Health and Safety in Office Work (Poland): Refresher

The employer must provide initial training before you start work and periodic training afterwards (Article 237³ of the Labour Code). For administrative and office staff, the regulation of 27 July 2004 requires periodic training at least once every 6 years, as a course, a seminar or guided self-study. An employer whose main activity falls into risk category three or lower does not have to provide it unless the occupational risk assessment shows a need (Article 237³ § 2²). This exemption does not apply to remote workers (Article 67³¹ § 3). The duty lies with the employer, not with you. This course can help you refresh your knowledge, but it is the employer who decides how to meet its obligations.

No. Periodic training within the meaning of the regulations is organised by the employer or by a body the employer entrusts with it, and its organiser issues an attestation (zaświadczenie), a copy of which goes into the personnel file. Our certificate of completion shows only that the course was completed and the test passed. It is not an attestation under the regulation, it is not a regulated or accredited qualification, and it does not replace training organised by the employer. Whether the certificate has any significance in a company is for the employer to decide.

No. The employer must itself make you familiar with the hazards at your workstation, assess the occupational risk, give general and workstation instruction (instruktaż ogólny and instruktaż stanowiskowy), and provide medical examinations and documentation. The employee confirms on paper or electronically that they have been informed of the BHP rules (Article 237⁴ § 3). The course covers the general rules for office work and cannot replace these measures.

The regulation of 27 July 2004 requires periodic training of administrative and office staff at least once every 6 years, and the employer may set a shorter interval after consulting the employees. Our certificate is valid for 72 months (6 years), which is the longest permitted interval. That is our own term, not a rule of law. An employer may ask you to refresh your knowledge sooner.

The course covers office and administrative work: work at a computer, in an office and remotely. Higher-risk work, for example at height, with chemical substances, on a building site or with machinery, requires separate training and sometimes licences. The employer provides these. The course does not cover training for managers, the BHP service or manual workers.

Usually about an hour for the lessons and the test, and some people need longer. You can read the lessons in parts and come back to them later. The test has 25 questions, and you need at least 80% correct answers to pass.

Nothing happens. You will see which lessons to read again, and you can retake the test as many times as you like. The course and the test are free.

Only after you pass the test: 49 PLN for the certificate of completion as a PDF. The course and the test are free.

Every certificate has a number and a QR code. When you scan the code or enter the number on our verification page, your name, the course name and the date you passed the test are shown.

The course is based on the rules in force in October 2026, including the 2023 changes concerning screen workstations and remote work. Rules change. From 5 November 2026 a new wording of Article 94³ of the Labour Code on bullying (mobbing) applies (Dz.U. 2026, item 1046; Dz.U. is the Journal of Laws), and the course already describes it. In disputed matters, check the current wording in the Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) or on the website of the National Labour Inspectorate (Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy, PIP).