Safe Working in the Office
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Qualitätsverband Mittelstand (QVM) e.V.
15 levels · ~45 minutes · Annual training

Safe Working in the Office

The annual safety training under Section 12 of the German Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG) / Section 4 DGUV Regulation 1, for all employees who work in an office or at a screen. From rights and duties through ergonomics, electrical equipment, trip and fire hazards, all the way to first aid, psychological strain, and mobile working – with a final test and a printable certificate of participation. Before you start, you'll briefly enter a few details about your company (assembly point, contact person, etc.), which will then be shown to you at the right moments.

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About QVM

The Qualitätsverband Mittelstand (QVM) e.V. is an independent association for founders and small and medium-sized businesses in the DACH region. Members get access to AI-supported audit and QMS software, over 150 field-tested document templates, and a strong network of entrepreneurs – built by practitioners, for practitioners.

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Note: This training covers the general legal requirements for a typical office workplace. It does not replace your employer's workplace-specific risk assessment and instruction – your employer remains responsible for that.

This training contains AI-generated voice and video content (disclosure under Article 50 of the EU AI Act).

Before you start

Company Details

This information is stored only in your browser and is shown as text in the relevant levels. Everything is optional – fields left blank show a note that your company will fill in the detail later.

Final test
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Your Key Takeaways

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This training is required by law (Section 12 ArbSchG, Section 4 DGUV Regulation 1) – at least once a year, for all employees, and must be documented.
Occupational safety is a shared responsibility. The single most important employee duty: report defects and hazards without delay.
The basis for every training session is your company's risk assessment – the most common office hazards are unspectacular, which is exactly why they get overlooked.
Dynamic sitting is the most important point: release the backrest so it follows your movement – and actually use it.
The screen is positioned side-on to the window – never in front of it, never with your back to it.
The 60–30–10 rule of thumb: 60% sitting, 30% standing, 10% walking. Movement matters more than chair quality.
If you find a defect: switch off, unplug, label it, report it – never repair it yourself.
The most common cause of office accidents is mundane: a cable, an open drawer, an office chair used as a step stool.
Never wedge open fire doors – smoke is the most common cause of death in fires.
Stay calm – raise the alarm – get to safety – (extinguish if appropriate) – go to the assembly point.
The only real mistake in first aid is doing nothing. Every accident – even the smallest one – belongs in the first-aid log.
Close to the body, bend at the knees, keep your back straight – never lift and twist at the same time.
Psychological strain has explicitly been part of the risk assessment since 2013 – it's not a soft, optional extra.
The Working Hours Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz) applies unchanged when working from home too – including the eleven-hour rest period.
Report defects and near misses – better once too often than not at all.

Create your certificate of participation:

Certificate of Participation
Certificate of Participation

Safety Training under Section 12 ArbSchG / Section 4 DGUV Regulation 1

This certifies that

has fully completed the "Safe Working in the Office" training.

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Final test
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Modules completed: 1. Getting Started and Objectives · 2. Rights, Duties, and the Occupational Safety Organization · 3. Hazards in the Office Workplace · 4. Ergonomics: The Chair · 5. Ergonomics: Desk, Screen, and Lighting · 6. Movement, Health Checkups, and Checklist · 7. Electrical Equipment and Work Equipment · 8. Tripping, Slipping, Falling · 9. Fire Prevention · 10. What to Do in a Fire · 11. First Aid and Accident Reporting · 12. Lifting, Carrying, and Storing · 13. Psychological Strain and Health · 14. Mobile Working and Working From Home · 15. Wrap-Up and Summary
This certificate documents that the generic training content was worked through in full. For complete legal compliance under Section 12 ArbSchG, your company should also keep a record in the personnel or occupational safety file and – if not already in place – use a system with personalized, non-editable sign-in.
Issued by Qualitätsverband Mittelstand (QVM) e.V.
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