diff --git a/datapool/PoolDataSetIF.h b/datapool/PoolDataSetIF.h
index aa45fa54..99c06cfd 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolDataSetIF.h
+++ b/datapool/PoolDataSetIF.h
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef FSFW_DATAPOOL_POOLDATASETIF_H_
 #define FSFW_DATAPOOL_POOLDATASETIF_H_
 
+#include "ReadCommitIF.h"
 #include "DataSetIF.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief   Extendes the DataSetIF by adding abstract functions to lock
  *          and unlock a data pool and read/commit semantics.
  */
-class PoolDataSetIF: public DataSetIF {
+class PoolDataSetIF: public DataSetIF, public ReadCommitIF {
 public:
     virtual~ PoolDataSetIF() {};
 
-    virtual ReturnValue_t read(dur_millis_t lockTimeout) = 0;
-    virtual ReturnValue_t commit(dur_millis_t lockTimeout) = 0;
-
     /**
      * @brief   Most underlying data structures will have a pool like structure
      *          and will require a lock and unlock mechanism to ensure
diff --git a/datapool/PoolVariableIF.h b/datapool/PoolVariableIF.h
index cd15f744..9740fc12 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolVariableIF.h
+++ b/datapool/PoolVariableIF.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "../returnvalues/HasReturnvaluesIF.h"
 #include "../serialize/SerializeIF.h"
+#include "ReadCommitIF.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief	This interface is used to control data pool
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@
  * @author 	Bastian Baetz
  * @ingroup data_pool
  */
-class PoolVariableIF : public SerializeIF {
+class PoolVariableIF : public SerializeIF,
+		public ReadCommitIF {
 	friend class PoolDataSetBase;
-	friend class GlobDataSet;
 	friend class LocalPoolDataSetBase;
 public:
 	static constexpr uint8_t INTERFACE_ID = CLASS_ID::POOL_VARIABLE_IF;
@@ -57,41 +58,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void setValid(bool validity) = 0;
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief	The commit call shall write back a newly calculated local
-	 * 			value to the data pool.
-	 * @details
-	 * It is assumed that these calls are implemented in a thread-safe manner!
-	 */
-	virtual ReturnValue_t commit(uint32_t lockTimeout) = 0;
-	/**
-	 * @brief	The read call shall read the value of this parameter from
-	 * 			the data pool and store the content locally.
-	 * @details
-	 * It is assumbed that these calls are implemented in a thread-safe manner!
-	 */
-	virtual ReturnValue_t read(uint32_t lockTimeout) = 0;
-
-protected:
-
-	/**
-	 * @brief 	Same as commit with the difference that comitting will be
-	 * 			performed without a lock
-	 * @return
-	 * This can be used if the lock protection is handled externally
-	 * to avoid the overhead of locking and unlocking consecutively.
-	 * Declared protected to avoid free public usage.
-	 */
-	virtual ReturnValue_t readWithoutLock() = 0;
-	/**
-	 * @brief 	Same as commit with the difference that comitting will be
-	 * 			performed without a lock
-	 * @return
-	 * This can be used if the lock protection is handled externally
-	 * to avoid the overhead of locking and unlocking consecutively.
-	 * Declared protected to avoid free public usage.
-	 */
-	virtual ReturnValue_t commitWithoutLock() = 0;
 };
 
 using pool_rwm_t = PoolVariableIF::ReadWriteMode_t;
diff --git a/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h b/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cdce371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datapool/ReadCommitIF.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef FSFW_DATAPOOL_READCOMMITIF_H_
+#define FSFW_DATAPOOL_READCOMMITIF_H_
+
+#include <fsfw/returnvalues/HasReturnvaluesIF.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief 	Common interface for all software objects which employ read-commit
+ * 			semantics.
+ */
+class ReadCommitIF {
+public:
+	virtual ~ReadCommitIF() {}
+	virtual ReturnValue_t read(uint32_t mutexTimeout) = 0;
+	virtual ReturnValue_t commit(uint32_t mutexTimeout) = 0;
+
+protected:
+
+	//! Optional and protected because this is interesting for classes grouping
+	//! members with commit and read semantics where the lock is only necessary
+	//! once.
+	virtual ReturnValue_t readWithoutLock()  {
+		return read(20);
+	}
+
+	virtual ReturnValue_t commitWithoutLock() {
+		return commit(20);
+	}
+};
+
+
+#endif /* FSFW_DATAPOOL_READCOMMITIF_H_ */
diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
index 7eabd368..d9b6a221 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	ReturnValue_t unlockDataPool() override;
 
-	LocalDataPoolManager* hkManager;
+	LocalDataPoolManager* hkManager = nullptr;
 
 	/**
 	 * Set n-th bit of a byte, with n being the position from 0
diff --git a/datapoollocal/PoolReadHelper.h b/datapoollocal/PoolReadHelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe506ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datapoollocal/PoolReadHelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef FSFW_DATAPOOLLOCAL_POOLREADHELPER_H_
+#define FSFW_DATAPOOLLOCAL_POOLREADHELPER_H_
+
+#include <fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h>
+#include <FSFWConfig.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief 	Helper class to read data sets or pool variables
+ */
+class PoolReadHelper {
+public:
+	PoolReadHelper(ReadCommitIF* readObject, uint32_t mutexTimeout = 20):
+			readObject(readObject), mutexTimeout(mutexTimeout) {
+		if(readObject != nullptr) {
+			readResult = readObject->read(mutexTimeout);
+#if FSFW_PRINT_VERBOSITY_LEVEL == 1
+			sif::error << "PoolReadHelper: Read failed!" << std::endl;
+#endif
+		}
+	}
+
+	ReturnValue_t getReadResult() const {
+		return readResult;
+	}
+
+	~PoolReadHelper() {
+		if(readObject != nullptr) {
+			readObject->commit(mutexTimeout);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+private:
+	ReadCommitIF* readObject = nullptr;
+	ReturnValue_t readResult = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
+	uint32_t mutexTimeout = 20;
+};
+
+
+
+#endif /* FSFW_DATAPOOLLOCAL_POOLREADHELPER_H_ */