Occupational safety and health and coronavirus

Various sources of information related to the coronavirus pandemic, for example concerning approval procedures, testing and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and standards for PPE and medical equipment.

German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS

•  SARS-CoV-2 occupational health and safety rule (pdf)
• Information on occupational safety and health in the context of coronavirus
• SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Safety and Health Standard (pdf)
• Coronavirus: Questions relating to labour law 

Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA):

• Current information on the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
• FAQs on the use and making available on the market of filtering half masks/respiratory protective masks and other types of personal protective equipment (in German)
• BAuA recommendations on the use of protective mask in the context of SARS-CoV-2. Last updated: 12. June 2020 (pdf, in German)
• Dangerous products database with information on defective protective masks (in German)

Central body of the German regional authorities responsible for safety technology (ZLS):

• ZLS information on a simplified test procedure for respiratory protective masks in the context of the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic (in German)

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

• Matching platform for protective equipment (MAPS) (in German)

DIN:

• DIN makes standards for medical devices and PPE available free of charge

VDE:

• VDE VERLAG and VDE|DKE make standards on ventilators available free of charge until further notice (in German)

European Union:

• Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 of 13 March 2020 on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures within the context of the COVID-19 threat
• Information on the coronavirus response of the Internal Market Directorate General of the European Commission

CEN:

• CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) on community face coverings published