German safety duties. Understandable training.
Employees need to understand Unterweisung (mandatory safety briefing) – not just listen to it. With Armstrong, ready-made training templates run in a language your employees understand confidently, while the records stay the same.
Multilingual safety training at a glance
- Legal basis
- § 12 ArbSchG (German Occupational Safety and Health Act), § 4 DGUV Vorschrift 1 (DGUV Regulation 1), DGUV Regel 100-001 (DGUV Rule 100-001)
- Requirement
- Unterweisung (mandatory safety briefing) must be delivered in a form and language that employees understand (DGUV Rule 100-001, section 2.3).
- Languages
- 18 languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish, Finnish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi
Languages per template
Only languages in which every slide of a template is fully translated are counted. German is always included.
How it works
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Assign the template as usual
Assign the safety briefing once – to individual employees, departments or locations. You do not need a separate course version for each language.
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Employees choose their language
At the start, the course asks which language to use. Slides, narration and knowledge checks then appear in that language; it can be changed at any time during the course.
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The same training records
After the knowledge check, a certificate is created. Participation appears in the participation matrix – regardless of the language chosen.
Safety training by language
From practice
CareGerman care documents, understandable learning
A care provider has safety briefings only as German PDFs. Many staff learn more easily in their first language.
- Several briefings created in a short time
- Care staff learn in their own language
- Learning content stays based on the provider’s documents
Frequently asked questions
Must safety briefings be delivered in an employee’s native language?
Not necessarily in their native language, but in a language they understand confidently. The employer must ensure that the content has been understood (§ 12 ArbSchG, DGUV Rule 100-001). Where there are language barriers, a briefing in the relevant language is the safest approach.
Which languages does Armstrong offer?
Course content is available in 18 languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish, Finnish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hindi. The number of fully translated languages varies by template and is shown on each template page.
Is online safety training legally permitted?
Yes. Safety briefings may be delivered electronically if the content relates to the workplace, understanding is checked and employees can ask a competent person questions at any time (DGUV Rule 100-001, section 2.3). Armstrong checks understanding with knowledge questions and provides a question function.
How is the safety briefing documented?
After completion, each person receives a certificate with their name, date, topic and knowledge-check result. The employer can access participation in the participation matrix at any time, providing documentation under § 4(1) DGUV Regulation 1.
Deliver safety briefings in your team’s language
Try the templates in all available languages for 14 days.