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Berufsgenossenschaft

employers' liability insurance association

noun be-ROOFS-ge-no-sen-shaft Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

statutory accident insurance body

Usage Note

Berufsgenossenschaft (BG) is the German sector-based statutory accident insurer; employers are legally required to enrol. It covers workplace accidents and occupational diseases.

Examples

"Der Arbeitsunfall wurde der Berufsgenossenschaft gemeldet."

Natural Translation

The workplace accident was reported to the employers' liability insurance association.

Literal Translation

The work-accident was the professional-cooperative-body reported.

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