According to Section 12 of the German Occupational Safety and Health Act (ArbSchG), employers must provide their employees with sufficient and appropriate instruction on safety and health at work. This applies not only to all new hires, but also – at least once a year – to all employees on safety-relevant topics (DGUV 100-001 § 4 Instruction of Insured Persons). These include, for example, the use of portable electrical equipment or personal protective equipment.

The training aims to ensure that employees recognize operational safety and health hazards and behave correctly for their own protection and the protection of others.

Yes. Every freight forwarding course, and indeed every training session, concludes with a knowledge test. After all, supervisors want to know if the knowledge imparted has been understood.