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Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz

English translation: Occupational Safety Act

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German term or phrase:Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz
English translation:Occupational Safety Act
Entered by: Kim Metzger

15:48 Sep 4, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / occupational safety
German term or phrase: Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz
"Die Zusammensetzung der Arbeitsschutzausschusssitzung ist per ASiG (Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz) festgelegt. Der Arbeitgeber kann selbst an der Sitzung teilnehmen, oder aber einen verantwortungstragenden Vertreter benennen."

If someone knows of an official translation for this law, please let me know. Thanks a million.
KerstinThiemann
Local time: 19:35
Occupational Safety Act
Explanation:
Development and testing of efficient rehabilitation strategies as aids for the company doctor in the case of a change of job or occupational re-integration of persons with changed capacities under the Occupational Safety Act (Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz – ASiG)
http://baua.de/english/fors/lauf_foe.htm

See also
http://www.handbuch-deutschland.de/book/en/004_002_006.html

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Occupational Safety Act
Kim Metzger
4Labor Protection Act or Work Safety Act
SpreeSarah
4Safety at Work Act
Leveleki
4Directive on Health and Safety at Work
kostan


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Labor Protection Act or Work Safety Act


Explanation:
You can Google both of these English terms and find both of them as credible.

SpreeSarah
United States
Local time: 13:35
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Occupational Safety Act


Explanation:
Development and testing of efficient rehabilitation strategies as aids for the company doctor in the case of a change of job or occupational re-integration of persons with changed capacities under the Occupational Safety Act (Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz – ASiG)
http://baua.de/english/fors/lauf_foe.htm

See also
http://www.handbuch-deutschland.de/book/en/004_002_006.html



Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 834
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MMUlr: I trust the Institut f. Arbeitssicherheit (Univ. Aachen), see page 8, year 1973: http://www.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/download/lehre/vorlesungen/200... - and there are also more, official EU sites using this.
19 mins
agree  Edith Kelly: I've also seen "Act relating to safety at the place of work"
48 mins
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
agree  Astrid Elke Witte
5 hrs
agree  Jeannie Graham
5 hrs
agree  Robert Kleemaier: Moing, Kim.
21 hrs
agree  Bjørn Anthun
23 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Safety at Work Act


Explanation:
Brought in in Germany in 1974, I believe, to coordinate all aspects of safety at work, whatever the industry. As with all of these, it might be better to keep the German original in the translation, and just put in (= Safety at Work Act) in brackets after.

Leveleki
France
Local time: 19:35
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Directive on Health and Safety at Work


Explanation:
Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft der Technischen Universität Darmstadt - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]Implementation of EU Directive on Health and Safety with Computer Based Checklists. Council directive 89/391/EEC on health and safety at work (frame work ...
www.arbeitswissenschaft.de/iad_eng/ research/projects/spelten/spelten_projects.htm


kostan
Austria
Local time: 19:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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