Appendix 5 - Rules and Regulations
The relevant rules and regulations are compiled below.
1. Laws, Directives and Ordinances
Reference source:
Book stores and Internet, e.g. www.gesetzeiminternet.de
Act on the Implementation of Measures of Occupational Safety and Health to Encourage Improvements in the Safety and Health Protection of Workers at Work (Arbeitsschutzgesetz - ArbSchG)
Ordinance on Safety and Health Protection in the Provision of Work Equipment and its Use at Work, on Safety in the Operation of Systems Requiring Monitoring and on the Organization of Occupational Safety and Health at Work (Betriebssicherheitsverordnung - BetrSichV)
Transportable Pressure Equipment Ordinance of 29 November 2011 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2349), as amended by Article 491 of the Ordinance of 31 August 2015 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1474) (OrtsbeweglicheDruckgeräte-Verordnung - OrtsDruckV)
Act on Protection Against Hazardous Substances (Chemikaliengesetz - ChemG)
Ordinance on Protection Against Hazardous Substances (Gefahrstoffverordnung - GefStoffV) of 29.03.2017 with associated Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS), in particular
TRGS 400 "Risk assessment for activities involving hazardous substances"
TRGS 500 "Protection measures"
TRGS 555 "Operating instructions and information for employees"
TRGS 900 "Occupational exposure limits"
Technical Rules for Workplaces (ASR), in particular
ASR A1.3 "Safety and Health Protection Signage"
Fourteenth Ordinance to the Product Safety Act (Druckgeräteverordnung - 14. ProdSV)
Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006)
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2066 of 17 November 2015 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No. 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of natural persons who install, maintain, service, repair or decommission electrical switchgear containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or recover fluorinated greenhouse gases from stationary electrical switchgear
Ordinance on the protection of the climate against changes caused by the input of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Chemikalien-Klimaschutzverordnung - ChemKlimaschutzV)
European agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR 2017 - German)
2. DGUV regulations, rules and information for occupational safety and health
Reference source:
From your responsible accident insurance carrier and at www.dguv.de/publikationen
DGUV Regulations
"Principles of prevention" (DGUV Vorschrift 1)
"Electrical installations and equipment" (DGUV Vorschrift 3 and 4)
DGUV Rules
"Use of protective clothing" (DGUV Regel 112-189)
"Use of respiratory protection equipment" (DGUV Regel 112-190)
"Use of eye and face protection" (DGUV Regel 112-192)
"Use of protective gloves" (DGUV Regel 112-195)
DGUV Information
"Instruction manual for occupational medical examinations according to the DGUV Principle G 26 "Respiratory protection devices"" (DGUV Information 240-260).
3. Standards/VDE regulations
Reference source:
Beuth Verlag GmbH, Burggrafenstraße 6, D-10787 Berlin, Germany and VDE-Verlag GmbH, Bismarckstraße 33, D-10625 Berlin, Germany
DIN EN 166:2002-04
Personal eye protection - Requirements
DIN EN 61936-1 (VDE 0101-1):2014-12
Power installations with rated a.c. voltages above 1 kV - Part 1: General rules
DIN VDE 0105-100 (VDE 0105-100):2015-10
Operation of electrical installations - Part 100: General requirements
DIN EN 60376 (VDE 0373-1):2006-05
Determination for sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) of technical purity for use in electrical equipment
DIN EN 60480 (VDE 0373-2):2005-08
Guidelines for the testing and treatment of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) after removal from electrical equipment and specification for its reuse
DIN EN 62271-4 (VDE 0671-4):2014-06
High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4: Methods of handling sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and its mixed gases
DIN EN 60335-2-69 (VDE 0700-69):2015-07
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-69: Particular requirements for commercial vacuum cleaners
DIN EN 60335-2-69 (VDE 0700-69):2015-07
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-69: Besondere Anforderungen für Staub- und Wassersauger für den gewerblichen Gebrauch
4. Miscellaneous
Reference source:
Book stores and/or German Social Accident Insurance Department for Energy, Textiles, Electrical and Media Products, Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 130, 50968 Cologne, Germany (www.bgetem.de)
Greim, H. (Ed.): Harmful substances; toxicological and occupational medical reasons for MAK values (in German), WILEY-VCH, Weinheim, Germany,
Multimedia instruction "SF6 switchgear" (PU 13),
With regard to the previous issue dated May 2008, this DGUV Information was adapted to the current rules and regulations as well as to the current state of safety technology.
Note:
With regard to accident prevention regulations no longer in force, in particular what is known as old machine stock (Maschinenaltbestand), as well as older guidelines, safety rules and instructions that continue to apply under their previous ZH 1 number, refer to online editions of the DGUV "www.dguv.de/publikationen".
German Social Accident
Insurance (DGUV)
Glinkastraße 40
D-10117 Berlin
Telephone: +49 (0)30 13001-0 (switchboard)
e-mail: info@dguv.de
Internet: www.dguv.de