The Directive on Safety at schools of North Rhine-Westphalia (RISU-NRW) introduced the position of a commissioner for dangerous substances at schools, who has the responsibilities of the head of school with regards to management of dangerous substances. In order to help teachers to accept the new regulations, and to enable the nominated commissioners to comply with their duties, the Statutory Accident Insurance for the Public Services of North Rhine-Westphalia (United Kingdom NRW) and its partners have researched , written and promoted guidelines for safety management and risk assessment on dangerous substances at schools.
Level of Education: School
Lead Organisation: Unfallkasse NRW (Statutory accident insurance for the public services of North Rhine-Westphalia),in cooperation with: BAuA - Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, B.A.D GmbH, Ministry for school and Education of North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
