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Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: No

Forms available: No

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No

As an employer, you must report any case of damage in which components or safety equipment have failed to the health and safety authority.

The health and safety authority can request a safety assessment from an approved inspection body.

As an employer, you must report any damage in which components or safety-related equipment have failed to the occupational health and safety authority.

The occupational health and safety authority may require a safety assessment by an approved inspection body.

The competent authority must be notified immediately in cases of damage in which components or safety equipment have failed.

• You are the employer
• The following work equipment is involved:
  • Elevator systems
  • pressurized systems
  • Installations in potentially explosive atmospheres
  • cranes
  • Liquid gas systems
  • mechanical equipment used in event technology
• it must be a case of damage in which components or safety equipment have failed

• You are an employer
• The following tools are involved:
  • Elevator systems
  • Pressure systems
  • Installations in potentially explosive atmospheres
  • Cranes
  • Liquefied petroleum gas systems
  • Mechanical tools for event technology
• it must be a case of damage in which components or safety equipment have failed

Informal notification with the following details:

• Address of the company
• Address of the business premises or construction/assembly site at the incident location
• Date of the incident
• Type of incident (e.g. explosion, media leak, crash)
• Number of persons injured, number of persons killed
• Work equipment involved
• Approved monitoring body involved (for installations requiring monitoring in accordance with Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health)
• Agency involved in determining the cause (for work equipment in accordance with Annex 3 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health)
• Brief description of the incident and the damage that occurred (including photos and videos)
• Measures already initiated by the employer

The health and safety authority may also request the following information from you:

• Risk assessment
• Proof that the risk assessment was carried out by a competent person
• Details of responsible persons
• Information on protective measures taken
• Operating instructions

Informal notification with the following information:

• Address of the company
• Address of the permanent establishment or the construction/assembly site at the scene of the incident
• Date of the event
• Type of event (e.g. explosion, media leak, crash)
• Number of people injured, number of people killed
• Work equipment involved
• Approved inspection body involved (in the case of installations requiring monitoring in accordance with Annex 2 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance)
• Involved body to determine the cause (in the case of work equipment in accordance with Annex 3 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance)
• Brief description of the event and the damage that occurred (including photos and videos)
• Measures already taken by the employer

The occupational health and safety authority may also request the following information from you:

• Risk assessment
• Proof that the risk assessment has been prepared by a competent person
• Information on responsible persons
• Information on protective measures taken
• Operating instructions

The notification must contain the following information:

• descriptions of the course of the accident,
• for the failure of the components/safety-related equipment

There are no fees or expenses.

• Submit the notification of the incident to the competent authority immediately with all the necessary information.
• The competent authority will inform you whether further documents (e.g. an assessment by an approved inspection body) are required.

• Submit the notification of the event to the competent authority without delay, together with all the necessary information.
• The competent authority will inform you whether further documents (e.g. an assessment by an approved review body) are required.

The advertisement can be done online.

You must report the claim immediately.

You must report the damage immediately.

State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health (LAVG)

Occupational Safety and Health Department

• § Section 19(1)(2) of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV)
• Section 19 (1) No. 1 of the Industrial Safety and Health Ordinance (BetrSichV)
• Section 19 (1) No. 2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Ordinance (BetrSichV)
• Section 19 (1) No. 2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Ordinance (BetrSichV)

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitalization Rhineland-Palatinate (MASTD)

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitalisation Rhineland-Palatinate (MASTD)