustible substances which are brought under the following conditions shall be limited to the amount strictly necessary. (6) For the transmission of hydrostatic or hydrokinetic mechanical energy, the following shall be carried out in underground establishments which shall: Lead or have combustible dusts, to use flammable liquids or to use methods which do not cause inflammation or explosion. The flammable liquids must comply with the relevant specifications and test conditions with regard to the flame retardancy and the avoidance of health hazards. Rates 1 and 2 shall apply to other subday operations within the framework of the security requirements. Where hydraulic fluids which do not comply with the specifications, test conditions and requirements set out in the second sentence must be used in accordance with the outcome of the assessment of risks in accordance with Article 3 (1) sentence 5 No 1 Additional safety precautions are taken to prevent the increased risk of fires and their spread. (7) In the underground plants of mine gas, the extraction, taking into account the outgassing and the proceeds from the extraction, is Hazards. The risks arising from mine gas shall be reduced as far as possible. Any underground operation in which mine gas can be released in a quantity which does not preclude the formation of an explosive atmosphere shall be regarded as the guiding principle of mine gas. (8) In underground plants where combustible dusts occur, is to limit the spread of a dust or pit gas explosion by explosion barriers. Through the arrangement of the explosion barriers, the contractor has to draw up a plan, to update regularly and to keep it available in operation. Coal dusts in underground plants shall be considered combustible unless, according to the result of the assessment of hazards in accordance with Article 3 (1) sentence 5 (1) of the dust, none of the enclosed flute is capable of passing on an explosion. (9) In areas of underground establishments which are at risk of breakage, mountaineering or water breakage, the work must be planned and carried out in such a way as to ensure that the safety and security of the employees are carried out as far as possible shall be guaranteed. Measures must be taken to:

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to identify the areas of danger as defined in the first sentence,

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to protect workers in mine-building activities that move towards or within such areas; and

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to control the dangers.

(10) The contractor shall ensure that:

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every person is provided with a self-stretcher suitable for the holding of his/her stay under the age of days and a briefing on the use is made of the person concerned,

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the self-stretchers are kept in the respective holding and

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their condition is regularly checked for use.

Under days, each person must carry a self-stretcher permanently. Oxygen Self-stretchers with greater weight may be kept within reach at all times. (11) In each underground operation, appropriate organizational measures are necessary for the rapid and effective introduction and implementation of Rescue plants to be hit. In order to be used in any such operation, a sufficient number of persons who are theoretically and practically under-proven must be available in the mine rescue system with the necessary factual means. Unofficial table of contents

§ 16 Weather for subordinated workplaces

(1) The trader shall ensure that all underground workplaces with sufficient safety margin are so weathered that an atmosphere is maintained, which shall:

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is safe for safety and health,

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which takes into account the dangers of explosions and breathable dusts,

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the working conditions are appropriate during working hours, taking into account the working methods used and the physical workload of the employees.

(2) The main ventilation shall be carried out by one or more of the lower-day underground establishments and in all other underground establishments where the natural ventilation is not sufficient to meet the requirements laid down in paragraph 1. to ensure machine fans. Precautions must be taken to ensure the stability and continuity of the weathering. At least the negative pressure generated by the main fan is continuously monitored. An alarm device must warn if there is an unintentional ventilation standstill. (3) No special weather conditions may be applied in workplaces of lower-day plants, which are located in the mine, which are used for the purpose of the flotation of mineral resources. Special weather conditions may be set up and operated for alignment, device or predatory work if such workplaces are in direct contact with the main wave of water. The second sentence also applies to other places of work which cannot be weathered continuously in their own way. (4) The contractor has to measure the weather parameters on a regular basis; in mine-gas-leading underground companies, this also includes the Concentration of the mine gas. The results of the measurements shall be recorded and stored for a reasonable period of time. (5) In the lower-day plants of the grub-gas-leading

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in the withdrawal paths of workplaces with mechanised extraction,

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in the local area of non-perturbated operating points with propulsion machinery, and

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where necessary, at other comparable points

to constantly monitor the concentration of pit gas. The nature and scope of the surveillance must be determined in accordance with the result of the assessment of hazards in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1. (6) A weather plan with the essential characteristics of the weathering is to be made by the entreprtiest, to keep them up-to-date and keep them available in operation. Unofficial table of contents

Section 17 Provision and use of work equipment

(1) The contractor shall have all machinery, equipment, apparatus, tools or equipment used at work, in accordance with the outcome of the assessment of risks pursuant to § 3 (1) sentence 5 (1), taking into account the work envisaged. or to select and provide the intended use. (2) Without prejudice to the obligations laid down in paragraph 1, the Commission shall ensure that the safety and health of workers are maintained and operated in such a way as to ensure that the safety and health of the health of workers is ensured in the event of their intended use. to ensure that:

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shall be made available only to work equipment which shall at least comply with the provisions of Annex I to Council Directive 89 /655/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by Workers (OJ C 327 EC No 13), as last amended by Directive 2001 /45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 (OJ L 378, 31.12.2001, p. EC No L 195 p. 46),

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in the case of the use of work equipment, the provisions of Annex II to this Directive are complied with.

Work equipment for which further requirements are laid down in other legislation may only be made available if they meet those requirements. Work equipment must be of adequate strength and free of obvious defects, as well as sufficient for the respective purpose of use, capable of being efficient and secure. Where they are intended for areas where there is a risk of fires or explosions caused by the ignition of gases, vapours, mists or dusts, they must meet specific safety requirements. (3) The entreprenchment has Maintenance measures shall ensure that the equipment meets the requirements laid down in paragraph 2 for the whole period of use. This also applies to safety devices. It shall draw up a plan for the maintenance and systematic testing and testing of the safety of significant machinery, equipment, apparatus, machine and electrical equipment, including safety devices, to be kept up-to-date on a regular basis; in the case of exceptional operating events with potential adverse effects on the safety of a working product, it shall be subject to an exceptional audit . All relevant work shall be carried out by knowledgeable persons. The carrying out of tests and trials in accordance with the third sentence and the results thereof shall be recorded in a list which shall be kept for a reasonable period of time. If work equipment is used outside the company, it must be accompanied by proof of the performance of the last test. (4) If it is not possible to use the hazards determined in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1 solely by means of suitable To deal with work equipment, the entrepre has to take additional measures for the safety and health protection of workers. These include safety devices, such as protective devices and safety-friendly shut-off systems. (5) Without prejudice to the measures referred to in paragraph 4, the entreptitious person shall have the right to be clearly identified and shall be able to switch on and off without endangering the workers. The risks to be taken to ensure that:

1.

Work equipment is only used by employed persons,

2.

Maintenance, repair and rebuilding work will only be carried out by persons commissioned for this purpose.

(6) Special work equipment as defined in Annex I (3) to Directive 89 /655/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 95 /63/EC of 5 December 1995 (OJ L 139, 30.4.1995, p. EC No 28), which are already available to the employees on 5 December 1998 and which, in accordance with the law applicable by that date, may be subject to lower requirements than those laid down in the first sentence of paragraph 2, no later than 5 December 1998 must be made available to the staff of the European Parliament. December 2002 shall be in accordance with the requirements of Annex I to this Directive. Unofficial table of contents

§ 18 Provision and use of personal protective equipment

(1) The contractor shall ensure that personal protective equipment is provided and used when the assessment of risks in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 (1) has shown that risks to the employees are not caused by other measures should be avoided or sufficiently limited. Personal protective equipment shall be regarded as personal protective equipment within the meaning of section 1 (2) to (5) of the Regulation on the placing on the market of personal protective equipment. (2) Personal protective equipment shall be subject to the following conditions: To select the workplace specific characteristics, the time of use and the frequency of exposure, as well as the ergonomic requirements. Their suitability is to be assessed for the respective application. (3) The contractor may only provide personal protective equipment,

1.

comply with the requirements of the Regulation on the placing on the market of personal protective equipment, and

2.

the suitability of which has been determined by the assessment referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 2.

