Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung in der Landwirtschaft

What Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung in der Landwirtschaft does

Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung in der Landwirtschaft (BUL) is a Swiss non-profit foundation (Stiftung) dedicated to occupational safety and accident prevention in the agricultural sector. Founded in 1954 as an IMA service, it became an independent body in 1969 and was restructured as a foundation in 1984. The foundation was established by the Swiss Farmers' Union (SBV/USP) and the Swiss Insurance Association (ASA/SVV), and works in coordination with Suva, EKAS/CFST, agriss, and other sector partners. Headquartered in Strengelbach, BUL operates regional offices in Posieux (French-speaking Switzerland) and Cresciano (Italian-speaking Switzerland), serving farmers, agricultural contractors, municipalities, and family farms across all three Swiss language regions plus Liechtenstein.

BUL's core offerings center on the agriTOP branch solution — a CFST-approved occupational safety framework tailored to agriculture — supplemented by training courses (eduQua-certified), consulting, publications, and events. Adjacent productized offerings include agriLIFT (a forklift training school launched in 2019), agriTOP digital (an online compliance and course platform launched in 2021), the agriSAFETYCenter (opened in 2025), and a forthcoming relocation to Grangeneuve in 2026. The organization also runs a direct e-commerce platform of approximately 892 SKUs covering personal protective equipment and safety-related supplies, with on-site delivery via logistics partners.

The business model combines several revenue streams: training course fees, agriTOP subscription/membership income, e-commerce product sales, consulting fees, publication sales, and event income. Approximately 40 employees deliver these services under the foundation's mandate. While no financial figures are publicly disclosed, the combination of foundation governance, sector-mandated positioning, and diversified revenue streams suggests a stable, mandate-aligned operating model rather than a venture-scale growth profile.

Name

Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung in der Landwirtschaft

Legal name

Stiftung Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung in der Landwirtschaft

Website

https://bul.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Swiss non-profit foundation providing agricultural accident prevention services through training, consulting, the CFST-approved agriTOP safety framework, and PPE e-commerce, serving farmers, contractors, and municipalities across all Swiss language regions plus Liechtenstein.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Occupational Safety Services

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFALADAK

Training & Competency Programs (HACCP, PCQI, GMP)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Regulatory Compliance Testing & Consulting (FDA/USDA/EFSA, HACCP)

Keywords

• Agricultural safety consulting
• Farm accident prevention
• Occupational safety training
• Forklift operator certification
• Agricultural PPE supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Strengelbach

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Courses and Certifications: Fee-for-service training courses (forklift, aerial work platforms, tractor driving, forestry, first aid, etc.) with certification and examination fees. Revenue from ASA/CZV certificate fees, card-format certificates, and educational materials in multiple languages.
2. Safety Consulting Services: On-site safety consulting for farms, municipalities, and agricultural enterprises; individualized training programs tailored to client operations.
3. Safety Product Sales (E-commerce): Sale of personal protective equipment (PPE), fall protection, fire safety, forestry gear, work clothing, safety footwear, hearing protection, eye protection, first aid supplies, and agricultural safety signage through the BUL Onlineshop. 892 products listed.
4. agriTOP Subscription: Safety concept subscription for farms, including safety assessments, ongoing monitoring, and recognition through the agriSafetyAward. agriTOP was revised and digitized in 2021.
5. Specialized Publications and Subscriptions: Sale of specialized publications, technical guides, and the BUL-Abo (SPAA subscription) for ongoing professional information.
6. Events and Conferences: Revenue from the annual Unfallverhütungstagung (Accident Prevention Conference), presentations (Vorträge), and related event registrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BUL (and its French/Italian regional brands SPAA and SPIA) delivers accident prevention, occupational health, and safety training for the Swiss agricultural sector. Its offering combines certified training courses (forklift, tractor, aerial work platforms, first aid, forestry), on-site safety consulting, the CFST-approved agriTOP branch safety concept, a 892-product e-commerce shop for PPE and safety equipment, and the agriSAFETYCenter training facility opened in Strengelbach in 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• agriTOP: Safety concept for agricultural operations, approved by the Swiss Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational Safety (CFST) as a branch solution.
• agriLIFT
• agriSAFETYCenter
• agriSafetyAward

