ISSA Mining
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Coronavirus Impacts Accident Statistics
The coronavirus pandemic had a significant impact on the incidence of accidents and illnesses at work in the first half of 2020. The situation is underscored by the provisional figures published by the federation of employers’ liability associations and social accident insurance funds, the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Berlin/Germany,…
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An End to Chaotic Notes, Smombies and Hazardous Solvents
The VISION ZERO promotion award of the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany, was awarded for the 22nd time in 2020. A total of 447 women and men from all across Germany submitted 189 entries for their participation in the competition.…
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Expedient and Efficient Action for Safety and Health at Work
Appropriate actions for the protection of employees from contracting the SARS-CoV-2 Virus – this can be a real challenge because anyone delving into the subject quickly comes across a large number of publications and recommendations from a wide variety of sources. What can easily be lost in the process is…
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SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Safety Rule Issued
The SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Safety Rule specifies the requirements for occupational safety for the period of the epidemic situation of national importance in accordance with Section 5 of the Protection against Infection Act. It has been issued by the occupational safety committees at the Federal Ministry of Labour (BMAS) in coordination…
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How Seemingly Normal Operating Conditions can Lead to Accidents
The control of process systems is usually based on the measurement of process variables such as temperature, pressure, quantity or level or certain material properties. The processing of the information determined by sensors in the process control system, the display of the data in the control room or at the…
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Safe and Stable
Silos can be found in almost all companies in the building materials industry. They are used for the stocking of raw materials and intermediate as well as end products and as dosers or loading silos. Professional maintenance must be performed regularly to ensure their safe operation.  Author/Autor: Dipl.-Ing. Martin Böttcher,…
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Progress for Safety and Health at Work
In May 2020, the German Bundestag passed the 7th Amending Act to the German Welfare Code, Book IV (Sozialgesetzbuch IV; SGB IV). The Act also contains amendments to the Social Welfare Code (SGB) Book VII that incorporate further developments into the law regarding occupational diseases. Professional associations and accident insurance…
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ISSA News
At the heart of the cooperation agreements between the Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany, and its member companies is the public commitment to the VISION ZERO preventive strategy with the aim of establishing greater health and safety in their operations. The…
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The Mines Rescue System in Austria
The changes in the mining industry in Austria entailed also changes in the mines rescue system. Due to new legal regulations, all mining operations with underground activities were integrated into the mines rescue system. The re-establishment of the Austrian body for mines rescue and gas defense also contributed to set…
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Vision Zero Cooperation Agreements
At the heart of cooperation agreements between the Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany, and its member companies is the public voluntary commitment to the VISION ZERO prevention strategy. The goal is to secure higher levels of safety and health in the…
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