Rau Arbeitsschutz

What Rau Arbeitsschutz does

Rau Arbeitsschutz GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German engineering and expert office for occupational safety, founded in 2010 by Jochen Rau and headquartered in Waghäusel-Kirrlach (Bad Schönborn area), Baden-Württemberg. The firm delivers safety technology betreuung under DGUV V2 as its core service, supported by adjacent consulting lines covering risk assessment (Gefährdungsbeurteilung), fire protection, hazardous materials management, explosion protection, machine safety, environmental protection, and psychological workload risk assessment. All services are delivered by certified safety engineers (VDSI- and GQA-credentialed), and the talent base comprises 40+ employees including safety engineers and occupational safety specialists, with over 30 qualified fire-protection specialists. Leadership is shared between founder Jochen Rau (sales to large enterprises/conglomerates) and Philipp Stehling (joined 2015, HR and finance; FBEx®-certified in explosion protection).

The business operates three complementary revenue streams: (1) recurring DGUV V2 occupational safety consulting subscriptions, (2) professional-services seminars (fire protection helper training, safety officer certification, forklift, crane, work platform, SCC, and leadership training) delivered at customer sites or via open seminars at the Waghäusel facility, and (3) a DSGVO-compliant e-learning platform providing compact online safety instruction modules. Pricing is quote-based for consulting; open seminars run EUR 239-359 per participant. The firm supplements seminars with an integrated first-aid training subsidiary, Helfen leicht gemacht.

Customer concentration is diversified across 20+ named enterprise and public-sector logos spanning manufacturing (Liebherr, HeidelbergCement, SULZER, ProMinent, Leifheit, Lamy, Wienerberger, Ronal), banking and insurance-adjacent public banks (L-Bank, Sparkasse Heidelberg), government and education (Landkreis Heilbronn, Hochschule Mannheim, DHBW, Handwerkskammer Karlsruhe), utilities (Stadtwerke Heidelberg), retail (dm-drogerie, Decathlon), and nonprofit (Caritas). Go-to-market is sales-led, with field consultants traveling to customer sites across Karlsruhe, Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn, and Speyer, supported by paid search, content marketing, and a dedicated seminar booking portal. The firm has received the Top Brand Corporate Health award five consecutive years (2022-2026) and has invested in operational sustainability (climate-neutral status since 2020; 20-point EV charging park with PV system opened 2024). The company is independent and family-led, with no evidence of external investors.

Name

Rau Arbeitsschutz

Legal name

Rau Arbeitsschutz GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://rau-arbeitsschutz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rau Arbeitsschutz is a privately held German occupational safety consulting firm in Baden-Württemberg delivering DGUV V2 safety betreuung, specialized consulting (fire protection, hazardous materials, explosion protection, machine safety, environmental and psychological risk), certified seminars, and a DSGVO-compliant e-learning platform to enterprise and mid-market customers across the Karlsruhe, Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn, and Speyer regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Safety Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting (BPAHAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire & Life Safety Code Compliance Inspections & Consulting (AHJ Support) (BPABAHAJ), Fire Safety Compliance, Risk Assessments & Training (Code Consulting) (IMAIAJAL), Occupational Health & Safety (EHS) Programs & Training (OSHA-style) (EDAEAKAI)

Keywords

• Occupational safety consulting
• Workplace risk assessment
• Fire protection services
• Safety training seminars
• DGUV V2 compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Schönborn, Baden-W��rttemberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Occupational Safety Consulting: Safety technology support according to DGUV V2, including regular supervision, risk assessments, fire protection, hazardous materials management, explosion protection, machine safety, environmental protection, and psychological risk assessments.
2. Seminars and Training: In-person seminars including fire protection helper training, safety officer training, forklift operator certification, crane operator certification, work platform operator certification, load securing, SCC certification, and leadership training. Conducted at customer sites or open seminars in Waghäusel.
3. E-Learning Platform: Online safety training modules accessible through company platform, providing flexible and legally compliant instruction delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rau Arbeitsschutz is an engineering and expert office for occupational safety that provides safety technology consulting and supervision under DGUV V2, including risk assessments, fire protection, hazardous materials management, explosion protection, machine safety, environmental protection, and psychological risk assessments. The company also delivers a portfolio of certified training seminars (fire protection helpers, safety officers, forklift/crane operators, SCC) and operates a DSGVO-compliant e-learning platform for flexible online safety instruction. Services are delivered by certified safety engineers across the Baden-Württemberg region.

