Baseline compliance
All statutory minimum obligations are met — no active workplace-health programme yet, but no compliance gaps either. Baseline: 9 mandatory checks + 6 best-practice checks.
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9 statutory mandatory checks
These points are mandatory for every employer. Gaps lead to fines or liability risks.
Psychological risk assessment (Gefährdungsbeurteilung)
ArbSchG § 5
Company reintegration management (BEM)
SGB IX § 167
no fine, but a risk to unfair-dismissal protection
Occupational-safety documentation (all workplaces)
ArbSchG § 4–6
Occupational-safety specialist (Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit)
ASiG § 5
Occupational-health medical support (company doctor)
ASiG § 2
First aiders (≥ 5% office / ≥ 10% production)
DGUV Vorschrift 1
training paid by the accident insurer (BG)
Safety briefings (at least 1×/year, documented)
ArbSchG § 12
Occupational-safety committee (ASA) — meets 4×/yearfrom 20 employees
ASiG § 11
Safety officers (approx. 1 per 20 employees)from 20 employees
DGUV Vorschrift 1 § 20
training paid by the accident insurer (BG)
6 best-practice checks
No fine — but a prerequisite for statutory health-insurance funding under § 20b SGB V and tax exemption under § 3 No. 34 EStG. Ticking these off puts you on the way to Level 2.
Health circle / health working group
GKV-Leitfaden Phase 1
prerequisite for statutory health-insurance funding under § 20b SGB V
Workplace health promotion (BGF measures)
§ 20b SGB V
up to €600/employee/year tax-free (§ 3 No. 34 EStG)
Sick-leave tracking & analysis (at least 1×/year)
GKV-Leitfaden Phase 2
Employee survey on health / satisfaction
GKV-Leitfaden Phase 2
Dedicated workplace-health budget (at least €50/employee/year)
GKV-Leitfaden Phase 3
Works-council involvement (BEM, psychological risk assessment, measures)from 5 employees
BetrVG § 87
if a works council exists
How many of these 15 points do you really meet?
The free compliance check on EasyBGM checks each of the 15 points interactively — with a traffic-light rating, fine calculation and recommendations you can act on immediately. No login, no subscription.
Start the compliance check now →What's missing at Level 1 — and why that's a problem
- ○No active workplace-health programme — no steering committee, no measures budget
- ○Sick leave isn't evaluated systematically → no basis for steering
- ○§ 3 No. 34 EStG (€600 tax-free per employee/year) isn't being used
- ○Health-insurance subsidies under § 20b SGB V aren't being claimed
- ○No fields of action identified or prioritised
Next step: Level 2 — Structured workplace health management
At Level 2 you set up a steering committee, identify the most important fields of action and start measuring sick leave systematically. With EasyBGM, setting this up takes 2–4 weeks.
Note: the obligations, fines and legal references shown here refer to German law.