Point 2 shall not apply to personal protective equipment provided for works for which they have been selected prior to the entry into force of this Regulation. (4) Personal protective equipment shall, in principle, be for the individual Use. Where the circumstances require that a personal protective equipment be used by a number of employees, the contractor shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the user does not have any health or hygiene problems. (5) The personal protective equipment shall be provided free of charge to the user in an appropriate form and size. Complex personal protective equipment according to § 7 of the Regulation on the placing on the market of personal protective equipment must be adapted to the user individually. Where a number of personal protective equipment is used simultaneously by an employee, these protective equipment must be coordinated without prejudice to the protective effect of the individual equipment. (6) By Cleaning, maintenance, inspection, repair and replacement measures must be taken to ensure that the personal protective equipment remains fully effective and hygienic throughout the entire period of use. (7) The entrepellant has from the effectiveness of the selected personal to persuade protective equipment and, if necessary, to re-examine and adapt the measures taken. If employees are exposed to special physical burdens as a result of the work to be carried out and the personal protective equipment used, the entreprent has to consider whether, in order to ensure their health protection, more Measures are required. Unofficial table of contents

Section 19 Safety or health-protection labelling

(1) The trader shall ensure that risks and risks to health and safety at work are identified, taking into account the outcome of the assessment of risks as referred to in Article 3 (1) sentence 5 (1), provided that: Risks and hazards cannot be avoided or sufficiently limited by general technical means of protection or by means of work organisation measures, methods or procedures. The safety or health marking must comply with the requirements of Annex 4. (2) Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the labelling applicable to road, rail, inland waterway, sea and air transport shall be within the range of (3) The safety or health mark which has already been used in workplaces before 24 June 1994 must comply with the minimum requirements laid down in the second sentence of paragraph 1 at the latest by 24 December 1996. Unofficial table of contents

§ 20 Preventive medicine monitoring

The operator must ensure that the health of the employees is monitored in a suitable manner depending on the safety and health risks in the workplace. § § 2 and 3 of the German Health Protection Ordinance or the § § 2 and 18 (1) of the German Ordinance on Occupational Health and Safety are applicable to the occupational health check-ups. Unofficial table of contents

Section 21 Duties of the employees

(1) Employees shall be obliged to ensure their safety and health in accordance with their options and in accordance with the instruction and specific instruction of the entreprtiy. In accordance with the first sentence, employees must also ensure the safety and health of persons who are affected by their actions or omissions in the work. (2) In the context of paragraph 1, the employees shall, in particular, be

1.

Machinery, equipment, machinery and electrical equipment, tools and working materials intended to be used in accordance with the intended purpose,

2.

to use protective devices in accordance with their intended purpose, not to put them out of service, to alter or to change them arbitrarily;

3.

to use the personal protective equipment provided to them in accordance with their intended purpose, to store them in a place provided for that purpose, to check for their proper condition, and to detect defects, prior to use by inspection of the equipment; to report immediately.

(3) Employees shall, without delay, immediately submit to the operator or the person responsible for the safety and health of any of the immediate and serious risks to safety and health identified by them, and to any lack of protection of the safety and health of the person concerned report. They should also inform the specialist for occupational safety or the occupational physician as well as the safety officer in accordance with § 22 of the Seventh Book of the Social Code. Together with the specialist for occupational safety and occupational safety, they have to support the entreptist in the long term in order to enable him to fulfil his duties, to ensure the safety and health of workers at work. , and to comply with the requirements of the authorities. Unofficial table of contents

Section 22 Rights of employees

The employees are entitled to:

1.

to make proposals to entrepreneurs on all issues relating to safety and health at work,

2.

to apply to the competent authority and to the technical supervisory service of the competent institution of the statutory accident insurance scheme if, on the basis of specific evidence, they consider that the measures taken by the contractor and shall not be sufficient to ensure safety and health protection at work, and the contractor shall not remedy their complaints,

3.

in the event of an imminent danger, to cease work and to leave their place of work, provided that the safety and health of other workers are not in conflict with that.

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Section 22a Requirements for the disposal of mining waste

(1) The contractor shall have for the disposal of waste in accordance with Section 2 (2) (7) of the Circular Economic Law, which is directly involved in the search, recovery and processing of waste and in the related storage of mineral resources on the Land and coastal waters (mining waste), without prejudice to the rules on the establishment, management and cessation of operations of the plant, to take appropriate measures to affect the environment. as well as the resulting risks to human health as far as possible Avoid or reduce. In this context, it has to take into account the state of the art in terms of the properties of the waste facility, its location and the environmental conditions at the site. This does not require the use of a particular technique. (2) The contractor shall draw up a waste management plan in accordance with Annex 5 for the disposal of mining waste and shall submit it to the competent authority by means of a template. to notify the Authority in good time, no later than two weeks before the start of the activities. The operator shall review and adapt the waste management plan every five years to the extent that the operation of the waste facility or the mining waste has substantially changed. Adjustments in accordance with the second sentence shall be notified to the competent authority. (3) Operating plans for the establishment, operation and decommissioning of waste disposal facilities shall comply with the additional requirements set out in Annex 6. Operational plans for the approval of waste facilities for the disposal of non-hazardous non-inert mining waste shall be interpreted by the competent authority. The provisions of Section 48 (2) sentences 3 to 5 of the Federal Mining Act shall apply to waste disposal facilities according to the second sentence of the second sentence. For waste disposal facilities in category A, the operator shall demonstrate, without prejudice to the requirements set out in the first sentence, that he or she will be able to provide a safety performance or equivalent in accordance with Annex 7. If insolvency proceedings are opened on the assets of the entreprentier, the competent authority shall be entitled to separate satisfaction from security. The operator shall, where necessary, take measures to stabilise the waste, to prevent pollution of the water and soil, and to monitor the shipment of mining waste in the excavation voyage in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph 8, the corresponding application of Annex 6 (2) and (6). Waste disposal facility is a sector designated by the contractor for the collection or deposition of solid, liquid, dissolved or suspended mining waste,

1.

if the conditions set out in Annex III to Directive 2006 /21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from the extractive industries and amending Directive 2004 /35/EC (OJ L 327, 30.12.2006, p. EU No 15) (waste disposal facility in category A) or the mining waste to be deposited in the waste management plan is described as hazardous,

2.

if the mining waste is hazardous and it is unexpectedly incurred and if the intended storage exceeds six months,

3.

if the mining waste is not hazardous and is not inert, and if the intended storage exceeds one year,

4.

if the mining waste is considered to be unpolluted soil or inert waste, and if the intended storage exceeds three years,

5.

if the mining waste is collected during the search and is not dangerous, and if the intended storage exceeds three years, or

6.

if the mining waste is collected, prepared and stored by peat, and if the intended storage exceeds three years.