Products and services

• agriLIFT Forklift Operator School Suva-audited training program certifying agricultural workers to operate forklifts (counterweight R1 and telehandler R4), meeting CFST directive 6518.
• agriG40 Tractor Driving Course Two-day tractor driving course with agricultural trailer that qualifies participants for the G40 tractor driving permit.
• Aerial Work Platform (PEMP / Hubarbeitsbühnen) Courses Certified training for the safe operation of aerial work platforms and elevating work platforms used in agriculture, delivered at the agriSAFETYCenter.
• PSAgA (Personal Fall Protection) Courses Practical courses in personal fall protection equipment (PSAgA) for agricultural workers operating at height, offered at the agriSAFETYCenter.
• agriTOP Safety Concept Subscription Subscription-based branch safety concept approved by the CFST covering farm safety assessments, ongoing monitoring, and the agriSafetyAward recognition program. Digitized in 2021 with an online portal.
• On-site Safety Consulting Services On-site safety consulting for farms, agricultural contractors, municipalities, and forestry operations, including individualized training programs tailored to client operations.
• agriSafetyAward Recognition Program Award program recognizing agricultural operations for demonstrated safety excellence under the agriTOP safety concept.
• agriSAFETYCenter Training Facility Purpose-built practical training facility in Strengelbach offering hands-on courses in fall protection, forklift operation, aerial work platforms, and PPE for the agricultural sector.
• BUL Onlineshop (Safety Products) E-commerce shop with 892 products across categories including fall protection, fire safety, forestry gear, PPE, work clothing, safety footwear, hearing protection, eye protection, first aid supplies, and agricultural safety signage.
• BUL-Abo / SPAA Subscription Publication Annual subscription providing ongoing specialist publications, technical guides, and professional information updates to subscribers in the agricultural sector.
• agriFIT Back Health Program Back health prevention program comprising measures to strengthen and maintain spinal health among agricultural workers.
• Unfallverhütungstagung (Accident Prevention Conference) Annual accident prevention conference for agricultural safety professionals, co-organized with agriss, with registration fees for attendees.
• Individualized On-site Training Programs Customized training delivered at client farms and enterprises, with instructors traveling to the client site and providing tailored content based on the client's operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual accident statistics tracked and published — 2025: tödliche Unfälle Rückblick 2025 published January 2026; 2024: 15 tödliche Unfälle in first half of 2024; 2023: 20 tödliche Unfälle in first half; 2022: 20 tödliche Unfälle in first half
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, moderate and minor.

