MAAS-BGW Certification
Optimize your quality management through integrated occupational safety for improved health and safety
Motivated and satisfied employees generally suffer from lower rates of sickness and provide higher quality work in a safer working environment. With voluntary certification according to MAAS-BGW, you can improve the working conditions and occupational health of your employees on a sustainable basis and therefore increase the competitiveness of your company.
Your MAAS-BGW Certification at a glance
The management requirements concerning occupational health and safety of the German Employer’s Liability Insurance Association for Health Services and Social Welfare, or its German abbreviation: MAAS-BGW, are a standard for occupational safety in the healthcare sector. The MAAS-BGW define specific requirements on the basis of which you can integrate functional and sustainable occupational safety into your quality management.
MAAS-BGW certification is a voluntary form of certification. After successful certification, member companies are eligible to receive a subsidy from the Employer’s Liability Insurance Association for Health Services and Social Welfare (BGW).
Your MAAS-BGW Certification procedure
1. Information
Project meeting (by telephone or in person) and preparation for certification.
Project meeting (by telephone or in person) and preparation for certification.
2. Document review by the Professional Association for Health Care and Welfare Services (BGW)
Both during the initial certification and the re-certification, a document review is conducted by the BGW.
Both during the initial certification and the re-certification, a document review is conducted by the BGW.
3.Certification audit
Assessment and review of the description of the management system, review of documented processes and optional follow-up audit (review of corrective measures).
Assessment and review of the description of the management system, review of documented processes and optional follow-up audit (review of corrective measures).
4. Audit report and assessment
Documentation of the audit and assessment of the management system.
Documentation of the audit and assessment of the management system.
5. Certificate
After successfully completing the certification process, you will receive your certificate.
After successfully completing the certification process, you will receive your certificate.
6. Regular surveillance audits
Monitoring takes place at regular intervals.
Monitoring takes place at regular intervals.
7. Recertification
Steps 2 to 7are repeated in the recertification audit three years after initial certification.
Steps 2 to 7are repeated in the recertification audit three years after initial certification.
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