04/2021
Gemeinschaft Thermisches Spritzen e.V., Unterschleißheim, Germany
Legislation
obliges all employers to safeguard the health and safety of their
employees. In most cases, this requires extensive and effective
occupational management. The basis for this is a so-called “risk
assessment”. In this document, the employer records and assesses the
possible risks and hazards which can arise in the workplace. The
criteria which need to be taken into consideration are manifold. In
addition to the obvious sources of hazards such as dangerous materials
or machines, psychological stress, lack of work instructions or faulty
work processes can also be the cause of accidents.
Compiling a risk assessment is therefore mandatory for the employer and
is anchored in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. What is often not
known is that the risk assessment actually needs to be carried out
before work begins. Compiling a risk assessment from scratch is both
complex and time-consuming. All work areas and activities must be taken
into account. Moreover, possible hazards must be identified and
assessed. Measures to avoid hazards need to be defi ned and implemented,
and finally their effectiveness must be checked.
In an effort to help GTS members with this task, the GTS Quality
Committee and Frank W. Mütz from e-quipment GmbH have created a sample
template for risk assessment. The new GTS paper with the number GTSPA030
is a very extensive guideline which cannot only be used to compile a
suitable risk assessment for your business and its activities, but also
to help you review your existing documents.
The extensive document is available to all GTS members and can also be
requested as a Word document exclusively from the GTS Head Office. An
English and a Dutch version will also be available shortly.
Links to the topic:
Download GTS papers (selection)
Download GTS papiere (complete – for members only!)