The Safety at Work Act (Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz) places employers under a duty to appoint appropriately
qualified officers to support them in occupational health and safety matters, including ergonomic
workplace design. The duties of the occupational health and safety experts include advising employers in
the entire range of health and safety factors in the working environment. This begins with the planning of
operating facilities, the purchasing of equipment and workplace design, and extends to advising
employers in the assessment of working conditions. Among other things, company doctors are
responsible for advising on the integration and reintegration of people with disabilities. The Act is
supplemented by accident prevention regulations for company doctors and occupational health and
safety officers (Betriebsärzte und Fachkräfte für Arbeitssicherheit, DGUV Regulation 2).