No waste disposal facilities are mining voyage into which mining waste is used for mining or mining purposes or for re-use. (4) Waste disposal facilities approved on 1 May 2008 or in operation, the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 shall be fulfilled by 1 May 2012, except in the case of the fourth sentence of paragraph 3, which shall be complied with by 1 May 2014. Paragraphs 2 to 4, first sentence, and (5) shall not apply to waste disposal facilities which:

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have ceased the acceptance of waste before 1 May 2006;

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are to conclude the decommissioning procedures in accordance with the rules to be applied or approved by the competent authority; and

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are actually being shut down by 31 December 2010.

(5) Insofar as a waste facility of category A is not an operating area or part of an operating area according to § 3 (5a) of the Federal Immission Control Act, the contingency plan must comply with the additional requirements in accordance with Section 11 (1) No. 6 in accordance with Section 1 of Annex I to Directive 2006 /21/EC. The contractor shall provide the competent authority with the information necessary for the preparation of external alarm and security plans before a waste facility is put into service, in accordance with the first sentence of the first sentence. If the territory of another State is likely to be affected by the effects of an incident, the contractor shall have a corresponding number of additional copies of the external alarm and alert system for the competent authority, and To provide the necessary information to the competent authority of the other State for the purposes of forwarding security plans. The information referred to in the second sentence shall contain at least the information referred to in Section 2 of Annex I to Directive 2006 /21/EC. The operator shall make the information available to the public in accordance with Section 2 of Annex I to Directive 2006 /21/EC. The information referred to in the second sentence shall be reviewed every three years. In so far as changes are made during the review which may have a significant impact on the hazards associated with an incident, the contractor shall update the information without delay; the obligations under the rates 2 (6) paragraphs 1 to 5 shall not apply to the discharge of water and the reintroduction of pumped groundwater in accordance with Article 11 (3) (j), first and second indent, of Directive 2000 /60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities Parliament and the Council of 23 1 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ C 327, 28.11.2000, p. 1), which was last amended by Directive 2008 /32/EC (OJ L 327, 22.12.2008, p. 60), in so far as the discharges can be authorised in accordance with § § 47 and 48 of the Water Resources Act. Paragraphs 2 to 5 shall not apply:

1.

for the disposal of non-hazardous waste, which is obtained in the case of the collection of mineral resources, other than oil and of evaporites other than gypsum and anhydrite,

2.

for the disposal of waste, including unpolluted soil, which is produced during the extraction, preparation and storage of peat.

Paragraphs 3 to 5 shall not apply to the disposal of inert waste and unpolluted soil which are incurred in the search, winnings, preparation and storage of mineral resources, provided that they are not in a Category A waste facility , the requirements set out in Annex 6 (2) and (3) shall be complied with. (7) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 shall not apply to:

1.

Soils at the place of origin (soils in situ), including non-excavated, contaminated soils and structures permanently connected to the ground,

2.

non-contaminated soil material and other naturally occurring materials which have been excavated during construction, provided that it is ensured that the materials in their natural state shall be used for construction purposes in the place where they were lifted shall be used.

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§ 23 Transfer of responsibility

The contractor may transfer all or part of the obligations arising for him under this Regulation to responsible persons. Unofficial table of contents

§ 24 Administrative Offences

(1) In the sense of § 145 (3) (1) of the Bundesberggesetz (Bundesberggesetz), who intentionally or negligently does not ensure that the number or names of the persons employed or persons present are detectable in accordance with § 12 (5) sentence 1. (2) Contrary to the provisions of Section 145 (3) (2) of the Federal Mining Act, those who intentionally or negligently act

1.

Contrary to Article 3 (1) sentence 1, it is not ensured that a security and health protection document is drawn up,

2.

the document referred to in paragraph 3 (3) does not, or is not revised in due time,

3.

a provision in the first sentence of Article 5 (1), (2) or (3), on the supervision of persons responsible for the supervision or supervision of the supervision,

4.

Contrary to § 6 para. 1 or § 10 para. 1 an employee is not informed, not right, not fully, not in the prescribed manner or not in due time,

5.

Contrary to § 6 (2) sentence 1, employees do not, not properly, not fully, not in the prescribed manner or not in due time,

6.

Contrary to Article 6 (2) sentence 4, it does not specify the cases in which the instruction should be repeated or supplemented by practical exercises,

7.

Contrary to § 6 (3) sentence 1, employees shall not be heard,

8.

Contrary to § 10 para. 2 sentence 1, a conversion does not apply,

9.

Contrary to Article 11 (2), first sentence, no. 1 or 3, it is not ensured that explosives, ignition equipment or explosive devices are stored, transported or used only by experts and persons authorised to do so, or for the intended place of work or the are intended to be intended for use,

10.

Contrary to the first sentence of Article 13 (5), it does not ensure that accommodation or lounges have at least two emergency exits,

11.

Contrary to the first sentence of Article 15 (1), it is not ensured that a day-to-day operation is connected to the surface by at least two ways, or that these routes are equipped with mechanical means of transport,

12.

Contrary to Article 15 (2) sentence 1, it is not ensured that a workplace can be left in at least two separate ways,

13.

Contrary to Article 15 (4), first sentence, no. 1 or 3, it does not ensure that expansion is introduced or maintained,

14.

Contrary to Article 15 (10), first sentence, no. 1, it does not ensure that a self-stretcher is made available or a training is carried out,

15.

Contrary to Article 16 (1), it is not ensured that a day-to-day workplace is bewetted in the prescribed manner,

16.

, contrary to the first sentence of Article 16 (3), apply a special weather or

17.

, contrary to § 22a (2) sentence 1 or 3, an advertisement is not, not correct, not fully or not reimbursed in time.

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Section 25 The provisions of national law

In the Federal Gazette, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs announcates which state-law provisions become subject to the rule of law. Unofficial table of contents

Section 26 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. Unofficial table of contents

Final formula

The Federal Council has agreed. Unofficial table of contents

Annex 1 (to § § 11 and 12)
Common requirements for activities and facilities according to § 1

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1995, 1476-1479;
with regard to of the individual amendments. Footnote

1

Explosion protection, protection against health-endangling atmosphere and fire protection

1.1

General

1.1.1

The operator shall take appropriate measures to:

1.1.1.1

to be able to assess whether explosive or harmful substances are present in the atmosphere and

1.1.1.2

to be able to measure their concentration.

1.1.2

In accordance with the result of the assessment of hazards in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 no.1, monitoring equipment shall be used for the automatic and continuous measurement of gas concentrations at certain points, automatic alarm systems and Devices for the automatic shut-down of electrical operating means and internal combustion engines to be installed and operated. In the cases where measurements are carried out automatically, the contractor shall record the measurement results and keep an appropriate time.

1.1.3

In workplaces where combustible dusts occur, precautions must be taken to reduce, remove, neutralize or bind deposits of such dusts.

1.1.4

Smoking is prohibited in areas at risk of fire and explosions. Furthermore, the handling of open fire and the setting up of work, of which there may be a danger of inflammation, are not permitted. The prohibition laid down in the second sentence shall not apply if adequate preventive measures are taken against the emergence of fires or explosions.

1.1.5

In the case of underground establishments carrying mine gas or having combustible dusts, the following shall apply in place of point 1.1.4:

1.1.5.1

It is prohibited to smoke and smoke certain tobacco products and any objects for the production of open flames.

1.1.5.2

Cutting and welding and other comparable activities shall only be permitted in exceptional cases, subject to specific measures to ensure the safety and health of workers.

