Overview
- The construction insurer BG BAU and the union IG BAU reported 2025 figures showing 74 fatal workplace accidents in construction and related services such as cleaning, which is four fewer than in 2024.
- They also counted about 400 deaths from occupational diseases linked to past exposure to hazards like dust or asbestos, which often cause illness years after the work ended.
- BG BAU board chair Mathias Neuser said safety is the employer’s job but urged workers to reject unsafe tasks because many accidents can be avoided when rules are followed.
- The “every four working days” rate uses German law’s definition of a working day as any day that is not a Sunday or a public holiday.
- The small year-over-year drop underscores slow progress, and the fresh appeal from BG BAU and IG BAU could spur tighter site checks and stronger enforcement to cut preventable deaths.