• Schweizer Bauernverband (SBV/USP) - Swiss Farmers' AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984USP, together with the Swiss Insurance Association (ASA), is the founder of BUL/SPAA (established 1984 as foundation). USP is the umbrella organization for Swiss agriculture, representing 25 cantonal chambers and ~60 professional organizations. BUL operates under USP's mandate for agricultural accident prevention.
• Schweizerische Versicherungsgesellschaft (ASA/ SVV) - Swiss Insurance AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1984ASA, together with USP, is the founding organization of BUL/SPAA since 1984. ASA is represented on the Foundation Board by two members. ASA supports ongoing prevention work and accident insurance for agricultural workers.
• Suva - Swiss National Accident Insurance FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuva is a key partner, delegating tasks to agriss for workplace safety promotion in agriculture. Suva audits and recognizes BUL's agriLIFT forklift training. Suva is a major public accident insurance provider covering Swiss workers.
• agriss - Agricultural Safety and Health OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneragriss monitors occupational safety and health protection in farms with non-family employees, as well as child and youth protection requirements. agriss also conducts market surveillance for agricultural machinery safety. agriss co-leads the 'Risiko runter!' campaign with BUL and is a joint organizer of the annual Unfallverhütungstagung.
• EKAS (CFST) - Swiss Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKAS/CFST is the governmental coordination body for occupational safety in Switzerland. It approved agriTOP as an official branch solution and co-finances the 'Risiko runter!' campaign. It charges agriss with promoting occupational safety in agriculture.
• Agrisano - Agricultural Health InsurancemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgrisano is the competent partner for health and accident insurance in the agricultural sector. Supports the 'Risiko runter!' campaign and provides insurance solutions for farm families and agricultural workers.
• TCS Training & Events - Touring Club SwitzerlandmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTCS Training & Events collaborates with BUL to organize 'As du volant' (Pro drivers) tractor driving courses, providing driving safety training venues and logistics for practical tractor and trailer driving assessments.
• AEH Zentrum für Arbeitsmedizin, Ergonomie und Hygiene AGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEH is a comprehensive occupational health and safety service provider. Supports BUL with the agriTOP safety concept, providing ergonomic expertise and occupational health assessment services for the agricultural sector.
• bpa - Bureau de prévention des accidents (bfu)moderateGTM or Marketing Partnerbpa (bfu) is the Swiss agency for non-occupational accident prevention. Supports BUL's work and co-finances print materials. Focuses on safety beyond the workplace, including farm safety for hobby farmers and rural residents.
• Groupe MutuelmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerGroupe Mutuel insurance company supports BUL prevention actions and activities related to accident prevention and safety in agricultural operations.
• Vaudoise AssurancesmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerVaudoise Assurances supports BUL safety actions and activities. This insurer provides a unique voucher for SPAA services and products to farms that receive the agriSafetyAward recognition.
• Emmental VersicherungminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmmental insurance is an independent cooperative serving agricultural clients across Switzerland. Supports BUL's prevention mission.
• ProméterremoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerProméterre is an agricultural organization (Vaud). Supports the 'Risiko runter!' campaign and BUL activities in the French-speaking region.
• Agri (Swiss Agricultural Weekly)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerThe leading French-speaking Swiss agricultural weekly newspaper supports BUL's prevention work and serves as a media partner for campaigns, including coverage of safety concepts and accident prevention.
• Schweizer BauermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwitzerland's leading agricultural newspaper supports BUL's prevention work as a media partner, providing regular coverage of BUL campaigns, accident statistics, and safety guidance.
• Same Deutz Fahr Schweiz AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery dealer supports BUL's 'As du volant' tractor driving courses by providing tractors and equipment for practical training sessions.
• GVS AgrarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural machinery specialist supports BUL's 'As du volant' tractor driving courses, providing equipment and vehicles for training.
• Agro-Technik Zullinger GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural trailer dealer sells trailers to the agricultural sector and supports BUL's tractor driving courses.
• Principality of LiechtensteinmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Liechtenstein government has commissioned BUL/SPAA to promote occupational safety and health protection in the agricultural sector of Liechtenstein, extending BUL's geographic mandate beyond Switzerland.
• SAFE AT WORK - AIPT Prevention AntennaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSAFE AT WORK is the prevention brand of the Intercantonal Association for Worker Protection (AIPT), focused on industries with high accident risk. Collaboration with BUL on overlapping agricultural safety topics.
• Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBB supports joint projects at interfaces between rail transport and agriculture, particularly addressing livestock accidents on railways and safety at farm-railway interfaces.
• Lohnunternehmer Schweiz - Swiss Agricultural Contractors AssociationmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional organization for agricultural contractors in Switzerland, representing contractors who operate heavy machinery and need BUL safety training.
• Swiss Agricultural Technology Association (SVLT/ASETA)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerASETA collaborates with BUL on initial and continuing training, and on developing information materials, specialist articles, and brochures on road traffic safety and accident prevention.
• proEqui - HippoSafetyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for safety in the equine industry — HippoSafety. Cooperates on basic and continuing training courses for horse sector safety.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA SE: Global testing, inspection, and certification organization that also delivers occupational safety training and certification across multiple sectors. Larger and broader than BUL but overlapping in certified-safety training delivery.
• TÜV SÜD / TÜV Rheinland: Major German testing, inspection, and certification organizations delivering certified safety and machinery-operator training programs across Europe. Comparable in providing CFST-style regulatory-compliant operator certification, though at far greater scale and with broader industrial scope.
• Suva — Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt: Switzerland's national accident insurance fund and a core BUL partner that audits agriLIFT and co-funds prevention work. Suva operates across all occupational sectors with far greater scale, insurance underwriting, and infrastructure — a broad incumbent that overlaps with BUL in worker-safety training and prevention.

Direct peers

• agriss — Prävention Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz: Swiss agricultural workplace-safety organization co-leading the 'Risiko runter!' campaign with BUL, performing field supervision of farms with non-family employees and market surveillance of agricultural machinery. Shares BUL's agricultural safety mandate from the regulatory side.
• MSA — Mutualité Sociale Agricole: French agricultural social mutual fund covering health, retirement, and occupational safety for the French farming sector. Its Santé-Sécurité au Travail division delivers training, consulting, and risk prevention to farms — the same integrated agricultural-safety mandate as BUL/SPAA across the French-speaking region.
• SVLFG — Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau: Germany's statutory agricultural social insurance institution, which combines insurance, prevention, and consulting for the agricultural, forestry, and horticulture sectors. Its prevention arm is the closest international analog to BUL in terms of sector mandate and integrated safety-services model.
• bfu / BPA — Schweizerische Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung: Swiss Council for Accident Prevention, the national non-profit mandated to reduce non-occupational accidents in Switzerland. Like BUL, it delivers awareness campaigns, publications, training, and consulting — but with a broader scope covering all sectors. The most directly comparable institution in BUL's own geography.

Emerging players

• IOSH — Institution of Occupational Safety and Health: UK-based chartered body for occupational safety professionals, offering qualifications, training, and member resources globally. Comparable in its training-and-credentialing focus on workplace safety, though not agricultural-specific.

Others

• NSC — National Safety Council: US non-profit safety advocacy and training organization. Comparable as a sector-agnostic safety training and awareness provider, though operating at much larger scale and outside BUL's agricultural niche.

Regional players

• INAIL — Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro: Italian national workers' compensation authority that also runs safety prevention, training, and certification programs for Italian enterprises. Highly comparable as a public prevention-and-training institution, but operating in Italy (the same language region as SPIA) rather than Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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