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Regulation No. 48: Organization of Health and Safety Management within the Cantonal Administration

The purpose of this regulation is to organize the management of health protection and safety within the cantonal administration, in accordance with Branch Solution No. 48 for cantonal administrations.

This regulation applies to all personnel of the cantonal administration.

1 The Office of Labor Relations and Conditions (OLRC), as well as the Suva for the areas of activity assigned to it by federal legislation, constitute the supervisory authorities concerning the application of regulations on hygiene, health, and safety at work within the State.

2. Their decisions, findings, and recommendations are communicated not only to their direct recipients but also to the relevant stakeholders in occupational health and safety (hereinafter: OHS stakeholders).

2. It ensures that the entities subject to this regulation take the measures provided for in the OHS manual to adequately inform and instruct personnel about the risks to which they are exposed, as well as the measures to be taken to prevent them.

1. The coordination body is composed of 12 members. The following functions are represented

- One representative from each department and the state chancellery.

2. The coordination body may appoint members with an advisory vote from among specialists and experts in health and workplace safety. It may also mandate specialists to study particular issues.

3. The coordination body organizes itself.

4. The coordination body is administratively attached to the SRHE.

1. The coordinating body is tasked with enforcing the sector-specific solution.

2. It approves the management reference manuals issued by the Human Resources Department (HRD).

3. It has the following specific duties

a) To propose to the Council of State the establishment of a health and safety management organization tailored to specific dangers and risks and to designate the services with particular hazards;

b) To ensure the implementation and compliance with the recommended measures;

c) To approve specific sector solutions or standard solutions and, if necessary, to coordinate them with the sector-specific solution;

d) To submit the annual Health and Safety objectives to the Council of State.

1. The SRHE is the specialized service responsible for the implementation of the sector-specific solution.

2. It establishes the list of services with specific hazards and trains the Health and Safety Correspondents (hereinafter: HSC) designated by the services.

1. In services with particular hazards, health and safety committees (hereinafter: committee) are established.

2. The committee is chaired by the head of the entity.

3. It is further composed of OHSE officers, heads of structural units, and a representative of the HRSD.

4. Each committee is responsible for the implementation of measures ensuring the protection of the health and safety of the staff.

1. The committee pilots and coordinates the management of prevention at the level of one or more entities.

2. It organizes and distributes tasks, conducts operational monitoring of measures, and ensures liaison with staff and the coordination body.

3. The terms of reference for the committees are set in the branch solution.

1. In services without specific hazards, at least one CSS is appointed.

2. The CSS oversees the implementation of measures related to the health and safety protection of the staff. Furthermore, they ensure communication with the staff, the SRHE, and the coordination body.

3. The CSS is appointed by the head of the service.

4. The job description of the CSS is detailed in the sector-specific solution.

1 This Order shall come into force on April 1, 2025.