According to general employee protection rules, the employer has to consult a specialised medical doctor on questions concerning health and safety, working conditions and design of work organisation. If needed, additional experts have to be consulted, for example in the case of (ASchG, §81):

• planning work places,
• acquiring or changing work equipment,
• introduction or change of work procedures and introduction of working material,
• job rotation, or
• regarding psychological issues related to work rhythm, working time or design of work places.

The results of such evaluations have to be summarised in written safety and health protection documents, to be made accessible to the works council in order to inform staff. The employer has to offer workers the opportunity to regularly undergo a health monitoring on demand of the worker.