Skin protection plan template (PDF) for posting
Hand and skin protection plan (Hautschutzplan) in table form for posting: for each task protective gloves, skin protection before work, skin cleansing, skin care after work and hand disinfection – with filling-in notes and the thresholds for wet work.
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Anyone whose skin comes into contact with water, cleaning agents, metalworking fluids or other substances hazardous to the skin at work needs suitable protective measures – and needs to know which product to use when. Depending on the result of the risk assessment, a skin protection plan must be prepared; the German technical rule TRGS 401 recommends including protective gloves and all skin products for each task and posting the plan at the washbasins.
The template provides exactly this overview: for each task protective gloves, skin protection before work, skin cleansing, skin care after work and – if required – hand disinfection. Page 2 contains filling-in notes and the thresholds from which wet work (Feuchtarbeit) applies and an occupational health check-up (arbeitsmedizinische Vorsorge) must be offered or arranged.
What the template contains
- PDF for posting in landscape format with columns for protective gloves, skin protection, skin cleansing, skin care and hand disinfection
- Seven blank rows for tasks and skin hazards at the workplace
- Second page with filling-in notes for each column based on TRGS 401 and DGUV Information 212-017
- Overview of the thresholds for wet work and for offered and mandatory check-ups
How to use the template
- 1
Identify skin hazards
Go through the tasks in the area: how long are hands in contact with water or aqueous liquids, how often are they washed, which hazardous substances that affect the skin are used? The thresholds for wet work are on page 2.
- 2
Choose products – with the company doctor
Choose protective gloves based on the safety data sheet and skin products based on their area of use. Preparing the plan requires occupational medical knowledge – involve your company doctor and the employees.
- 3
Post and instruct
Post the plan at the washbasins, provide the products in dispensers where possible and instruct employees using the operating instructions and the skin protection plan – before they start work and at least once a year.
Legal basis
- TRGS 401 section 6: skin protection plan depending on the result of the risk assessment, posting at the washbasins
- TRGS 401 section 3.3.6: identifying wet work
- Section 14 of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV): operating instructions and oral instruction before starting work and at least once a year
- Annex Part 1 of the Ordinance on Occupational Health Care (ArbMedVV): check-up to be offered for wet work of regularly more than two hours, mandatory from four hours a day
- DGUV Information 212-017: Selection, provision and use of occupational skin products
Frequently asked questions
Is a skin protection plan mandatory?
That depends on the result of the risk assessment. If there are skin hazards from wet work or substances hazardous to the skin, TRGS 401 provides for a skin protection plan and recommends posting it at the washbasins. The protective measures specified also belong in the operating instructions.
Who pays for skin protection, cleansing and care products?
The employer. Skin products are personal protective measures and must be provided by the employer; the costs of occupational safety measures must not be imposed on employees (Section 3(3) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, ArbSchG). The DGUV recommends dispenser systems instead of open tubs.
When does wet work apply?
Under TRGS 401, when employees, because of their task, regularly have skin contact with water or aqueous liquids for more than two hours per working day, wash their hands at least 15 times a day or frequently alternate between wet conditions and liquid-tight gloves. Wearing tight gloves alone does not count. From this threshold a check-up must be offered; from regularly four hours or more it is mandatory (ArbMedVV).
You may use and adapt the template freely in your own company and for your own clients. It reflects the regulations named as they stand.
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