The members of the Rectorate (in particular the Rector and the Chancellor) are directly and personally responsible for accidents and conditions affecting health for which the organization is (partly) responsible: This concerns, for example, accidents in laboratories or workshops if deficiencies in occupational health and safety are proven or/and no risk assessment can be presented along with necessary and effective improvement measures. In addition, the university management must continuously improve the working conditions with regard to hazards and dangers (prevention requirement - and also § 3 para. 1 ArbSchG) and design the university's organization in such a way that it is suitable for demonstrably implementing all necessary tasks, processes and measures (§ 3 para. 2 no. 1 ArbSchG). This presupposes the provision of the necessary resources and the supervision and control of suitable structures and processes. This comprehensive responsibility of the employer (in this case the Rector or Chancellor) can be systematically reduced to a manageable level via the legal option of Section 13 ArbSchG - the "transfer of duties". The RUB Rectorate continues to bear overall responsibility for occupational health and safety. This includes organizational responsibility and responsibility for monitoring the transfer of duties.
Transfer of duties at RUB
The right to life and physical integrity also applies without restriction in the workplace. Occupational health and safety at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is therefore a high priority. For further improvement, it is necessary to define clear responsibility structures in occupational health and safety that correspond to the respective areas of responsibility and influence. This process is called delegation of duties.
The Occupational Safety and Environmental Protection Unit at RUB coordinates the process of transferring responsibilities on behalf of the Rectorate. If you have any questions, please contact:
Contact: Coordination transfer of duties
Process for the transfer of duties at RUB
In order to implement the transfer of duties at RUB, a process for the transfer of duties at RUB was first developed together with the committees:
The concept for the transfer of duties at RUB can be found here. This process is now being reviewed as part of a pilot project.
A Sharepoint system with information for the recipients of duties is available for the transfer of duties; among other things, the responsibilities, areas of responsibility and the corresponding duties are documented here.
Duties for managers (service portal)
