C8: Legal framework

C8 (PDF, 207 KB)

Module Manager: Prof. Dr. med. Holger Dressel

Both professions, Occupational Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, are built on, and work in, a framework of Swiss and international laws, ordinances and 
best-practice guidelines. Keeping all relevant legal 
issues in mind and putting them into practice in the 
daily work of fostering and protecting health at work 
is a challenge. 
Upon completion, students will be able to:
– Understand the basic Swiss legal framework in the 
field of work and health (ASGS)
– Develop ASGS objectives in line with requirements 
and implement them in practice in the company
– Apply relevant laws and ordinances specific to 
occupational hygiene and occupational medicine in 
different kinds of workplaces and industries
– Monitor ongoing changes in the relevant laws and 
ordinances for keeping the company’s health and 
safety management system “up to date”

– Key stakeholders within the framework of Swiss 
laws and regulations
– Ethical principles in occupational health and safety, 
including relevant legislation
– Responsibilities of management and occupational 
health and safety professionals under Swiss laws 
and ordinances
– Legal foundations for occupational health and 
safety in Switzerland
– Integration of ASGS legal requirements into the 
company’s health and safety system and overall 
corporate strategy
– Conducting company visits and inspections in 
collaboration with relevant stakeholders

13-15 October 2026; online 

01 September 2026

CHF 2,720.–