Plant safety ordinance Jurisdiction Germany Year 2002 Published in German Original/other title [German] Betriebssicherheitsverordnung Source Bundesanzeiger Verlagsges.mbH., Postfach 10 05 34, 50445 Köln, Germany, 2002. 125p. Illus. Price: EUR 18.00. Online availability [German] http://www.druckgeraete-online.de/pdf/BetrSichV_Muster.pdf Descriptors [Primary] Germany, legislation, plant safety organization [Secondary] comment on directive, fire, explosions, law, machinery, passenger lifts, pressure vessels and systems, safety by design, tools and work holding devices Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract The plant safety ordinance was adopted by the German government to simplify the existing legislation. This new ordinance groups the contents of eight previous ordinances and transposes into German law three European directives: Directive 95/63/EC of 5 December 1995 amending the Directive 89/655/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment (see CIS 96-395), Directive 2001/45/EC of 27 June 2001 amending Council Directive 89/655/EEC and Directive 1999/92/EC of 16 December 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres. A large number of old legislative provisions is repealed. The provisions of the new plant safety ordinance include hazards such as pressure systems, explosions and fires. This document presents the full text of the ordinance as well as an introduction on its objectives and content and a comment on the reasons for which the federal government decided on its adoption. CIS No. 03-509 Database ID 101671