One of the company's occupational safety and health bodies is the Occupational Safety and Health Committee (ASA).
According to Section 11 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (ASiG), its task is to advise on various issues related to occupational safety and accident prevention.
The ASA thus provides all those involved in the organization of occupational safety and health with a regular platform for the exchange of information and experience. The ASA's goal is to ensure smooth operations through the continuous improvement of occupational safety and health. The ASA's effectiveness depends significantly on good mutual exchange of information and ideas, as well as the regularity of its meetings. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the ASA meets at least quarterly.

The ASA is mandatory for companies with more than 20 employees and is composed as follows:

• Entrepreneur or representative (manager with decision-making function),
• two members appointed by the staff council
• Occupational Safety Specialist (SiFa),
• Occupational physician (OP)
• Security officer.

Furthermore, other participants, such as the representative for severely disabled employees as defined in Section 178 of the German Social Code, Book IX, may participate in ASA meetings in an advisory capacity. On a case-by-case basis, other individuals, such as fire safety officers or external experts, may be consulted on specific topics.

ASA at THM

The ASA (Occupational Safety Committee) typically meets twice a year, once at the Giessen campus and once at the Friedberg campus. The meetings are organized by the Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection department (FM3).

Security officer at the Giessen and Friedberg campuses

An overview of the current security officers can be found in the Intrawiki.