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Authority for Justice and Consumer Protection

Acceptance of a notification when using work equipment according to the Occupational Safety Ordinance

Has the use of certain work equipment resulted in damage to certain equipment or injury to a person in your company or building? You must report this to the relevant authority.

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Detailed description

If the use of work equipment results in the failure of components or safety devices, damage to certain systems, or a person is seriously injured or killed, you as the employer must report this to the responsible authority.

These specific work equipment includes systems requiring monitoring such as,

  • cranes
  • LPG systems
  • mechanical work equipment for event technology
  • elevator systems
  • printing systems
  • systems in potentially explosive areas

 

Information

Prerequisites

You are an employer.
The following tools are involved:

  • elevator systems
  • printing systems
  • systems in potentially explosive areas
  • cranes
  • LPG systems
  • mechanical work equipment for event technology

It must be a case of damage in which components or safety devices have failed.

Documents required

Informal notification with the following information:
company address
Address of the business premises or the construction or assembly site at the event location
date of the event
Type of event, for example explosion, media leak, crash
Number of injured people, number of killed people
Work equipment involved
included approved monitoring body (for systems requiring monitoring according to Annex 2 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance)
involved body for determining the cause (for work equipment according to 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 competent authority may also request the following information from you:

  • risk assessment
  • Proof that a qualified person has prepared the risk assessment
  • Information about the responsible persons
  • information on protective measures taken
  • Evidence of regular training of employees
  • operating instructions

Please note

No.

Deadlines

You must report the accident immediately.

Procedure

  • Immediately submit the report of the event to the competent authority in writing or by email, along with all required information.
  • The ad is being reviewed.
  • The competent authority will inform you whether further documentation (for example an assessment by an approved inspection body) is required.
  • The accident will be investigated if necessary.

Processing time

The responsible authority will contact you immediately.

Fees

No.

Legal remedies

No legal remedy provided.

Legal basis

§ 19 Paragraph 1 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance (BetrSichV)

Address and contact information

Authority for Justice and Consumer Protection

Plant Safety

Only mail can be sent to PO Box 30 28 22. Please send parcels to Billstraße 80, 20539 Hamburg instead.

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Keywords: Work accident case of damage

Last updated: 05.02.2025