Occupational safety specialists

In particular, they shall:

1. advise the employer and the persons otherwise responsible for occupational health and safety and accident prevention, in particular with regard to

• the planning, execution and maintenance of plant facilities and of social and sanitary facilities,
• the procurement of technical work equipment and the introduction of work procedures and working materials,
• the selection and testing of personal protective equipment,
• the design of workplaces, work processes, the working environment and other ergonomic issues,
• the assessment of working conditions,

2. to carry out safety inspections of operating facilities and technical work equipment, in particular prior to commissioning, and of work processes, in particular prior to their introduction,

3. to observe the implementation of occupational health and safety and accident prevention and, in connection with this

• to inspect the workplaces at regular intervals and to notify the employer or the person otherwise responsible for occupational safety and accident prevention of any deficiencies found, to propose measures for eliminating these deficiencies and to work towards their implementation,
• to pay attention to the use of personal protective equipment,
• to investigate the causes of occupational accidents, to record and evaluate the results of the investigations and to propose measures to the employer for the prevention of these occupational accidents,

4. to ensure that all employees in the company behave in accordance with the requirements of occupational safety and accident prevention, in particular to instruct them about the accident and health hazards to which they are exposed at work, as well as about the facilities and measures to avert these hazards, and to assist in the training of safety officers.