1.2

Explosion protection

1.2.1

In the planning, setting up, equipment, commissioning, operation and maintenance of workplaces, the contractor shall take appropriate measures in accordance with the outcome of the assessment of risks pursuant to § 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1 meeting to

1.2.1.1

to prevent the formation and accumulation of explosive gas and explosive dust-air mixtures,

1.2.1.2

to prevent the ignition of explosive gas-and explosive-air mixtures,

1.2.1.3

to prevent and combat the spread of fires and explosions,

1.2.1.4

reduce the impact of explosions in such a way that workers are not at risk as far as possible.

1.2.2

Through the measures and facilities for explosion protection, the contractor has to draw up an explosion protection plan, to regularly update it and to keep it available in operation.

1.3

Protection against a health-threatening atmosphere

1.3.1

In cases where substances that are harmful to health may have accumulated or accumulate in the atmosphere, the entrepre shall take appropriate measures in accordance with the outcome of the assessment of risks in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 (1) in order to avoid the risk to the workers. Such substances shall be taken off at the place of origin, shall be deposited or otherwise removed. If this is not possible, accumulations are to be diluted to a permissible level.

1.3.2

Appropriate breathing and resurrection equipment must be available in sufficient quantities for areas where workers may be exposed to substances that are hazardous to health or to gases that are hazardous to health in the atmosphere. The equipment shall be kept adequately and shall be maintained in such a way as to remain operational. For their use, a sufficient number of knowledgeable persons must be available at the workplace.

1.3.3

Where toxic or other harmful gases are or may be present in a concentration in the atmosphere which is hazardous to health, the contractor must establish a plan in which the preventive measures and the protective equipment required are to be defined in detail (gas protection plan). The plan has to be kept up-to-date on a regular basis and kept available in operation.

1.3.4

(dropped)

1.4

Fire protection

1.4.1

In the planning, setting up, equipment, commissioning, operation and maintenance of workplaces, the contractor shall have the right to use the results of the assessment of hazards in accordance with § 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1 Safety precautions to be taken to protect against the outbreak and spread of fires and to detect and combat them. Hazards due to combustible dusts must also be taken into account. For the event of fire, rapid and effective fire-fighting is to be ensured.

1.4.2

Workplaces must be equipped with appropriate fire-fighting equipment and, if necessary, with fire detectors and alarm systems.

1.4.3

Non-automatic fire extinguishers must be easy to reach, handle and be secured against damage.

1.4.4

Fire extinguishers shall be identified as such at appropriate locations and permanently in accordance with Annex 4.

1.4.5

Through the measures and facilities for fire protection, the contractor has to draw up a fire protection plan, to regularly update it and to keep it available in operation.

2

Escape routes and emergency exits

2.1

All jobs must be able to be quickly and safely abandoned by workers at risk. Passageways and gates that lead to escape routes and emergency exits must not be blocked by objects.

2.2

Escape routes and emergency exits must

2.2.1

remain free of obstacles,

2.2.2

on the shortest possible path to the outside, to a safe area, to a safe collection point or to a safe place from which the employees can be brought into safety.

2.3

The number, arrangement and dimensions of the escape routes and emergency exits shall be based on the use, equipment and dimensions of the workplaces and the maximum number of persons present there.

2.4

Doors of emergency exits must open to the outside. If this is not possible or is not justifiable from safety requirements, they must be designed as sliding doors. In an emergency, the doors must be able to be opened from the inside easily and directly by any person.

2.5

Escape routes and emergency exits where lighting is necessary must have adequate safety lighting in the event that the lighting fails.

2.6

Escape routes and emergency exits shall be identified as such in accordance with Annex 4.

3

Rescue and escape facilities

3.1

Rescue and escape facilities shall be readily available at suitable locations in a proper condition. They shall be marked in accordance with Annex 4.

3.2

In the case of difficult escape routes and in the case of an actual or possibly occurring atmosphere with high concentrations of pollutants or oxygen deficiency, suitable self-stretchers shall be provided for immediate use in the workplace. For lower-day establishments, § 15 para. 10 applies.

4

Security exercises

4.1

In theory and, if necessary, practical measures, employees must be able to identify what measures they have to take in an emergency.

4.2

Safety drills are to be carried out at regular intervals on normally occupied places of work or in practice centres. In particular,

4.2.1

the employees who are assigned tasks for emergencies requiring the use, handling or operation of rescue equipment, taking into account the type and size of the operation and the characteristics of the workplace in be instructed in the performance of their duties, and shall examine their knowledge,

4.2.2

The persons concerned may also use the appropriate use, handling and operation of the rescue and escape facilities.

5

Facilities and Rooms for First Aid

5.1

First aid arrangements must be tailored to the nature of the activities carried out in terms of human resources and of their factual nature. Such arrangements shall be made for all workplaces where the working conditions so require.

5.2

Depending on the type of activity and the size of the operation, one or more rooms are to be held for the first aid. These must be equipped with the necessary equipment, means and materials and must be easily accessible to persons with stretcher. In the rooms, a guide for first aid in the event of accidents can be clearly visible.

5.3

In addition, first aid must be kept wherever the working conditions so require. The storage places must be easily accessible.

5.4

A reasonable number of employees are to be trained in the use of the first aid equipment provided.

5.5

The first aid rooms and the first aid storage facilities must be identified as such in accordance with Annex 4.

6

Transport routes

6.1

Workplaces must be safely accessible and can be quickly and safely left in the event of an emergency.

6.2

Transport routes, including stairs, fixed ladders and loading ramps, shall be calculated, calculated and applied in such a way as to enable them to be easily and safely committed or to be driven, depending on their intended purpose, and to be employed in the vicinity. People are not at risk.

6.3

The dimensioning of the transport routes used for passenger or freight transport shall be based on the number of possible users and the type of operation. Where means of transport are used on transport routes, a sufficient safety margin must be maintained for pedestrians, or other equivalent safety measures must be taken.

6.4

Traffic routes for vehicles must pass at sufficient distance on doors, gates, pedestrian paths, passageways and stairway exits.

6.5

The limitations of the traffic and access routes must be clearly marked.

6.6

The necessary transport arrangements shall be laid down for all vehicles used in operation.

7

Outdoor workplaces

7.1

Workplaces, transport routes and other open-air services or facilities which are used or entered by the workers during their activities shall be designed in such a way as to enable them to be safely committed and to be carried on.

7.2

Where possible, employment shall be set up in such a way as to ensure that employees

7.2.1

be protected against the effects of weather and, where appropriate, against the falling down of objects,

7.2.2

there are no noises with a noise level that is not intolerable for health, nor harmful effects from the outside, such as gases, vapours, dusts,

7.2.3

can quickly leave their jobs at risk or help them quickly,

7.2.4

will not be able to slip off or crash.

8

Natural and artificial lighting

8.1

Each workplace shall be so lit as to ensure that the safety and health of workers is adequately protected.

8.2

Workplaces in rooms must be given sufficient natural light and, taking into account natural lighting conditions, artificial lighting appropriate to the safety and health of workers be. Outdoor workplaces must be artificially illuminated in the safety-related scope, if the daylight is not sufficient.

8.3

The lighting of the working spaces and the connecting paths shall be such that the type of illumination does not create an accident hazard for the employees.

8.4

In workplaces where workers are exposed to hazards in the event of failure of artificial lighting, adequate safety lighting must be provided. If necessary, portable lamps shall be made available for each employee.

