Notification of the use of work equipment in accordance with the Industrial Safety Ordinance Acceptance in the event of damage

Prerequisites

• You are an employer.
• The following tools are involved:
  • Elevator systems
  • Printing systems
  • Systems in potentially explosive areas
  • Cranes
  • LPG systems
  • Mechanical 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 event
• Type of event e.g. explosion, media leak, crash
• Number of injured persons, number of killed persons
• Equipment involved
• included approved monitoring body (for systems requiring monitoring according to Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety)
• 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 initiated by the employer

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

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

Please note

Deadlines

The damage must be reported immediately.

Procedure

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

Processing time

The competent authority will report immediately.

Fees

no.

Legal remedies

No legal remedy provided.

Legal basis

§ 19 Paragraph 1 No. 2 Operational Safety Ordinance (BetrSichV)