Workplace safety

Increase the minimum wage

How will the minimum wage be adjusted?

Occupational health management

What does occupational health management offer you?

Compliance with maternity protection Monitoring

As an employer, you can apply to the LAVG for exemptions from certain employment bans or from the ban on dismissal under the Maternity Protection Act under certain conditions.

Notification of activities involving biological agents

If you are working with biological substances for the first time, notify the State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG).

Advance notice of the establishment of a construction site

Give advance notice of the establishment of a construction site

If you are planning a major construction project, you must notify the relevant health and safety authority in advance of setting up your construction site.

Notification of an accident or malfunction during activities involving hazardous substances

Report an accident or malfunction involving hazardous substances

If an accident or operational disruption or cases of illness or death in connection with hazardous substances have occurred in your company, you must report this immediately.

Apply for a permit to carry out fumigation

If you want to carry out fumigation, you need a permit, which you must apply for from the competent authority.

Apply for exemption from basic obligations and protective measures for commercial handling of hazardous substances

If you wish to deviate from the provisions of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, you must apply for an exemption from the competent authority.

Notification of employment in connection with the operation of third-party X-ray equipment or a third-party interference source Acceptance

Do you employ people who work with external X-ray equipment or external stray radiation sources and may be exposed to a dose higher than 1 mSv? Then you must report this to the competent authority, enclosing the necessary documents (notification).

Rules on staff representation

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Health and safety obligations by activity

Here you will find information on occupational health and safety and the applicable laws, regulations and obligations of employers.

If you want to work in security areas at an airport, you need access authorization (e.g. an airport ID card). This requires a positive background check and various training courses.