8.5

In the case of subday workplaces, the following shall apply in place of points 8.1 to 8.4:

8.5.1

The operator shall provide each employee with a portable electric lamp suitable for the purpose of use. Each employee must carry the luminaire with them.

8.5.2

The work stations must be equipped with artificial lighting appropriate to the safety and health of workers.

8.5.3

The lighting must be fitted in such a way that there is no risk of accident for the employees.

9

Sanitary facilities

9.1

Dressing room, coat rack

9.1.1

Appropriate changing rooms shall be made available to the employees if they have to wear special work clothes during their work and if, for health or moral reasons, they are not to be expected to wear them in another room Redress. The changing rooms must be easily accessible, sufficiently dimensioned and equipped with seating.

9.1.2

The changing rooms must be equipped with lockable devices in which each employee can keep his clothes during working hours. In the case of work clothes and street clothing, separate storage facilities shall be provided where this is necessary according to the nature of the activity. It is necessary to ensure that wet working clothes can be dried.

9.1.3

For women and men, separate dressing rooms or separate use of these spaces shall be provided.

9.1.4

If changing rooms are not required in accordance with point 9.1.1, there must be a coat rack for each employee.

9.2

Showers, washing facilities, toilets in the vicinity of the workplace

9.2.1

In the vicinity of the workplace or changing rooms, the workers shall be provided with adequate showers in a sufficient number of places where the nature of the activity or the reasons for health is required. The shower rooms must be dimensioned in such a way that the individual employee can clean up to meet the hygienic requirements unhindered. The showers must have hygienic, smooth running cold and warm water.

9.2.2

In cases where showers are not required, adequate and adequate washing facilities must be provided with hygienic, cold and warm water close to the workplace and the changing rooms.

9.2.3

In the vicinity of the workplaces, the rest rooms and the showers or washbasins, special rooms with a sufficient number of lavatories and hand-wash basins are to be provided to the employees. In the case of underground establishments, the sanitary facilities referred to in the first sentence, with the exception of toilets, may be on a day-to-day basis.

9.2.4

Showers or washbasins and changing rooms, which are separated from each other, must be easily accessible to each other.

9.2.5

For women and men, separate shower rooms or washbasins and separate toilets are to be set up. At the very least, a separate use of these sanitary facilities must be possible.

10

Protection in the manual handling of loads

10.1

If the manual handling of loads (conveying or supporting loads by human power) cannot be avoided, although measures have been taken in accordance with § 14 of the German Health and Safety Ordinance, the entrepre has the right to have the right to to assess the nature of the handling operations in question and to design the workplace or work in such a way or to use appropriate means of work in such a way as to ensure that the workers are at risk from the manual handling of loads is kept to a minimum.

10.2

In the evaluation of manual handling procedures, the contractor must comply with the following criteria:

10.2.1

with regard to the work to be carried out by the employees, in particular:

10.2.1.1

the required posture or body movement, especially rotational movement,

10.2.1.2

the removal of the load from the body,

10.2.1.3

the distance to be bridged by the lifting, lowering or carrying of the load,

10.2.1.4

the extent, frequency and duration of the required power effort,

10.2.1.5

a possible sudden movement of the load,

10.2.1.6

the pace of work as a result of a working process not to be changed by the employee; and

10.2.1.7

the period of rest or rest available;

10.2.2

with regard to the burden to be handled, in particular:

10.2.2.1

their weight, shape and size,

10.2.2.2

the location of the access points,

10.2.2.3

the centre of gravity and

10.2.2.4

the possibility of an unforeseen movement;

10.2.3

with regard to the nature of the workplace and the working environment, in particular:

10.2.3.1

the space and space available in the vertical direction,

10.2.3.2

the difference in altitude across different levels,

10.2.3.3

the temperature, humidity and air velocity,

10.2.3.4

the flatness, slip resistance or stability of the standing surface and

10.2.3.5

the lighting.

11

Protection of special groups of persons

11.1

As far as pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are employed, appropriate ways of doing so may be created to allow them to sit down.

11.2

In the case of the employment of disabled persons, the workplaces in question must be suitably designed. This applies in particular to the workplaces themselves as well as to doors, connecting paths, stairs, showers, washbasins and toilets.

11.3

Non-smoking

11.3.1

The operator must take the necessary measures to ensure that the non-smoking workers in workplaces are effectively protected from the risks of tobacco smoke.

11.3.2

In workplaces with public transport, the operator shall only take protective measures in accordance with point 11.3.1 in so far as the nature of the holding and the nature of the employment permit it.

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Annex 2 (to § 12)
Additional requirements for day-to-day facilities in connection with activities and facilities according to § 1

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1995, 1480-1481;
with regard to of the individual amendments. Footnote

1

Stability and strength The workplaces shall be designed, constructed, constructed, operated, monitored and maintained in such a way as to withstand the ambient conditions to be expected. They must have a design and strength corresponding to their type of use.

2

Floors, walls, ceilings and roofs of the rooms

2.1

The floors of the rooms must not have any unevenness, holes or dangerous inclinations; they must be fixed, non-slip, and non-slip. Depending on the nature of the holding and the physical activity of the employees, the workplaces where there is a workplace must have sufficient heat insulation.

2.2

The surface of the floors, walls and ceilings shall be such that it can be cleaned and renewed in accordance with hygienic requirements.

2.3

Transparent or translucent walls, in particular all-glass walls, in rooms or in the area of workplaces and traffic routes must be clearly marked and made of safety material, or in this way against the jobs and Traffic routes are shielded from the fact that the workers are unexpectedly unable to come into contact with such walls and cannot be injured in their splintering.

2.4

Access to roofs made of materials which do not provide sufficient resistance to load shall be permitted only if, by means of special measures, risks to the workers entering the roofs and the rest on them are avoided.

3

Room dimensions and air volume of rooms 3.1base area, height and air volume of a working area must be so dimensioned that the employees do their work without adversely affecting their safety, health or well-being. .

3.2

The space available to employees in the workplace must be sufficiently large to allow the workers to have sufficient freedom of movement and to carry out their duties in the course of their work.

4

Windows, skylits and ventilation devices of the smoke windows, lights and ventilation devices which can be opened, closed, adjusted and fixed, shall be designed to ensure safe handling. They must not be arranged in such a way that they present a danger to the workers when they are in the open state. The cleaning of windows and overlights must be safely possible.

5

Doors and gates

5.1

The position, the number, the materials used in the design and the dimensions of the doors and gates shall be based on the type and use of the rooms or areas.

5.2

Transparent doors must be marked at eye level. Swing doors and gates must be transparent or have sight windows. If transparent or translucent surfaces of doors and gates are not made of safety material and there is reason to fear that workers may be injured in the splintering of the surfaces, these surfaces shall be protected against impressions.

5.3

Sliding doors are to be secured against unintentional lifting and falling out, doors and gates which open upwards, against unmediated fall-off.

5.4

Doors in the course of escape routes must be appropriately marked. You have to be open at any time from the inside without special aids. As long as employees are in the workplace, the doors have to be opened.

5.5

In the immediate vicinity of the gates, which are primarily intended for vehicle traffic, there must be doors for pedestrian traffic which are clearly marked and always accessible. Sentence 1 shall not apply if the passage for pedestrians is not dangerous.

5.6

Power-operated doors and gates must be able to be moved without endangering the employees. They must be equipped with easily recognizable and easily accessible emergency shutdown devices and must also be opened by hand, provided that they do not automatically open in the event of a power failure.

