Act proactively and orient yourself to the state of the art
Occupational safety is an issue that is becoming increasingly important for companies due to developments in the ESG sector. Nobody can afford to treat this area peripherally any more and allow themselves many accidents at work.
Accidents at work usually leak to the outside world and represent a considerable reputational risk. For this reason, companies today must also act proactively in occupational health and safety, as in the classic core areas of the company, and orient themselves to the state of the art.
We support you in reducing the number of accidents
Occupational safety is an issue that is becoming increasingly important for companies due to developments in the ESG sector. Nobody can afford to treat this area peripherally any more and allow themselves many accidents at work. Accidents at work usually leak to the outside world and represent a considerable reputational risk.
For this reason, companies today must also act proactively in occupational health and safety, as in the classic core areas of the company, and orient themselves to the state of the art. It is therefore necessary to proactively manage the following issues in particular – usually over and above official requirements:
Topics that should be managed proactively
Safety culture and behavioral change
In many companies, the picture is that despite intensive efforts in the area of occupational safety, the number of accidents cannot be reduced any further. In our experience, dedicated management of the legal requirements can only bring accident figures down to a certain, stagnant level. Experience has shown that a further reduction in the number of accidents can only be achieved through additional measures that go beyond the legal requirements, such as establishing a safety culture, raising employee awareness, managers acting as role models, inspections/audits by managers or regular communication on safety issues.
Safety culture and behavioral change – advantages:
“Safety is as important as productivity, the quality of our products, costs and the morale of our employees.” Walter S. Carpenter, DuPont President, 1946
Walter S. Carpenter, DuPont President, 1946
Our offer
We are happy to support you with our many years of experience in the field of occupational safety to further reduce your workplace accidents by implementing a safety culture and establishing a change in employee behavior.
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External safety expert
The Employee Protection Act (ASchG) requires companies to employ so-called preventive services. These include safety specialists (SFK), occupational physicians (AM) and other experts. The preventive services must advise employers as well as employees, safety representatives and works councils on occupational health and safety issues, support them in fulfilling their occupational health and safety obligations and participate in the occupational health and safety committee. Employers must ensure that the workplace is supervised by the preventive services in accordance with the Employee Protection Act.
In workplaces with up to 50 employees, AUVA prevention specialists or the employer model (performed by the employer) can also be used for the safety specialist. The working hours of preventive staff are legally defined by the ASchG as follows:
The following also applies: a supplement of 0.5 hours is charged for night work, seasonal workers and part-time workers are charged on a pro rata basis.
Allocation of prevention time
The allocation of prevention time is regulated by law and must be structured as follows:
- at least 40% to the safety specialist (SFK)
- at least 35% to the occupational physician (AM)
- Up to 25% to other suitable specialists such as occupational psychologists, ergonomists, chemists, toxicologists, etc.
If no experts are consulted, the 25% is to be divided between SFK and AM.
The PFK must keep records of their working hours and activities (inspections, consultations, investigations) and submit an annual report (activities, suggestions for improvement, impact of their activities on prevention measures in the company) to the client.
Activities of an external safety expert
Advantages of an external safety expert
Our offer
We support you by providing an external safety expert in accordance with the legal requirements.
In addition, we always focus on the actual reduction of accident figures and also concentrate on a positive change in occupational safety awareness. If required, we also offer safety specialists and occupational medicine from a single source.