The first part of the paper deals with the field of andragogy, the professional profile of andragogues – experts in adult education and the specifics of adult education. The importance of andragogy in the field of occupational safety was emphasized, given that the work of occupational safety professionals may include the education and training of workers to work in a safe manner. Such work requires occupational safety professionals to be motivated and personally implement lifelong learning in order to develop the necessary skills and competencies. In the second part of the paper, the analysis of the conducted survey of occupational safety experts is presented, and at the end of the paper, a survey questionnaire is attached. A survey of occupational safety experts provided data on their formal, non-formal and informal education and training in the field of basic andragogical knowledge. Based on the conducted research, the attitudes were determined and data were obtained on the knowledge of occupational safety experts on the importance of participation in non-formal forms of education for the needs of professional work and development.