5.7

Where, at any point in the entry, chains or similar devices are prevented from entering, these chains or similar devices must be clearly visible and marked by appropriate prohibitions or warning signs.

6

Ventilation of enclosed work spaces

6.1

In enclosed workrooms, there must be sufficient health-safe breathing air, taking into account the working methods and the physical stress of the employees. In the cases in which a ventilation system is used, it must be functional at any time. A fault in the ventilation system shall be indicated by a warning device, if this is necessary in view of the health of the workers.

6.2

Air conditioning systems or mechanical ventilation systems shall be operated in such a way that the workers are not exposed to any disruptive air tension. Deposits or impurities in them, which could lead to the impairment of the breathing air and the immediate health risk of the workers, must be removed quickly.

7

Room temperature

7.1

During working hours, in the workplace, taking into account the working methods used and the physical strain on the workers, a room temperature must prevail which is appropriate for the human organism.

7.2

In breaks, preparedness, sanitary facilities, canteens and sanity rooms, the temperature must correspond to the specific purpose of use of the rooms.

7.3

Depending on the type of work and the place of work, windows, skylits and glass walls must be able to shield the workplaces against excessive solar radiation.

8

Pausenpremises

8.1

Employees must be provided with an easily accessible space where safety or health reasons, in particular the type of activity carried out or the maximum number of persons present per shift, require this. Sentence 1 shall not apply if the employees are employed in offices or comparable working spaces and there are equivalent conditions for a rest during the breaks.

8.2

The rooms must be adequately sized and the number of employees must be equipped with tables and seating. The seats must be fitted with backrests. The noise is to be reduced to a measure that is compatible with the purpose of these spaces.

8.3

If working hours are regularly and frequently used in working hours and there are no rest rooms, then other rooms are available in which the employees can stay during the duration of the working readiness.

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Annex 3 (to § 13)
Additional requirements for workplaces in accordance with § 13 (1) (1) and (2) in the area of the continental shelf and coastal waters

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1995, 1482-1484

1

Security and health protection document

1.1

As additional requirements to the security and health protection document according to § 3 (1) sentence 1 apply:

1.1.1

The specific sources of danger which exist at the workplace, taking into account all the activities relating to them, and which may result in accidents which may have a serious impact on the safety and health of workers, are exactly to be listed.

1.1.2

The effects of the hazards arising from the particular sources of danger must be assessed.

1.1.3

The arrangements necessary for the prevention of accidents with potentially serious consequences, the limitation of the extent of accidents and the effective and orderly evacuation of workplaces in emergencies must be set out in detail.

1.1.4

It is necessary to demonstrate that compliance with all measures to protect the safety and health of workers is ensured within the company.

2

Security arrangements for certain cases

2.1

In accordance with the results of the assessment of hazards in accordance with Article 3 (1) sentence 5, no. 1, the entreprency of the contractor shall be responsible for the installation of the reporting and protection systems for fires, as well as fire-fighting and alarm systems, which are proportionate to the hazards . In particular, the following may include:

2.1.1

fire alarm systems,

2.1.2

Fire alarms,

2.1.3

Fire extinguishers,

2.1.4

Fire hydrants and hoses,

2.1.5

water-floodsystems and water-jet pipes,

2.1.6

automatic sprinkler systems,

2.1.7

gas extinguishing systems,

2.1.8

Foam extinguishing systems,

2.1.9

portable fire extinguishers,

2.1.10

fire-fighting equipment,

2.1.11

Fire protection walls for the separation of fire-prone areas.

2.2

The emergency systems connected to the notification and protection systems referred to in point 2.1 shall be arranged separately or, in a special way, to the extent possible to protect them against the effects of accidents. If necessary, such systems shall be double-interpreted.

2.3

Remote control equipment in accordance with § 13 para. 3 must have control stations ready for use in an emergency at appropriate locations, including, if necessary, control stations at safe collection points and at laying stations.

2.4

In addition to the equipment and installations according to § 13 para. 3, at least systems must be equipped with a remote control device or with safety devices comparable in effect to the devices and installations.

2.4.1

for aeration,

2.4.2

for the emergency shutdown of devices that can trigger ignition,

2.4.3

in order to prevent the leakage of flammable liquids or the escape of gases,

2.4.4

for fire protection.

2.5

On platforms, the acoustic system is to be supplemented by communication systems that are independent of energy sources at risk of falling. For coastal and emergency services, messages must be able to be transmitted through appropriate communication systems.

2.6

On platforms, measures must be taken to ensure that the landing stations and focal points are protected against heat and smoke and, where possible, against explosion effects, and that the escape routes to them and the escape routes that they originate are to be used. The measures must be such as to provide the workers with protection over a long period of time and enable them to evacuate, escape and rescue them safely. Platforms which have already been used before 1 January 1996 must comply with sentences 1 and 2 at the latest by 1 January 2000; an adjustment shall be made as soon as possible.

2.7

Collection points and laying stations must be easily accessible from the accommodation and work areas. One of these bodies shall be provided with a remote control of the systems listed in point 2.4 and with a communication system to coastal and emergency services, if this is the result of the assessment of risks pursuant to Article 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1 is required.

2.8

The list of the names of the employees assigned to each safe collection point shall be kept and suspended.

2.9

A list of workers to whom special tasks are assigned in case of emergency shall be completed and shall be suspended at the appropriate places in the workplace. The names of these persons shall be recorded in written instructions in accordance with § 7.

2.10

§ § 13 and 14 as well as § 17 (1) No. 6 of the German Health Protection Ordinance apply to the work on screen devices and the manual handling of loads in the area of the continental shelf.

3

Rescue and escape facilities, security drills

3.1

In addition to the general training for emergencies, employees must receive workplace-related training for rescue and flight in accordance with the outcome of the assessment of risks in accordance with § 3 para. 1 sentence 5 No. 1. The surviving techniques to be considered are to be conveyed to them.

3.2

Appropriate and adequate evacuation possibilities for emergencies and escape routes directly to the sea should be provided in each workplace. Lifesaving devices that are suitable for the respective platform must be ready for use immediately.

3.3

For certain cases, such as man overboard and clearance of workplaces, the entrepre has to draw up a plan to keep up to date and keep it available on the platform. The plan has to be based on the security and health protection document. It must regulate the use of rescue vessels and helicopters and include criteria for the capacity to take up and the time taken by the rescue vessels and helicopters to be taken into account. The required time of intervention shall also be indicated in the security and health protection document for each platform. Standby vessels shall be designed and equipped in such a way as to meet the evacuation and rescue requirements.

3.4

The minimum requirements for lifeboats, life rafts, lifeboats and life jackets are:

3.4.1

Suitability and equipment for survival assurance for a sufficient period of time;

3.4.2

Availability in sufficient number for all persons expected to be present;

3.4.3

Type-appropriation for the workplace;

3.4.4

flawless processing from suitable materials, taking into account the lifesaving function and the conditions for use or readiness to use;

3.4.5

Eye-catching colouring for use as well as equipment with which the user can draw the attention of rescue personnel.

3.5

In the case of security exercises,

3.5.1

examine the preparedness of the lifeboats,

3.5.2

check, clean and, if necessary, recharge or replace all the rescue equipment used in this case,

3.5.3

Return the portable device used for the intended storage location.

4

Accommodation, sanitary facilities, rooms for first aid

4.1

If the nature, duration and scope of the work require, the employer must provide accommodation to the employees. It shall ensure that the accommodation is so arranged, equipped and occupied and that it is used in such a way as to ensure that the health of the workers is not affected.

