Workplaces and evaluation

A large number of workplaces initially appear to be less dangerous, whereas there are other workplaces where the hazards are obvious. In principle, it can be assumed that health hazards can be present at any workplace, regardless of whether it is an office workplace or, for example, a workplace with biological agents or other hazardous substances.

Hazards result, among other things, from the workplace and the work processes and procedures used there. Mental stress at the workplace, which is often the result of increasing work intensification and poor work organisation, is also becoming increasingly important.

Generally speaking, the term ‘evaluation’ refers to the accompanying monitoring and assessment of a process. In the field of occupational health and safety, the word ‘evaluation’ means that a specific work process is monitored and assessed with regard to health and safety. The result is the elimination of recognised deficiencies and the continuous improvement of health and safety in the workplace. This process must be documented in the so-called ‘health and safety documents’.

Control, assessment, improvement and documentation

Evaluation in terms of employee protection is therefore a process in which hazards associated with work are identified, assessed and subsequently eliminated, whereby all these steps must be documented. The aim of the evaluation is therefore to systematically identify and assess all existing hazards in order to derive suitable protective measures. Evaluations must be carried out for all workplaces without exception.

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