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        <title>Works Council Podcast – Occupational Health &amp; Safety</title>
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        <description>Works council training on occupational health and safety at the workplace. Dialog podcast for works council members and interested employees.</description>
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        <itunes:author>Works Council Training</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:summary>Practical works council training on occupational health and safety. Legal foundations, employer duties, co-determination rights, risk assessment and more. German law translated to English.</itunes:summary>
        <itunes:subtitle>What every works council needs to know about OHS</itunes:subtitle>
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            <title>Episode 1: OHS Basics for Works Councils</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>What is occupational health and safety? What are the employer's duties? What can works council co-determine?</p><p>In this first episode, Sarah (moderator) and Markus (works council chair, 15 years experience) discuss:</p><ul><li>Legal foundations (ArbSchG, BetrVG)</li><li>The 8 principles of occupational safety (§ 4 ArbSchG)</li><li>Risk assessments – the works council's tool</li><li>Instruction and occupational health care</li><li>First aid, emergencies and accidents</li><li>Works council rights: co-determination, inclusion, information rights</li><li>Works agreements on OHS</li><li>And much more...</li></ul>]]></description>
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            <itunes:summary>Practical dialog podcast on OHS basics for works councils. With legal references and real-world examples.</itunes:summary>
            <itunes:subtitle>What every works council needs to know about OHS</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:duration>45:00</itunes:duration>
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