Safety & Contractor Coordination
Wherever several companies work at the same time, they create risks for each other. Flight Event provides health and safety coordination (SiGeKo) under the German Construction Site Ordinance and contractor coordination – on construction sites, in industrial and commercial plants, during maintenance and shutdowns, in halls and venues, and at events.
Coordination services
Health & safety coordinator (SiGeKo)
Coordination during planning and execution for new builds, conversions and demolition, industrial and commercial construction and temporary structures. Preparing and updating the health and safety plan and the file for later work.
Contractor coordination
Coordinating the work when employees of several companies work at the same location – in the plant, in the hall, on site or during load-in and load-out.
Maintenance, turnarounds & shutdowns
Coordinating partner companies and contractors during maintenance, conversions and plant shutdowns in industry and commerce: scheduling, interfaces and safety briefings.
Induction & permits
Aligning risk assessments, inducting contractors on site-specific hazards and organising permit-to-work procedures for hazardous work such as hot work or work at height.
Site rules & inspections
Binding rules for all companies involved, regular site inspections, documented findings and agreed measures with the people in charge.
Events & temporary structures
Also for building and dismantling stages, grandstands, tents and exhibition stands. More under Event safety.
When a SiGeKo or contractor coordinator is needed
Construction site, factory hall or event site: as soon as several companies work in the same place, German occupational safety law requires coordination. Which rule applies depends on the project.
Construction Site Ordinance
If employees of several employers work on a construction site, the client must appoint one or more suitable coordinators (§ 3 BaustellV). A health and safety plan is also required if the site must be notified to the authority or particularly hazardous work under Annex II is carried out.
Several employers at one workplace
Outside construction sites, employers whose staff work at the same workplace must cooperate (§ 8 ArbSchG). Where necessary to avoid mutual hazards, a person must be appointed to coordinate the work (§ 6 DGUV Regulation 1).
Increased hazards
If the use of work equipment creates an increased hazard for employees of other employers, a coordinator must be appointed in writing (§ 13 BetrSichV).
Responsibility remains
The coordinator aligns, inducts and monitors. Each employer remains responsible for the safety of its own employees.
Qualifications and area
Certified
Flo Popp is a health and safety coordinator (SiGeKo) under the German Construction Site Ordinance, qualified according to RAB 30, Annex B and C, and a certified contractor coordinator. Both certificates were issued by ExpertMe.
Coordination experience
Plus more than 25 years of leading large teams and many trades under time pressure – as technical director and overall production manager.
Sectors
Building, conversion and demolition, industrial and commercial construction, maintenance and plant shutdowns, halls and venues, exhibitions and events.
Area
Based in Bubenreuth near Erlangen in the Nuremberg metropolitan region – across Franconia and Bavaria, throughout Germany and internationally.
FAQ on safety and contractor coordination
Under the German Construction Site Ordinance, the health and safety coordinator aligns occupational safety measures when employees of several employers work on a construction site – during planning and execution. The coordinator prepares the health and safety plan, compiles a file for later work on the structure and checks that the measures are implemented.
As soon as employees of several employers work on a construction site, the client must appoint suitable coordinators (§ 3 BaustellV). A health and safety plan is also needed if the site must be notified – for example more than 30 working days with more than 20 people working at the same time, or more than 500 person-days – or if particularly hazardous work under Annex II is carried out.
The contractor coordinator aligns the work when several companies operate at the same location – for example during maintenance, turnarounds and plant shutdowns, in production halls or during load-in and load-out. This includes aligning risk assessments, inducting contractors on site-specific hazards, organising permits and stepping in when there is danger; the client grants the necessary authority to issue instructions.
The SiGeKo is defined in the German Construction Site Ordinance and is appointed by the client for a construction project. Contractor coordination is based on § 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, § 6 DGUV Regulation 1 and § 13 of the Industrial Safety Regulation and applies when companies work together outside classic construction sites, for example in running plants, halls and venues.
Building, conversion and demolition, industrial and commercial construction, maintenance and plant shutdowns in industry and commerce, halls and venues, as well as exhibitions, events and temporary structures.
Owner Flo Popp is a health and safety coordinator (SiGeKo) under the German Construction Site Ordinance, qualified according to RAB 30, Annex B and C, and a certified contractor coordinator. Both certificates were issued by ExpertMe.
As early as possible. The SiGeKo has to be appointed while the execution is being planned, and contractor coordination also works best while schedules, companies and dates are still being planned.
Coordination for your
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Health and safety coordination under the Construction Site Ordinance or contractor coordination – bookable separately, for construction projects, industry, commerce and events.