DGUV Regulation 2 “Company doctors and occupational safety specialists” specifies the German Occupational Safety Act (ASiG): every company must be supported by an occupational safety specialist and a company doctor – with defined deployment hours. SAFETEE provides your occupational safety specialist (SiFa), calculates your hours and delivers basic and company-specific support.
DGUV Regulation 2 is the German accident prevention regulation that defines for all companies how support by company doctors and occupational safety specialists under the Occupational Safety Act must be organised. For companies with more than ten employees the support consists of basic support with fixed hours per employee (by support group I to III) and company-specific support, the scope of which the company determines from its own hazards. Small companies with up to ten employees are supported under Annex 1; companies with up to 50 employees can alternatively choose the entrepreneur model.
Fixed hours per employee and year – 2.5, 1.5 or 0.5 hours depending on the support group. Tasks: support the risk assessment, site walks, advice on instruction, occupational safety committee.
Additional need arising from your hazards: new plants, hazardous substances, construction sites, events, management systems. Determined and documented with you every year.
Both providers share the basic support – each with at least 20 percent. We coordinate with your company doctor so that site walks, committee meetings and advice interlock.
In line with DGUV Regulation 2 we provide an occupational safety specialist for your company – as part of our HSE management, with a fixed contact person and documented hours. We are happy to advise you on this deployment in advance.
A named specialist with deputy, appointment under § 5 ASiG, hours according to your support group – on site and reachable.
Site walks, risk assessment, instruction concept, accident analysis, participation in the occupational safety committee – the task areas of basic support, documented in the annual report.
Projects, construction sites, new plants, hazardous substances, management systems: we determine the company-specific need with you and deliver it from a single source – also at short notice.
Part-time not converted, support group guessed: whoever orders too few hours is not compliant – whoever orders too many pays.
An appointment without presence does not meet the regulation. The specialist must know the company, its plants and its people.
Many companies order only basic support. The company-specific part is mandatory – and usually the more valuable one.
Mandatory from 20 employees under § 11 ASiG, at least quarterly. Without it there is no place where company doctor, specialist and management meet.
The assessment is the basis of support. It must grow with the company – with every new plant, substance and event.
Two providers, no exchange: duplicated work and gaps. We coordinate and share site walks and committee preparation.
From the first conversation to the annual report: this is how occupational safety support with SAFETEE works.
Number of employees, support group by industry code, hours of basic support – recorded in writing.
Appointment of the specialist under § 5 ASiG, coordination with company doctor and works council, needs assessment for the company-specific part.
Site walks, advice, instruction concept, safety committee, accident analysis – documented per deployment.
Evidence of hours and services for management, accident insurer and authority; needs for the next year.
The assignment follows the industry code of your company (Annex 2 DGUV Regulation 2). Group I (2.5 hours per employee and year) covers high-hazard industries such as construction, mining or metal production; group II (1.5 hours) large parts of manufacturing, logistics and healthcare; group III (0.5 hours) administration, retail and education. Part-time staff count proportionally.
Companies with up to 50 employees can choose the alternative needs-based support: the entrepreneur qualifies with the accident insurer and involves specialist and company doctor as required. Whether that makes sense for you, we check in the first conversation.
The main provisions – as orientation:
Support is mandatory for every company with employees – regardless of industry and size. What differs is the scope.
Support under DGUV Regulation 2 complements our HSE management. These building blocks interlock:
HSE manager on site for client, operator or manufacturer: instructions, site walks, key figures, contact with authorities.
Bring subcontractors in safely, brief and manage them.
Training for managers, safety officers and contractor coordinators.
DGUV Regulation 2 “Company doctors and occupational safety specialists” specifies the German Occupational Safety Act. It defines how companies must organise occupational medical and safety support: for companies with up to ten employees under Annex 1, for larger companies under Annex 2 with basic and company-specific support, and for companies with up to 50 employees alternatively under Annex 3 (entrepreneur model).
For companies with more than ten employees, basic support results from the number of employees (part-time proportionally) multiplied by the factor of the support group: 2.5 hours per employee and year in group I, 1.5 in group II, 0.5 in group III. The total is shared between occupational safety specialist and company doctor, each with at least 20 percent. Company-specific support is added, its scope determined by the company from its hazards.
Basic support covers the tasks every company has: risk assessment, site walks, advice on workplaces and work equipment, instructions, safety committee. Company-specific support covers the need arising from your particular hazards and changes: new plants, construction sites, hazardous substances, events, management systems. Both are mandatory.
Both are permitted. An internal specialist needs the training under § 7 ASiG and enough time for the task. An external specialist such as SAFETEE brings the qualification, is independent of internal considerations and scales with your needs – for projects or several sites, for instance. Many companies combine both.
The alternative needs-based support under Annex 3 DGUV Regulation 2 for companies with up to 50 employees: the entrepreneur attends motivation and training courses of the accident insurer, takes on basic tasks personally and involves specialist and company doctor as required. The model requires personal commitment and is not sensible for every industry and hazard situation.
The price follows the hours: basic support by number of employees and support group plus company-specific need, billed by the hour or as an annual flat rate. After a first conversation with classification you receive a quote with clear hours and services.
Number of employees, industry, sites: with three details we calculate your hours and get back to you within one working day.