4.2

In particular, accommodation must:

4.2.1

protection against explosion effects, penetration of smoke and gas as well as against the outbreak and spread of fires, in accordance with the result of the assessment of hazards according to § 3 (1) sentence 5 no. 1;

4.2.2

are suitably equipped with ventilation, heating and lighting;

4.2.3

have at least two separate exits to escape routes at each level;

4.2.4

protection against noise, odour nuisances and smoke from other areas, where these can be harmful to health, as well as from weather conditions;

4.2.5

be separated from any workplaces and located at greater distances to danger zones.

4.3

The accommodation must contain sufficient beds or kojen for the number of persons who are likely to sleep on the platform. Each room designated as a bedroom has to offer sufficient space for the persons accommodated there for the storage of their clothes.

4.4

The accommodation must have a sufficient number of showers and washbasins with hygienic, running warm and cold water, as well as a sufficient number of toilets and hand-wash basins. The shower rooms must be sufficiently large to ensure that each employee is able to clean the hygienic requirements unhindered.

4.5

For women and men there are separate bedrooms, shower rooms and washbasins as well as toilets in the accommodation. In the case of shower rooms, washing facilities and toilets, separate use can also be provided.

4.6

The accommodation and equipment shall be kept in a condition corresponding to the hygienic requirements.

4.7

The requirements for sanitary installations in the vicinity of the workplace in accordance with Annex 1, point 9.2 shall remain unaffected.

4.8

The premises for the first aid shall be provided with the appropriate facilities and means necessary for the treatment of a doctor's oral or teleoral instructions. A sufficient number of employees with relevant knowledge must be available on each platform.

5

Helicopter operations

5.1

Helicopter landing places must be designed and constructed in accordance with the intended use. They must be sufficiently dimensioned and arranged for an unobstructed landing, so that the largest helicopter flying the landing site can operate under the harshest conditions to be adopted.

5.2

In the immediate vicinity of the helicopter landing area, the equipment required for an accident involving a helicopter is ready to be delivered.

5.3

On platforms on which employees are housed, a sufficient number of suitably trained personnel shall be provided for use in emergencies in the area of the helicopter landing area during helicopter operations.

6

Positioning of the plants at sea

6.1

During the positioning of the platforms at sea, all personnel, organizational and factual measures must be taken to ensure the safety and protection of the health of workers.

6.2

Preparatory work on the positioning of the platforms at sea must be carried out in such a way as to ensure that the security and stability of the platforms are not affected.

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Annex 4 (to § 19)
Requirements for safety or health labelling (minimum requirements)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1995, 1485-1486

0

The definition of a safety or health mark is a marking which, in relation to a particular object, a particular activity or facts, is identified by means of a sign, a colour, a colour, a colour, a colour, a A statement of safety or health protection is made possible by a sign of a light or a sign, a verbal communication or a sign of a hand.

1

General requirements

1.1

Type of marking

1.1.1

Permanent marking

1.1.1.1

For the permanent marking in the form of prohibition, warning and bid signs as well as for the identification and location recognition of first aid or rescue equipment, signs are to be used. Signs or safety colours shall be permanently affixed to the marking and site identification of fire-fighting equipment and equipment.

1.1.1.2

The labelling of containers and pipelines shall be defined in the Annex III to Directive 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum safety and/or health labelling requirements for the workplace (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. EC No L 245 p. 23).

1.1.1.3

The marking must be affixed permanently in the form of a safety colour or signs in the event of a risk of a collision and a risk of falling from the point of view.

1.1.1.4

The marking of lanes must be permanently affixed in the form of a safety colour.

1.1.2

Temporary labelling

1.1.2.1

References to hazards and emergency calls to persons carrying out certain activities, such as the evacuation of persons, are temporary and, taking into account the interchangeability and combination (point 1.2), by Leucht-or Sound signs or verbal communication.

1.1.2.2

The guidance of persons involved in handling operations posing a risk or danger is to be regulated temporarily and in the form of hands-on or verbal communication.

1.2

Interchangeability and combination

1.2.1

With the same effect can be selected

1.2.1.1

between a security paint and a sign to mark the risk of stumbling or crash,

1.2.1.2

between illuminated signs, sound signs and verbal communication,

1.2.1.3

between hand signs and verbal communication.

1.2.2

Certain types of labels can be used together. This applies to signs and signs, signs and verbal communication, hand signs and verbal communication.

1.3

Security Color

1.3.1

The notes in the table below apply to each label used to use a security color.

Security Color	Meaning	Notes-Evidence
Red	Forbidden sign	Dangerous behavior
	Danger-Alarm	Halt, standstill, emergency shut-off facility evacuation
	Fire-fighting equipment and equipment	Labelling and location
Yellow or Yellow-Orange	Warning sign	Caution, caution review
Blue	Bid Sign	Special conduct or activity-obligation to wear personal protective equipment
Green	First help, rescue sign	Doors, exits, ways, operating equipment, stations, rooms
	Hazardous	Return to normal condition

1.4

Efficacy of safety or health signs

1.4.1

the efficacy of a safety or health mark shall not be affected by:

1.4.1.1

bad design, insufficient number, poor location, poor condition or malfunctioning;

1.4.1.2

another marking or emission source of the same type, which impairs visibility or audibility. The aim is to:

1.4.1.2.1

to avoid the use of an excessive number of signs in close proximity to each other;

1.4.1.2.2

not at the same time use two interchangeable light signs;

1.4.1.2.3

do not use a light sign near a relatively similar other light source;

1.4.1.2.4

not at the same time use two sound signs;

1.4.1.2.5

not to use a sound mark if the environmental noise is too strong.

1.5

Other arrangements

1.5.1

The means and devices for the safety or health marking must be regularly cleaned, maintained, checked and repaired and, if necessary, renewed as required.

1.5.2

The number and arrangement of the means or devices to be used for safety or health marking shall be based on the extent of the hazards and on the area to be covered.

1.5.3

The markings which require an energy source must be provided with emergency supplies in the event that the latter fails. An emergency supply is not required if there is no longer any danger in the event of an interruption of the energy supply.

1.5.4

As soon as a light or sound signal is triggered, it is possible to start with a specific action. The character must last for as long as it is necessary to perform the action. The light or sound signs must be immediately re-operational after an action. They must be checked for their proper functioning and effective effectiveness before they are put into service and thereafter in sufficient frequency.

1.5.5

Where the auditory or visual possibilities of the workers concerned are restricted, including through the use of personal protective equipment, appropriate additional or alternative measures shall be taken.

1.5.6

Places, spaces or enclosed areas used for the storage of significant quantities of dangerous substances or preparations shall be accompanied by a warning sign from Annex II, point 3.2 of Directive 92 /58/EEC, or in accordance with point 1 of Annex III to Directive 92/58/EEC, provided that the individual packages or containers are not already marked with sufficient labelling.

2

Further requirements Without prejudice to the requirements referred to in point 1, the safety or health marking must comply with the requirements of Annexes II to IX to Directive 92 /58/EEC.

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Annex 5 (to section 22a (2))
Waste Management Plan

(Fundstelle des Originaltextes: BGBl. I 2008, 87)

1

The operator shall draw up the waste management plan for the management of mining waste, taking into account the principle of sustainability and the objectives set out in point 2. The plan shall represent all the essential aspects of the waste disposal concept and the provisions and measures envisaged for the protection of the environment and human health. Where the information required for the waste management plan is part of an operational plan, other administrative procedures or other documents drawn up on the basis of legislation, the waste management plan may include the following: See.

