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Optimize the work environment: Avoid psychological stress with a risk assessment!

Tim Kleber
Nov 2025

Are you sure that your work environment is not only productive but also healthy and satisfying? In our latest article, you will find out how one carries out the risk assessment of psychological stress in accordance with legal requirements, in particular §§5,6 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG) in Germany, and what unique benefits our modern solution offers you in order to specifically minimize effort and costs.

Why is risk assessment required by law?

The legal obligation to assess risks in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG) is a central component of protecting the health and well-being of your employees. Our innovative solution helps you not only to comply with legal requirements, but also to carry out an efficient and precise assessment of psychological stress and then implement individual occupational safety measures.

Effective implementation of occupational safety measures

A risk assessment in the sense of a survey alone is not enough. We also need to analyse the extent to which psychological stress is a perceived problem for employees in the first place. Finally, occupational safety measures must be introduced, which are applicable on is implemented most effectively at employee level.

 

The automation of occupational safety measures, in accordance with GDA process guidelines, is the key to sustainable optimization of the working environment — and our strength. With modern tools and intelligent approaches, you can not only identify burdens, but also take appropriate measures directly to improve working conditions.

Insight into the special features

Our solution offers a comprehensive approach to minimize psychological stress and meet legal requirements. The automatic analysis of survey results, individual recommendations and the ability to provide feedback anonymously create an open communication culture and enable you to respond specifically to the needs of your employees.

Step-by-step risk assessment guide

Conducting the survey - Identification of burdens: Use our tools to identify burdens at an early stage and understand their causes.

  1. Analysis and prioritization: Get clear insights into the severity of burdens and prioritize actions based on their urgency. We also provide support with behavioural preventive, individualized measures for employees via our app.
  2. Automation of occupational safety measures: Automatically implement measures to improve working conditions and promote the mental health of your employees.

Why our solution

Legal compliance: Meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the GDA process requirements.

  • Efficiency: Quick and precise identification of psychological stress.
  • Anonymity: Employees can give feedback freely and without worry.
  • Automation: Implementation of protective measures directly from the results of the risk assessment.

Invest in the health of your workforce and meet legal requirements at the same time. Learn more about the benefits of a comprehensive and legally compliant risk assessment in the article.

Best regards, Tim

If you want to learn how mentalport uses individualized and app-based coaching to help companies implement their talent development, feel free to book a free demo.

Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters upon Unsplash

About the drafters

Tim Kleber

Tim Kleber is CEO and co-founder of mentalport. As a mechanical engineer, business psychologist and data scientist, he combines technical precision with psychological expertise. His specialization: psychological risk assessment (GBU Psyche) in accordance with §5 ArbSchG and ISO 45003-compliant implementation in companies. After his own auditor experience in occupational safety, he and the mentalports team developed anonymous infrastructure for mental wellbeing management - today used by over 50 companies to reduce psychologically related downtime and active wellbeing management.

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