Implementation of legal requirements
Osnabrück University and its employees take joint responsibility for health in the workplace. Requirements such as occupational integration management, risk assessments and the law on the disabled establish framework conditions and standards for this.
Operational integration management
Maintaining and promoting health and thus preventively ensuring, maintaining and improving a health-promoting working environment are among the goals of company integration management (BEM). BEM also accompanies and supports employees when they return to work after a longer break due to illness.
Risk assessment
Risk assessment is a preventive tool for avoiding accidents and work-related health hazards.
It is a systematic evaluation of all potential hazards and risks in the workplace in order to ensure the safety and health of employees. Potential hazards are identified and evaluated, and measures to minimize risks are developed and implemented. Risk assessments are part of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and are therefore mandatory for employers. More information
Mental stress in the workplace
Work-related health hazards also include mental stress at work. In the understanding of occupational science, this is to be understood as "the totality of all detectable influences that come from outside and have a psychological effect on people" and is to be seen as value-neutral (according to DIN EN ISO 10075-1). Accordingly, it is a matter of assessing the psychological stress factors underlying an activity (so-called relationship prevention) and not the assessment of employees' behavior (so-called behavioral prevention).
As an employer, Osnabrück University is legally obliged to identify and eliminate hazards caused by mental stress. In order to meet this obligation, a procedure for risk assessment of mental stress at work was developed as part of a project by the Occupational Health and Safety and Hazardous Substances Management Unit and its implementation was supported by an external service provider. The occupational health and safety department is available to answer your questions.
Disability law and occupational participation
The employment of severely disabled people and people at risk of disability and assistance in applying for a severe disability or equal status are just a few examples of how Osnabrück University contributes to the inclusion of severely disabled people in working life. In addition, care is taken to implement preventative measures and support is provided when applying for subsidies from the Integration Office or the Employment Agency.
The legal basis for this includes the Basic Law, the Social Security Code IX, the Severely Disabled Directive of the State of Lower Saxony, the Lower Saxony Disability Equality Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the action plan of the State of Lower Saxony for implementation. These legal regulations are implemented at Osnabrück University by various actors. More information