Technical rules for operational safety
The technical rules for operational safety (TRBS) provide the state of the art, rules for occupational medicine and hygiene, and other secure ergonomic findings for
- the provision of work equipment,
- the use of work equipment and
- the operation of systems requiring monitoring
again. They are determined by the Committee for Industrial Safety and published in the Joint Ministerial Gazette. They used to be published in the Federal Labor Gazette or in the Federal Gazette .
The technical rules for operational safety specify the Industrial Safety Ordinance (BetrSichV) with regard to the determination and assessment of hazards as well as the derivation of suitable measures. When applying the measures mentioned as an example, the employer can assert the presumption of compliance with the provisions of the Industrial Safety Ordinance. If the employer chooses another solution, he has to prove equivalent compliance with the regulation in writing.
Structure of the technical rules
- 1000 series: Generally applicable rules
- 2000 series: Hazard-related rules
- 3000 series: Specific rules for work equipment, systems or activities that require monitoring
Overview published by TRBS
| TRBS | part | title |
| 1000s | Generally applicable rules | |
| 1001 | - | Structure and application of the technical rules for operational safety |
| 1111 | - | Risk assessment and safety assessment |
| 1112 | - | maintenance |
| 1112 | 1 | Explosion hazards during and due to maintenance work - assessments and protective measures |
| 1121 | - | Changes and significant changes to elevator systems |
| 1122 | - | Changes and significant changes to systems in accordance with Section 1, Paragraph 2, Clause 1, No. 4 BetrSichV - determination of the inspection and permit requirements |
| 1123 | - | Changes and significant changes to systems according to Section 1, Paragraph 2, Clause 1, No. 3 BetrSichV - Determination of the need for testing according to Section 14, Paragraphs 1 and 2, BetrSichV |
| 1151 | - | Risks at the interface between people and work equipment, ergonomic and human factors |
| 1201 | - | Testing of work equipment and systems that require monitoring |
| 1201 | 1 | Testing of systems in potentially explosive areas and checking of workplaces in potentially explosive areas |
| 1201 | 2 | Tests for hazards from steam and pressure |
| 1201 | 4th | Testing of systems requiring supervision - testing of elevator systems |
| 1201 | 5 | Testing of storage facilities, filling stations, petrol stations and flight refueling systems, insofar as flammable, highly flammable or extremely flammable liquids are stored or filled, with regard to the risk of fire and explosion |
| 1203 | - | Qualified Persons - General Requirements |
| 1203 | 1 | Qualified persons - special requirements - explosion hazards - integrated into TRBS 1203 on May 12, 2010 |
| 1203 | 2 | Qualified persons - special requirements - pressure hazards - integrated into TRBS 1203 on May 12, 2010 |
| 1203 | 3 | Qualified persons - special requirements - electrical hazards - integrated into TRBS 1203 on May 12, 2010 |
| 2000s | Hazard-related rules | |
| 2111 | - | Mechanical hazards - general requirements |
| 2111 | 1 | Mechanical hazards - Measures to protect against controlled moving unprotected parts |
| 2111 | 2 | Mechanical hazards - measures to protect against uncontrolled moving parts |
| 2111 | 3 | Mechanical hazards - measures to protect against dangerous surfaces |
| 2111 | 4th | Mechanical hazards - Measures to protect against hazards from mobile work equipment |
| 2121 | - | Danger to people from falls - general requirements |
| 2131 | - | Electrical Hazards - Repealed July 16, 2010 |
| 2141 | - | Steam and Pressure Hazards - General Requirements |
| 2141 | 1 | Failure of the pressure-bearing wall due to deviations from permissible operating parameters |
| 2152 | - | Dangerous explosive atmosphere - general |
| 2152 | 1 | Dangerous explosive atmosphere - assessment of the risk of explosion |
| 2152 | 2 | Avoidance or restriction of dangerous explosive atmosphere |
| 2152 | 3 | Dangerous explosive atmosphere - avoiding ignition of dangerous explosive atmosphere |
| 2152 | 4th | Measures of constructive explosion protection which limit the effects of an explosion to a harmless level |
| 2181 | - | Protection against hazards when being locked in person reception equipment |
| 2210 | - | Interaction hazards |
| 3000s | Specific rules for work equipment, systems or activities that require monitoring | |
| 3121 | - | Operation of elevator systems |
| 3151 | - | Avoidance of fire, explosion and pressure hazards at gas stations and gas filling systems for filling land vehicles |
