We support you with our safety experts to reduce the number of accidents

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.

We support you with our safety experts to reduce the number of accidents

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 a manner that complies with the Employee Protection Act. Employers must ensure that the workplace is supervised by the preventive services in a manner that complies with the Employee Protection Act.In workplaces with up to 50 employees, AUVA prevention specialists or the employer model (performed by the employer himself) can also be used for the safety specialist:

Office workstations:

1.2 hours per calendar year and employee

Other workplaces:

1.5 hours per calendar year and employee

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:

  1. at least 40% to the safety specialist (SFK)
  2. at least 35% to the occupational physician (AM)
  3. 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. In accordance with legal regulations, safety specialists must carry out the following activities:

Activities of an external safety expert:

  • Advice on all occupational safety issues, including accident prevention
  • Advice on the planning of workplaces
  • Advice on the procurement or modification of work equipment
  • Advice on the introduction or modification of work processes and the introduction of working materials
  • Advice on occupational physiology, occupational psychology and other ergonomic and occupational hygiene issues, in particular issues relating to the design of workplaces and work processes
  • Support in the testing and selection of personal protective equipment
  • Support with the organization of fire protection and evacuation measures
  • Regular adjustment of the existing risk assessment
  • Definition of risk prevention measures
  • Support with organization, instruction and creation of operating instructions
  • Support with administrative procedures

Advantages of an external safety expert:

  • You can concentrate on your core business
  • Minimizing the risk of liability in the event of accidents
  • Occupational safety is managed by experts
  • Independence in the detection of risks
  • Often better acceptance within the company
  • Best practice approaches are brought into the company
  • Loss of the safety specialist can be easily cushioned

Our offer


We support you by providing an external safety expert in accordance with the legal requirements.

In addition, we always focus on actually reducing the number of accidents and also concentrate on positively changing the occupational safety awareness of employees and managers. If required, we also offer safety experts and occupational medicine from a single source by working together with occupational physicians

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