Health & Safety Training

Office Safety Training Course

A half-day, in-company course that brings a clear, office-based perspective to health and safety for the people responsible for keeping an office working environment safe.

½ day · at your site In-company UK-wide Certificate of attendance Office managers and H&S staff
Key facts at a glance
½ day
Course lengthdelivered at your premises
Office-focused
The anglethe real risks in an office
Risk assessment
A core skillsimple office risk assessment
Practical
The outcomespot and control office hazards
The course
Quick answer

What is office safety training?

Office safety training gives an office-based perspective on health and safety: the accidents and hazards that really happen in offices, simple risk assessment for office risks, and the controls that prevent them. KeyOstas delivers it as a half-day in-company course.

An office-based perspective on workplace health and safety
Covers the real hazards: trips, DSE, manual handling, electricity, fire, stress
Includes simple risk assessment for office risks
Certificate of attendance for every delegate
It is easy to assume an office is a low-risk place to work, and it is lower-risk than many. But offices still produce a steady stream of injuries: slips and trips, manual handling strains, aches from poor workstations, and the effects of stress. The people responsible for health and safety in an office need a perspective built for that setting, not a generic course. This half-day course does exactly that. It covers the main types of office accident, the hazards behind them, and how to use simple risk assessment to find and control them.
½ day
to a clear office-safety perspective
Slips & trips
still the most common office injury
Real risks
offices are lower-risk, not no-risk
Is it right for you

Is office safety training right for your team?

It is for the people who look after health and safety in an office setting.

Right for you if…

You are responsible for health and safety control in an office
You are an office manager, team leader or facilities team member
You want a course built for the office, not a generic one
You want to carry out simple risk assessments for office risks
You want to reduce the slips, trips and strains an office produces

A different course fits better if…

You need a full grounding for all staff: see Health & Safety Awareness
You need depth on one office hazard, such as DSE or manual handling
You want a regulated, accredited qualification: this is a certificate of attendance
After the course

What you will be able to do

By the end of the half day, every delegate will be able to do the following.

Understand office risk

Know the office accidents

List the main types and causes of accidents in offices.

Spot the hazards

Outline the main hazards and risks present in office activities.

Know the workplace requirements

Describe the general workplace requirements for a safe office environment.

See the everyday risks

Recognise the office risks in manual handling, screen work, electricity, fire and stress.

Control it

Assess office risks

Use simple risk-assessment techniques for office risks.

Choose the controls

Identify and implement appropriate control solutions.

Address personal threat

Recognise and address the risk of personal threat in an office setting.

Maintain standards

Maintain standards through inspection and monitoring.

Course content

What the course covers

A focused half day on health and safety, seen from the office.

01

The office environment

  • An introduction to office health and safety
  • General workplace requirements
  • Safety and the office environment
  • The main types of office accident
02

The office risks

  • Manual handling in the office
  • Display screen equipment
  • The use of electricity, and fire prevention and precautions
  • Stress and the risk of personal threat
03

Assessing & maintaining

  • Simple risk assessment for office risks
  • Identifying and implementing control solutions
  • Maintaining standards through inspection and monitoring
Assessment

How the course is assessed and certificated

Practical and discussion-led, with no written exam.

Format

Instructor-led, in-company

A KeyOstas tutor delivers the session at your premises, using your own office as the example.

Assessment

Discussion-based

Understanding is checked through discussion rather than a formal exam.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.

Delivered in-company, the course uses your own office as the example, so the hazard-spotting and risk assessment reflect the workplace delegates are responsible for.
Why KeyOstas

Why train with KeyOstas

Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training.

01

Delivered at your site

We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your working pattern.

02

Built for the office

The course is an office-based perspective, not a generic health and safety session.

03

Uses your own office

Hazard-spotting and risk assessment use your actual workplace.

04

Specialists since 1984

Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.

FAQ

Office safety training: frequently asked questions

Who should attend office safety training?
The people responsible for health and safety control in an office: office managers, team leaders and facilities staff.
How long is the course?
Half a day, delivered in-company at your premises.
Are offices not low-risk?
Offices are lower-risk than many workplaces, but not no-risk. Slips and trips, manual handling strains, poor workstations and stress all cause real injury and ill health. The course addresses the risks that genuinely occur in offices.
What hazards does the course cover?
The main office hazards: slips and trips, manual handling, display screen equipment, the use of electricity, fire, and stress and personal threat.
Does it cover risk assessment?
Yes. Delegates learn simple risk-assessment techniques for office risks and how to choose and implement controls.
Will the course use our own office?
Yes. Delivered in-company, it uses your own office as the worked example for hazard-spotting and risk assessment.
What is the difference between this and Health & Safety Awareness?
Health & Safety Awareness is a general grounding for all staff. Office Safety is a focused, office-based course for the people who manage health and safety in an office.
Is this an accredited qualification?
It is a KeyOstas course with a certificate of attendance: practical training rather than a regulated qualification.

Train your team in office safety

Tell us how many people you would like to train, and we will put together a quote for the half-day course delivered at your office.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Checked against current UK health & safety legislation and HSE guidance.