Safe skin. Skin protection at the workplace

Type of item
Visual resources
Country
Německo

German

Description

The portal 'Safe skin. Skin protection at the workplace', run by the OSH insurance companies of several federal states, offers detailed information on skin constitution, properties and conditions, protection measures, counseling, and surveillance.

Sector specific information is provided for the sectors health care, cleaning, gastronomy, building equipment and appliances, farming, and sewage purification plants. In the section “Arbeitsmaterial” information on skin protection measures at the workplace is provided in different formats like presentations, brochures, films, and fotos.

Through the portal 'Safe skin. Skin protection at the workplace', several films are available, the aim of which is to inform and train workers on how to protect their skin, especially their hands, when working with dangerous substances. The films cover general topics regarding skin protection and special sectors (e.g. workers in water treatment plants, cleaners, workers in kitchens and caretakers).

 

Other data

Provider
Provider name (English)
Statutory Accident Insurance
Provider name (Original)
Unfallkasse Hessen
Tasks covered
Applying Pesticides
Cleaning or Disinfecting
Contact with Humans or Animals
Food Processing
Medical and Dental Services
Working Indoors
Working Outdoors
Biological hazard
Microbiological hazards (Microorganism)
Hazard - physical state
Dusts
Liquids
Solids
Hazard - health effects
Allergens
Skin sensitisers
Infection
Exposure route
Dermal contact
Prevention measures
Level 3. Reducing / minimising the risk by personal measures (PPE)
Hygiene measures
Purpose of the material
General information
Guidance
Target group
Employers
Managers
Occupational health physician
Safety officers
Workers