What does occupational safety cost?

Excerpt from a cost calculator for an occupational safety specialist.

There are three cost factors for occupational safety in the company accounts:

  1. Contributions to accident insurance for employees,
  2. The remuneration of the occupational safety specialist,
  3. The remuneration of the company doctor.

All cost components are dependent on:

  • Industry (hazard group 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5)
  • Number of employees
  • Payroll of all employees
  • geographical location (metropolis / small town).

Based on a company's payroll, these three cost factors are roughly of the following order of magnitude:

  • Accident insurance on average approx. 1.3%
  • Occupational safety specialist approx. 0.1-0.4% (average 0.27%)
  • Company doctor approx. 0.07-0.3% (average 0.18%)

Share of occupational health and safety in non-wage labor costs

Additional non-wage labor costs are added to 100% of the wage costs:

  • Pension insurance 9.35%
  • Health insurance 7.3%
  • Long-term care insurance 1.175
  • Unemployment insurance 1.5%
  • Accident insurance (contribution from employers' liability insurance association, amount depends on accident risk) Average approx. 1.3%

     

    Occupational health and safety, external consultants (amount depends on accident risk):
  • Occupational safety specialist 0.1-0.4% (average approx. 0.27%)
  • Company doctor 0.07-0.3% (average approx. 0.18%)

TOTAL LOYALTY NEGATIVE COSTS approx. 21.075%

The proportion of non-wage labor costs accounted for by occupational safety specialists averages around 1.3% (Fig.):

The photo shows a small table with the proportion of non-wage labor costs accounted for by external consultants, occupational safety specialists and company doctors. The occupational safety specialist accounts for around 1.3% of all non-wage labor costs.

The proportion of the wage bill accounted for by occupational safety specialists averages around 0.27% (Fig.):

Specific costs for an occupational safety specialist

This indicative price calculator provides a preliminary cost estimate:

The actual costs for an external occupational safety specialist also depend on "soft" factors:

  • Maturity level of operational occupational safety (beginner / development phase / mature phase)
  • Qualifications and time capacity of the internal contact person (active understanding and sufficient time off from other tasks)
  • Openness to occupational safety (integration into management through delegation of duties)
  • Type of company organization (public authority / municipal company / project-driven organization / more rule-oriented company)
  • Culture of the company (laizes faire / disciplined / control-based)

Against this background, the examples only provide a rough guide:

Example (A)

Assembly plant, industry

  • Hazard group 1.5
  • 26 employees

3,120.00€ per year = 260.00€ per month

Example (B)

Social institution, education and teaching

  • Hazard group 0.5
  • 120 employees

3,600.00€ per year = 300.00€ per month