Mandatory notices – keep required postings up to date
Working Hours Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz), first aid, escape and rescue plan (Flucht- und Rettungsplan), complaints office under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG): a lot of information has to be posted or made accessible in German workplaces – and kept current. The planned notice management (Aushangmanagement) is designed to record which notices each site needs and to monitor whether they are up to date.
This module is in progress and planned for 2027. The scope may still change before launch. Shape it as a pilot customer
Ideal forSkilled tradesFood industry
Notices · North site
AMS Go
- Current
Working Hours Act
Break room · checked on 4 Nov 2026
- Outdated
First aid and emergency call
Hall 1 · first aiders not current
- Due
Escape and rescue plan
Main entrance · check in 14 days
- Current
AGG and complaints office
Intranet · available
Youth Employment Protection Act
Only if young people are employed
What the module is designed to do
The planned scope – we develop the module together with customers from the field.
Mandatory notices at a glance
The plan is an overview of the notices that apply to your company – from the Working Hours Act to first aid information.
Per site and location
Notices are to be assigned to sites and posting locations, so it is clear what has to hang or be available where.
Monitor currency
Reminders for regular checks are intended to help spot outdated notices – for example after a change of first aiders.
Checks on site
Notices are to be checked with the mobile app right where they hang and documented with a photo.
Defects become actions
If a notice is missing or outdated, it is to become an action in the action plan with an owner and a deadline.
Everyday results
What you typically gain
- Clarity about which notices are mandatory
- Outdated notices are spotted in good time
- Proof of when each notice was checked
- Consistent status across all sites
What it looks like in everyday work
A notice is quickly put up – and quickly out of date. The first aid notice lists first aiders who left long ago, the escape and rescue plan shows the floor plan from before the refurbishment, and the new site has no copy of the Working Hours Act at all. Yet DGUV Regulation 1 (DGUV Vorschrift 1) and the technical rule ASR A2.3 expressly require first aid information and escape and rescue plans to be kept up to date.
Notice management in AMS Go is designed to record which notices apply to your company, where they hang or are available digitally and when they were last checked – with reminders, photos from on-site checks and actions in the action plan when something is missing. The module is planned for 2027; the scope may still change before launch.
How it works in AMS Go
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Identify the duties
Which notices apply depends on the company: the Working Hours Act concerns practically every employer, the Youth Employment Protection Act (Jugendarbeitsschutzgesetz) only those employing young people, the Maternity Protection Act (Mutterschutzgesetz) those regularly employing more than three women. The plan is to record these duties per site.
- 2
Define posting locations
For each notice, the plan is to record where it hangs, is laid out or is available digitally – from the break room and the entrance to the intranet. Many laws expressly allow the information and communication technology customary in the company.
- 3
Check regularly
At set intervals, AMS Go is to remind you to check the notices. On site, each notice is to be checked in the mobile app and documented with a photo.
- 4
Fix defects
If a notice is outdated, damaged or missing, it is to become an action in the action plan – with an owner and a deadline until the current version is back in place.
Notice duties under German law and accident prevention rules
Under section 16(1) of the Working Hours Act (ArbZG), every employer must make the act, the ordinances and collective agreements applicable to the company and certain works agreements available for inspection – posted, laid out or via the customary IT. Employers regularly employing young people must make the Youth Employment Protection Act (JArbSchG) and the address of the supervisory authority accessible and, from three young people, information on the start and end of their working hours and breaks (sections 47 and 48 JArbSchG); employers regularly employing more than three women must make a copy of the Maternity Protection Act (MuSchG) accessible (section 26 MuSchG). The General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), section 61b of the Labour Court Act (ArbGG) and the competent complaints office must be made known (section 12(5) AGG). DGUV Regulation 1 requires employers to make accident prevention regulations accessible (section 12) and to provide current information on first aid, emergency calls and first aiders (section 24(5)); where required, an escape and rescue plan is added (section 4(4) Workplace Ordinance, ArbStättV; ASR A2.3).
Related
- Guide: Employer duties in occupational safety
- Guide: Protecting young workers
- Guide: Creating an escape and rescue plan
- Template: Checklist of employer duties (PDF)
- Template: Skin protection plan for posting (PDF)
- Guide: Mandatory workplace notices in Germany
- Template: Mandatory notices checklist (PDF & Excel)
Frequently asked questions
When will the module be available?
Notice management is in progress and planned for 2027. The scope may still change before launch. Through our Co-Innovation programme, companies help shape new modules as pilot customers – you will find details on the Co-Innovation page.
Which notices are mandatory in a German workplace?
It depends on the company. In principle, every employer is affected by the Working Hours Act with the applicable ordinances and collective agreements (section 16 ArbZG), the AGG with section 61b ArbGG and details of the complaints office (section 12(5) AGG) and the first aid information (section 24(5) DGUV Regulation 1). Depending on the workforce and the workplace, the Youth Employment Protection Act, the Maternity Protection Act and escape and rescue plans are added.
Is it enough to provide the laws digitally?
For many duties, yes: the Working Hours Act, the Youth Employment Protection Act and the AGG may also be provided via the information and communication technology customary in the company; for the Maternity Protection Act, an electronic directory accessible at all times is sufficient. Escape and rescue plans, however, belong at suitable places in the workplace – oriented to the viewer's position.
What happens if a mandatory notice is missing?
If, for example, the notice under section 16(1) ArbZG is missing, this is an administrative offence that can be fined up to €5,000 (section 22 ArbZG). In an emergency, it also matters that the first aid notice and the escape and rescue plan are correct – which is why DGUV Regulation 1 and ASR A2.3 require them to be kept up to date.
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