Occupational safety committee

Make your safety committee effective.

The German occupational safety committee provides a forum for discussing health and safety at work. A useful meeting has clear topics, appropriate participants, documented decisions and traceable follow-up action.

What this topic involves

Potential topics include risk assessments, incidents, health surveillance, inspections, protective measures and organisational developments.

The requirement and composition depend on the applicable framework.

Agree the appointment and location

Please agree a suitable appointment location in a personal conversation. Ohlenkamp 14 is the business address, not a medical service location. Do not send health information through website forms or email.

A traceable process

A practical approach, step by step.

  1. Understand the context

    Start with the work, organisational requirements and existing documentation.

  2. Agree the approach

    Clarify tasks, responsibilities and appropriate next steps together.

  3. Support implementation

    Connect the agreed approach with the people responsible in the organisation.

  4. Keep outcomes traceable

    Discuss documentation and follow-up appropriate to the task.

FAQ

Common questions, answered directly.

What is the purpose of the committee?

To discuss health and safety issues, prepare decisions and keep action moving transparently.

Who takes part?

The specific composition follows the applicable legal and organisational framework and must be checked for the organisation.

Are individual medical cases discussed?

Personal medical information does not belong in a general committee meeting; confidentiality boundaries must be defined.

Source basis

Sources and further reading.

  1. Section 11 ASiG – occupational safety committee Gesetze im Internet
  2. Section 3 ASiG – duties of occupational physicians Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz
  3. Section 6 ASiG – duties of occupational safety specialists Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz