Risk assessment
Structured questionnaire on equipment, ergonomics, lighting, electrics, indoor climate and mental strain.
Solution for employers
Home office workplace assessment: documented and audit-ready
Risk assessment, instruction and documentation for home and teleworking workstations – digital, without a home visit, and in a record that holds up to a review by authorities or the accident insurer.
- Legal risk
- EUR 30,000Legal riskper offence, per employee
- Audit safety
- 100%Audit safetyaudit-proof records at a click
- Effort per person
- 10 minEffort per personassessment including instruction
- Risk assessment under the German ArbSchG and ArbStättV
- Digital instruction with proof of participation
- Reporting per location, team and workstation
- Free quick check available upfront
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What the assessment covers
Employee instruction
Digital instruction on display work and home office with documented confirmation.
Derived measures
Every finding turns into a concrete measure – from seat height to ordering an additional monitor.
Documented proof
Exportable documentation per workstation with date, result and responsibility.
Recurrence logic
Reminders on relocation, role change or when the review interval expires.
Privacy by design
No performance or behaviour monitoring; council reporting in aggregates only.
Business case
Avoid up to EUR 30,000 of legal risk per offence
- Mobile work is not a legal vacuum: responsibility for occupational safety stays with the employer.
- Missing risk assessments are fineable – up to EUR 30,000 per offence and per employee.
- After a home-office accident the accident insurer checks the link to work; complete records protect you from recourse claims.
- Digital assessment, instruction and automatic recurrence keep you compliant permanently, not just once.
EUR 30,000
Legal risk per offence
Avoid fines and liability cases – per employee.
100%
Audit safety
Document your duty of care without gaps – export at a click.
Choose the scope
From a free self-check to a fully managed assessment – depending on how much you need to document.
Quick check
free
A first read on where your home workstations stand legally.
- Online questionnaire
- Instant results
- No sign-up needed
- Ideal as a first step
Compliance
included in the platform
Ongoing assessment and instruction for all employees.
- Risk assessment per workstation
- Digital instruction
- Measure tracking
- Export for audits
Compliance + equipment
on request
Findings lead straight to the right equipment – one provider, one process.
- Everything in Compliance
- Direct reordering
- Ergonomics advice
- Reporting for HR and safety
Indicative ranges for planning. Your quote depends on volume, product selection and term.
How it works
Four steps to a valid record
- 1
Set the scope
Define locations, teams and review interval.
- 2
Invite employees
Assessment and instruction run digitally in about 10 minutes.
- 3
Fix findings
Work through measures and add equipment where needed.
- 4
Secure documentation
Export the record and schedule the next review.
The legal background in brief
Who has to assess home office workstations?
Responsibility for occupational safety stays with the employer, even when work happens in a private home. Section 5 of the German Occupational Safety Act requires a risk assessment for every activity – display work at home included. For teleworking workstations under the Workplace Ordinance, workplace requirements apply on top.
There is no right of access to the home without consent. That makes a documented employee self-declaration, combined with instruction and traceable measures, the practical and accepted route.
How often is a review needed?
There is no fixed deadline. Common practice is an assessment when the workstation is set up and then every one to two years – plus always on relocation, changed tasks, new equipment or after an accident.
What happens without documentation?
Missing risk assessments can trigger fines and recourse claims in case of damage. After a home office accident, the accident insurer examines the link to work – clean documentation of working conditions is your key basis.
Related pages and free tools
Compliance in detail
How onyo covers occupational safety and documentation.
Open pageHome office risk assessment
Free check with instant results.
Open pageErgonomics check
Seat height, monitor, lighting: personal recommendation in minutes.
Open pageOccupational safety knowledge
Duties, intervals and practical examples.
Open pageHome office equipment for employers
Resolve findings with the right equipment.
Open pageWorks council & co-determination
How to agree assessment and reporting in a privacy-compliant way.
Open pageFrequently asked questions
No. Access requires consent. A structured self-declaration combined with instruction, measures and documentation is the accepted approach.
Document home office safety properly
Start with the free check or talk to us about full documentation for your organisation.
Answers
People also ask
Short, reliable answers from our knowledge base.
Does maternity protection apply when working from home?
Yes. German maternity protection law (MuSchG) also applies to telework and home office work. Once a pregnancy is reported, the employer must adapt the risk assessment and review the protective measures needed. For screen work, section 10(2) MuSchG requires the work to be designed so that regular short interruptions or other tasks are possible.
Read answerWhat is the difference between home office, telework and mobile work?
Telework is a screen workstation permanently set up by the employer in the employee's home and falls under the German Workplace Ordinance. Mobile work is location-independent work without a fixed workstation; 'home office' is an everyday term for both.
Read answerIs a risk assessment mandatory for home office work?
Yes. Under section 3(1) of the German Occupational Safety Act the employer must take the necessary safety measures and verify their effectiveness. This includes the risk assessment under section 5 ArbSchG. These duties also apply to workstations in private homes.
Read answerMay the employer inspect the home workstation?
No. The home is protected by Article 13 of the German constitution, so the employer has no general right of entry. However, employers can require employees to cooperate – for example through a digital risk assessment.
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