Occupational safety specialist across Germany

What is the same everywhere

The Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Occupational Safety Act and DGUV Regulation 2 apply nationwide. An office business in Kiel has the same duties as one in Munich: risk assessment, safety training, a first-aid organisation and the appointment of a specialist and an occupational physician. The duties quick-check shows which duties apply at your headcount. How support is structured overall is set out on the page external occupational safety specialist.

What differs by region

Two things: the district office of your employers' liability insurance association, for office businesses usually the Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft, and the state occupational safety authority, which is a matter for the federal states. Both can act independently of each other. What to do when post arrives is set out in A letter from the employers' liability insurance association.

Related

• External occupational safety specialist: the scope under section 6 ASiG, the three support models compared and how the number of hours is calculated.
• Occupational safety by sector: what sets law firms, IT, agencies, real estate, associations, financial services and other business types apart.
• Regions: an occupational safety specialist on site in eight regions across Germany, with the responsible VBG district office for each.
• Duties quick-check: which duties apply at your headcount, from the occupational safety committee through safety officers to the end of the Unternehmermodell.
• Support-hours calculator: your support hours under DGUV Regulation 2, including the split between specialist and physician. The cost logic is explained in What does a safety specialist cost?
• Risk assessment in the office and safety training in the office: the two duties that apply to every office business from the first employee.
• Services overview: the complete scope required by the ASiG and DGUV Regulation 2 in one contract, with every sector and location we cover.