Practice
5 marks of audit-ready safety records
Complete, dated, attributed, findable, kept current: the five marks that decide whether an office safety record actually works as proof.
Read more →23 September 2026 · 11 min
Occupational-safety knowledge for the office
Short, checked posts for office and administrative businesses: duties, deadlines and practice under ASiG and DGUV Regulation 2.
Law
Hazardous substances in the office
Cleaning products, toner and disinfectants are almost always low-risk activities in an office. What still has to be assessed and documented.
Read more →22 September 2026 · 11 min
Costs
6 hidden costs of office safety
Travel time, refresher training, headcount thresholds, equipment testing, first-aid supplies and missing records: the six items office budgets forget.
Read more →21 September 2026 · 11 min
Law
Accessible workplaces under ArbStättV
Accessibility becomes mandatory under section 3a paragraph 2 ArbStättV as soon as a person with a disability is employed. Requirements, dimensions and funding.
Read more →18 September 2026 · 10 min
Practice
5 questions the accident insurer asks on site
The five questions inspectors from the accident insurance institution ask in an office inspection: the record expected, the legal basis, where to file it.
Read more →17 September 2026 · 10 min
Law
Appointing an occupational safety specialist
The appointment must be in writing under section 5 ASiG. What the appointment and the contract must contain: tasks, support hours and deadlines.
Read more →16 September 2026 · 9 min
Practice
7 risk assessment mistakes in offices
The seven most common risk assessment mistakes in offices: no updates, missing mental stress, working from home, measures and effectiveness checks.
Read more →15 September 2026 · 11 min
Basics
Occupational safety for new businesses
Occupational safety starts with notifying the accident insurance institution within one week. All duties for start-ups sorted by founding stage.
Read more →14 September 2026 · 11 min
Practice
Sector focus, not a catch-all: 3 reasons
Why office and administrative businesses gain from specialised safety support: risk profile, support hours under DGUV Regulation 2 and audit readiness.
Read more →11 September 2026 · 11 min
Basics
DGUV and Berufsgenossenschaft: who covers offices
The DGUV is the umbrella body; cover sits with a Berufsgenossenschaft. For pure office businesses that is usually the VBG: allocation and contribution.
Read more →10 September 2026 · 11 min
Practice
Choosing a safety specialist: 7 criteria
7 criteria for choosing an occupational safety specialist: qualification, sector experience, support hours, walkthroughs, documentation, price, contract.
Read more →9 September 2026 · 10 min
Practice
Escape and rescue plan: office duty?
An escape and rescue plan is mandatory in an office where location, size and use require one. When that applies, what goes on it and where it is posted.
Read more →8 September 2026 · 11 min
Practice
Unhappy with your safety specialist: 5 reasons
No site walkthrough, documentation held by the provider, unclear hours: the 5 most common reasons businesses are unhappy with their safety specialist.
Read more →7 September 2026 · 10 min
Practice
Office climate: temperature and ventilation
Office rooms need at least 20 degrees Celsius under ASR A3.5 and should stay below 26. All limits, ventilation intervals and CO2 thresholds.
Read more →4 September 2026 · 10 min
Practice
The 3 duties office businesses forget
Mental stress, DGUV V3 testing and annual safety training are the duties office businesses most often miss. What is required and how to catch up.
Read more →3 September 2026 · 10 min
Law
Maternity protection in the office
Every office workstation needs an assessment under section 10 MuSchG, even with no pregnant staff. Duties, deadlines and the process at a glance.
Read more →2 September 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Office safety: the 5 first steps
Starting occupational safety in an office takes 5 steps: arrange support, risk assessment, safety training, first aid, documentation. With a 90-day plan.
Read more →1 September 2026 · 10 min
Practice
Testing electrical equipment in the office (DGUV V3)
Portable office equipment is usually tested every 24 months, fixed installations every 4 years. Intervals, qualified testers and records explained.
Read more →31 August 2026 · 10 min
Law
Accidents at work in the office: reporting and deadlines
Once an employee is unfit for work for more than three days, the accident must be reported within three days. Deadlines, first aid log and records.
Read more →28 August 2026 · 10 min
Law
Risk assessment for remote work and telework
Occupational safety applies at home too. Which duties under the ArbSchG and ArbStättV apply, where telework differs from mobile working, and what has to be documented.
Read more →26 August 2026 · 9 min
Practice
Fire safety in the office: the duties at a glance
Even a pure office needs extinguishers, clear escape routes and fire safety helpers. What the ArbStättV, ASR A2.2 and ASR A2.3 require and how to document it.
Read more →24 August 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Safety officers in the office: when are they required?
Since May 2026 safety officers are required only from 50 employees, in offices too. Duties, appointment, how many you need and how the role differs from the occupational safety specialist.
Read more →21 August 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Does an office need an occupational safety specialist?
Yes, every employer must ensure safety support is in place. Which model applies depends on headcount. The thresholds under the ASiG and DGUV Regulation 2 at a glance.
Read more →19 August 2026 · 9 min
Practice
Mental stress in the risk assessment
Expressly required since 2013 and often the most important hazard in an office. What the law requires, how the survey works and which measures actually have an effect.
Read more →17 August 2026 · 9 min
Basics
The occupational physician in the office: when required?
The occupational physician is a separate legal obligation alongside the safety specialist. When you need one, what they actually do in an office, and where confidentiality applies.
Read more →14 August 2026 · 8 min
Practice
First aid in the office: first aiders and supplies
An office needs trained first aiders, reachable supplies and a reporting chain. How many first aiders are required, what belongs in the kit and what has to be documented.
Read more →12 August 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Occupational safety committee (ASA): from when?
Above 20 employees an occupational safety committee is mandatory. Who belongs to it, how often it meets, what belongs on the agenda and why the minutes matter.
Read more →10 August 2026 · 8 min
Practice
Setting up a screen workstation correctly
Screen work is the most common workstation in an office and clearly regulated. What the Workplace Ordinance requires, how to set it up and when you must offer an eye examination.
Read more →7 August 2026 · 8 min
Costs
What does a safety specialist cost in an office?
The cost follows the support hours set by DGUV Regulation 2. Three office businesses worked through, plus in-house specialist, external specialist and the Unternehmermodell compared.
Read more →5 August 2026 · 8 min
Practice
A letter from the Berufsgenossenschaft: what to do now
Mail from the BG about occupational safety? What the association may do, which records it typically asks for, and how to respond within the deadline in five steps.
Read more →3 August 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Unternehmermodell: safety under DGUV Regulation 2
With up to 50 employees, businesses may organise their own safety support. How the Unternehmermodell works, what it costs and when standard support pays off instead.
Read more →31 July 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Safety training in the office: how often and on what?
Safety training is mandatory, on hiring and at least annually. Which topics belong in an office, which occasions trigger immediate training and how to document it properly.
Read more →29 July 2026 · 8 min
Basics
Risk assessment for the office workstation
The risk assessment is required of every employer, including in a pure office. What belongs in it, who produces it, when it must be updated and how to start in four steps.
Read more →27 July 2026 · 9 min
Basics
Occupational safety in the office: the key duties
A pure office has occupational safety duties too. The seven most important ones under the ArbSchG, ASiG and DGUV rules, sorted by the headcount at which they apply.
Read more →24 July 2026 · 9 min
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