DGUV 3

DGUV Regulation 3 (DGUV 3, formerly BGV A3) is a statutory accident prevention regulation for the safety of electrical systems and equipment, issued by the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV). 

All companies and public institutions are obliged to demonstrate compliance with this regulation by regularly testing electrical equipment.

All portable objects that are electrically "operated" or used for information processing and transmission must be tested - in simple terms, all devices with a plug.

Applied to the modern workplace, the following items must be checked:

• Furniture: Electrically height-adjustable desk and desk lamp
• Electronics: laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, smartphone, tablet and headphones

The test must be carried out for objects in the office as well as in the home office ("teleworking place") and must be carried out by a trained electrician: in public institutions every 12 months, in private companies every 24 months.