Documenting permanent safety systems? — Well done! Why the requirement is small and your opportunity is big

Speaker: Thomas Reykers - ASB Safety
Saturday 11/14/2026
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Foyer East Stage
German

Documentation has a bad reputation—unfairly so. The truly mandatory part is surprisingly small and can be completed in just a few minutes. The real opportunity lies in going a little beyond the minimum: Then your documentation becomes a visible sign of good work to clients and operators—and serves as your own safeguard in case questions arise later on.

This presentation shows just how easy it is: using the documentation guidelines and resources from ESFP e.V. as a roadmap, which transforms a mandatory requirement into clean, legally sound documentation in just a few steps.

You’ll go home with this insight: Good documentation isn’t just an extra burden you have to put up with—it’s the calling card that works for you.

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Thomas Reykers
Referent für Unternehmens- & Markenkommunikation
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