The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BAuA, publishes a guide for workers called Arbeitsunterbrechungen und Multitasking täglich meistern, Managing Work Interruptions and Multitasking Every Day. Its second edition appeared in 2019. The advice is direct: Vermeiden Sie nach Möglichkeit Multitasking, also die gleichzeitige Bearbeitung mehrerer Aufgaben. Avoid multitasking where possible, that is, working on several tasks at the same time. The guide explains that attention is always directed at only one step of the work. It recommends periods without interruption, agreed with colleagues and managers, for example quiet work behind a closed office door. It also suggests muting the telephone and hiding e-mail notifications.