2

The aim of the waste management plan is to minimise the generation of waste and its pollutant potential, to promote the recovery of mining waste and to ensure the proper disposal of waste. To this end, waste disposal should be carried out at the planning stage and in the choice of the extraction and treatment process, the assessment of the effects on days, the filling of excavation votings and the use of less harmful substances in the case of waste disposal. the treatment is taken into account.

3

In order to remove the mining waste, a concept should be adopted at the planning stage, which will:

3.1

to prevent, or at least reduce as far as possible, the negative effects of the waste facility,

3.2

ensure the geotechnical stability of dams and halds by the end of the aftercare period,

3.3

as far as possible do not require after-care of the set-aside facility.

4

The waste management plan shall contain at least the following information:

4.1

the characterisation of mining waste in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2006 /21/EC and the total quantity of mining waste likely to be produced during the operating phase,

4.2

the indication of the procedures for the production of such mining waste and any subsequent treatment which shall be subject to such waste;

4.3

information on the location of the waste facility as well as a survey of the nature of the surface affected by the waste facility;

4.4

the description of possible adverse effects on the environment and human health by the deposition of mining waste and the precautions to be taken to minimise the environmental impact, in particular by polluting the environment; Water, leachate, water and wind erosion, during operation and after decommissioning, taking into account the geological, hydrological and hydrogeological, seismic and geotechnical properties of the site of the waste facility,

4.5

the measures for the protection of water, soil and air in accordance with Annex 6 (2) and (3), in particular by means of monitoring the physical and chemical stability of the waste facility, for example by means of measuring operations which are always ready for use; and monitoring equipment, and by regular cleaning of overflow channels and channels,

4.6

the control and surveillance activities carried out by persons responsible,

4.7

conception of decommissioning, including redeployment, follow-up and monitoring,

4.8

the classification of the waste facility in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex III to Directive 2006 /21/EC, including the necessary information on the relevant reasons for the classification,

4.9

Arrangements and measures to limit major accidents, including the information required for the establishment of internal emergency plans and external alert and security plans, in accordance with Article 22a (5) of waste disposal facilities of the Category A,

4.10

in the case of waste disposal facilities other than category A, an assessment of the potential hazards arising from accidents.

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Annex 6 (to section 22a (3) sentence 1)
Additional requirements for the establishment, operation and decommissioning of waste disposal facilities

(Fundstelle des Originaltextes: BGBl. I 2008, 88)

1

Without prejudice to the provisions relating to the establishment, operation and cessation of operations, operating plans for waste disposal facilities shall contain the following information:

1.1

the name and address of the trader and of the person responsible for the waste facility;

1.2

information on the designated location of the waste facility and on the existence of alternative sites;

1.3

information on the nature, extent and level of the security or information on something equivalent, in so far as it concerns waste disposal facilities in category A;

1.4

the waste management plan, to the extent that the waste management plan has not yet been notified to the competent authority.

2

The operator shall ensure that the waste facility has the necessary stability and is constructed and operated at a site suitable for geology, hydrogeological and geotechnical reasons. To the extent that adverse effects on water or soil are to be provided by polluted seepage water, the contractor shall avoid the formation of leachate water by appropriate measures as far as possible, the seepage water potential of the mining waste, the pollutant content of leachate and the water balance, both during the operational and after-care phases of the waste facility, to be identified and assessed, and polluted water and If necessary, to treat sicker water from the waste facility.

3

The operator shall make arrangements for the monitoring and inspection of the waste facility and shall draw up a monitoring plan to keep up-to-date on a regular basis and to keep it available on the holding. The same applies to arrangements in the event of instability of the waste facility or of contamination of water or soil. Records shall be kept on the implementation of the monitoring and inspections. The operator shall, at least once a year, demonstrate to the competent authority, on the basis of the records, that the requirements for the operation of the waste facility are complied with.

4

The operator shall immediately notify the competent authority of the operational events recorded in the monitoring of the waste facility, at the latest 48 hours after receipt of the information, which shall indicate the stability of the waste disposal facility. waste disposal facility and the significant negative environmental impact of this facility. It shall immediately notify the competent authority of serious accidents and shall provide the information necessary for the assessment of the accidents. If the territory of another State may be affected by the effects of major accidents, the competent authority shall, in accordance with the first sentence of the competent authority of the other State, provide the information referred to in sentence 2 without delay.

5

Additional requirements for settling ponds, which include cyanide-containing entrepreneurs, must ensure that the concentration of readily released cyanide with the aid of the best available techniques is as much as possible in the case of settling ponds containing cyanide. , and in the case of installations which were authorised before 1 May 2008 or which were already in operation at that point in time, the concentration of readily released cyanide at the point of discharge of the material from the Treatment plant in the settling pond does not exceed: 50 ppm as from 1 May 2008, 25 ppm from 1 May 2013, 10 ppm from 1 May 2018. In the case of waste disposal facilities authorised after 1 May 2008, the concentration shall not exceed 10 ppm.

6

Additional requirements for closing operations plans for the decommissioning of waste disposal facilities The contractor has to present, without prejudice to the provision of section 69 (2) of the Federal Mining Act, in the closing operating plan, whether after the decommissioning the waste facility is required to ensure physical and chemical stability in order to avoid adverse effects on human health and the environment, in particular in the aquatic environment. The follow-up shall include, in particular, the testing and monitoring of the waste facility, including necessary measurements with appropriate equipment, the cleaning and maintenance of existing spill channels and channels, other Conservation measures as well as regular reporting of the plant condition to the competent authority. The operator shall immediately inform the competent authority of all events after decommissioning of the waste facility, which may affect the stability of the facility, and shall have all the necessary measurement results, data and test reports shall be transmitted.

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Annex 7 (to section 22a (3) sentence 4)
Additional requirements for security services pursuant to Section 56 (2) of the Federal Mining Act (Bundesberggesetz) for waste disposal facilities in category A

(Fundstelle des Originaltextes: BGBl. I 2008, 89)

1

The competent authority shall decide on the type, extent and level of security. Before the waste facility has been put into service, the contractor shall be required to demonstrate a security in accordance with the authorisation granted to the competent authority.

2

In place of the security benefits provided for in § 232 of the Civil Code, the provision of a group guarantee, a guarantee or other promise of a credit institution or a commercial law may be used in particular. shall be required or approved as equivalent collateral. § 8 of the Mortgage Rules of the Mortgage Act shall apply accordingly.

3

The extent and level of the security shall be such as to ensure that sufficient funds are available for the decommissioning of the waste facility in accordance with the authorisation granted and for the re-use of the waste disposal facility by the The waste disposal facility is available for use in the waste disposal facility.

4

Financial security shall be reviewed regularly by the competent authority with a view to maintaining the real value of security; it must be re-established if the relationship between security and the intended purpose of protection is to be found to be has changed significantly. Reserves formed during the operating phase shall be credited at the level of the necessary security, insofar as they are withdrawn from the operator's power of disposal in order to ensure the safety of the security. If the verification in the first sentence of paragraph 1 shows that safety is to be increased, the competent authority may set a period of not more than six months for the contractor for the position of increased security. If the verification referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1 shows that the security is to be reduced, the competent authority shall immediately release the security which is no longer necessary.