Product overview

Rau Arbeitsschutz is a professional services company offering occupational safety consulting and training. Their core offering is the DGUV V2-compliant safety engineering support service (Arbeitsschutzbetreuung), supported by specialized consulting services covering risk assessment, fire protection, hazardous materials, explosion protection, machine safety, environmental protection, and psychological risk assessment. The company also offers a training portfolio including seminars and an E-Learning platform for online safety training. All services are delivered by certified safety engineers and experts, primarily serving German companies in the Rhine-Neckar, Karlsruhe, Heilbronn, and Speyer regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitsschutzbetreuung (DGUV V2 Occupational Safety Supervision) Recurring safety technology supervision and consultation for businesses under DGUV V2 — the company's foundational service. Covers ongoing occupational safety consultation, regular site supervision, and practical implementation support for businesses across all industries.
• Gefährdungsbeurteilung (Risk Assessment)

Quantifiable outcome

• Seminars conducted annually for various industries including fire protection, safety officers, forklift operators, SCC certification

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Licht und Design (Gebäude-Eigentümer)minorOthers · 1 October 2024Building owner who enabled the installation of the company's charging park infrastructure at the Waghäusel location.
• Karlsruher Klimafonds / Karlsruher KlimaagenturminorOthers · 1 July 2020Climate partnership for CO2 compensation. Since 2020, the company compensates unavoidable CO2 emissions through the Karlsruhe Climate Fund, achieving climate-neutral operations.
• Helfen leicht gemachtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwn training company for first aid education. Integrated service provider for emergency response training as part of the comprehensive seminar portfolio. Participants receive referrals for first aid training through this partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DEKRA: DEKRA is a global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) with a substantial German occupational safety and EHS consulting practice. It is the most direct national-scale competitor for DGUV V2 supervision, fire protection, and machine safety consulting, offering similar services at greater geographic scale.
• SGS: SGS is one of the world's largest testing, inspection and certification companies, with German operations delivering occupational health and safety consulting, fire protection and environmental compliance services. It competes for multinational customers needing similar regulatory support across multiple jurisdictions.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC firm with EHS and occupational safety service lines in Germany. It serves industrial, manufacturing and infrastructure clients with regulatory advisory and compliance testing that overlaps with Rau's risk assessment and DGUV V2 offerings.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD is a major German testing, inspection and certification organization with a dedicated EHS and workplace safety service line. It serves large enterprises and industrial clients with regulatory compliance, safety engineering and certification services that overlap with Rau Arbeitsschutz's core offerings.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC provider offering EHS consulting, safety engineering and workplace compliance services in Germany. It competes for industrial and enterprise clients across similar regulatory regimes, though at broader geographic scale than Rau.
• TÜV Rheinland: TÜV Rheinland operates a global TIC business with significant German occupational safety, fire protection, explosion protection and machine safety consulting capabilities. As an established incumbent, it competes for the same enterprise and Mittelstand customers Rau serves, particularly for multi-site engagements.

Direct peers

• proWork GmbH: proWork is a German mid-market occupational safety and health management consultancy that directly competes with Rau in the Baden-Württemberg region. It offers similar DGUV V2 supervision, risk assessment and corporate health management services to mid-sized industrial and commercial clients.
• Sicherheitstechnik Hohmann: Hohmann is a regional German occupational safety consultancy providing DGUV V2 support, fire protection, hazardous materials and machine safety services. It is comparable in scale and service scope to Rau Arbeitsschutz and competes for the same Mittelstand customer base in southern Germany.
• SAFETYTEST GmbH: SAFETYTEST is a German occupational safety services firm specializing in workplace safety consulting, risk assessments and safety officer support. It directly overlaps with Rau's core service portfolio for industrial and commercial clients in the German Mittelstand.

Others

• BG prevent (DGUV): BG prevent is the prevention service arm of Germany's statutory accident insurance institutions (DGUV/Berufsgenossenschaften), providing workplace safety consulting, training and risk assessment to member companies. It is a structural alternative to private providers like Rau for German employers obligated to use BG services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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