Recommendations of the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions for a chemical
safety assessment ("EGU") in accordance with the Hazardous Substances Ordinance Flour
dust in bakeries
(DGUV Information 213-705)
Information
DGUV Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung Spitzenverband |
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Stand der Vorschrift: Dezember 2017
Preliminary remarks
The so called "Empfehlungen Gefährdungsermittlung der Unfallversicherungsträger nach der Gefahrstoffverordnung" (Recommendations of the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions for a chemical safety assessment in accordance with the Hazardous Substances Ordinance) are elaborated by:
The German "Unfallversicherungsträger" (Social Accident Insurance Institutions),
The "Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung" (Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance),
The "Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin" (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health),
And where applicable, further test bodies, for example those of the German regional authorities.
"Empfehlungen Gefährdungsermittlung der Unfallversicherungsträger nach der Gefahrstoffverordnung" (EGU) have the purpose of helping companies in conducting the parts of the risk assessment that deal with tasks involving hazardous substances. They form part of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) body of rules and regulations and are listed as "DGUV Information" under order number 213-701 ff.
The EGU "Flour dust in bakeries" were developed by the "Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe" (German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the foodstuffs and catering industry) in Mannheim and the leading industrial medical inspector of the Saarland.
Redaktionelle Inhaltsübersicht | Abschnitt |
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General | 1 |
Scope of application | 2 |
Definitions | 3 |
Flour dust | 3.1 |
Release agents | 3.2 |
Low-dust release agents | 3.3 |
HT-flours | 3.4 |
Functional ingredients | 3.5 |
Working procedures | 4 |
Hazardous substances | 5 |
Exposure to flour dust | 6 |
Exposure measurements | 6.1 |
Results and interpretation | 6.2 |
Protective measures | 7 |
Storage, handling and addition of flour | 7.1 |
Silo feeding | 7.2 |
Removal of flour from the silo | 7.3 |
Removal of flour from sacks | 7.4 |
Removal from the flour scale | 7.5 |
Dough production | 7.6 |
Dough handling | 7.7 |
Proofing carrier for pieces of dough | 7.8 |
Recommendations for the prevention of other hazards | 7.9 |
Instruction | 7.10 |
Information on application | 8 |
Review | 9 |
Operating instruction (German and Turkish) | Annex 1 |
Literature | Annex 2 |