• Since 2014: Professor of Occupational Safety and Health at Furtwangen University
• 2003–2019: Part-time work as an instructor for occupational safety specialists (BG Holz und Metall, IAG – Institute for Work and Health of the DGUV, BG Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe)
• 2001–2002: Senior Occupational Safety Specialist at HypoVereinsbank AG, Munich (part-time)
• Since 1997: Self-employed as an external occupational safety specialist (Dr. Weber Office), part-time since 2014 (current location: Donaueschingen)
• 1995–1996: Advanced training as a European Safety and Quality Manager at DEKRA-ETS Saarbrücken
• 1992–1995: On leave to implement the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (GefStoffV) at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• 1992–1994: Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.), Topic: “Impedance Spectroscopy Studies on Zeolites”
• 1991–1995: Research Assistant at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• 1984–1992: Studied chemistry (Diploma) at Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Areas of expertise represented at the faculty

• Occupational health and safety (Safety 2)
• Certification pursuant to Section 7 of the Occupational Safety Act (ASiG)
• Ergonomics
• Workplace design
• Occupational safety in emergency medical services and other aid organisations
• From occupational safety to a safety culture
• Child safety (playgrounds, kindergartens, school grounds)
• Hazard identification in the workplace

Current projects and research activities

• Safe design of workplaces
• Safe design of work systems
• Safe design of work organisation
• Concepts for the safe handling of hazardous substances
• Laboratory Safety
• Guidelines for Occupational Safety Specialists
• Perceptual Phenomena in Occupational Safety and Health
• Occupational Safety in Aid Organisations

Memberships and association activities

• Member of the Committee for Safety and Health at Work at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (ASGA)
• Member of the Executive Board of the VDSI – Association for Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection at Work e.V., 2004 to 2019: Head of the “Qualification” Department; 2019 to 2025: Chairman of the Board
• Member of the Presidium of the Professional Association for Occupational Safety e.V. (FASI) (2019–2025)
• Alternate Member of the Committee for Occupational Safety at the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (ABS)
• Member of Subcommittee 1 of the Committee for Occupational Safety at the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (UA1-ABS)
• Participation in the project group on the “training model” and “implementation” of the updated training program for occupational safety specialists at the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) (2009–2019)
• Member of the “Raw Materials and Chemical Industry” division of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
• Expert member in the “Laboratories” subfield within the “Raw Materials and Chemical Industry” division
• Member of the DIN Standards Committee for Organizational Processes (NAOrg) NA 175-00-02 AA, “Occupational Health and Safety Management”
• Member of Subcommittee 2 of the Committee for Maternity Protection