Report an accident or malfunction involving hazardous substances
If an accident or operational disruption or cases of illness or death in connection with hazardous substances have occurred in your company, you must report this immediately.
Description
You must report an accident or malfunction involving hazardous substances immediately if it has caused serious damage to the health of at least one of your employees.
You must also report cases of illness and death if there is a concrete suspicion that these were caused by working with hazardous substances. You must give precise details of the activity and state the risk assessment for the workplace.
If you have already reported the incident to another authority, you can submit a copy of the report.
Competent office
Occupational health and safety departments at the Darmstadt, Gießen and Kassel regional councils
Contact person
Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt - Abteilung VI Arbeitsschutz - Standort Darmstadt
Address
address
Haltestellen
- Haltestelle: Haltestelle Luisenplatz
Linien:- Straßenbahn: Linie 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Bus: Linie F/FU, H, K, L, R, NHX, 673, X69, X71, X74, X78, M01, GB, RH, 671, 672, WE1/WE2, n71, AIR
Elevator available
Wheelchair access
Opening hours
Das Regierungspräsidium ist montags bis donnerstags von 8 bis 16:30 Uhr und freitags von 8 bis 15 Uhr telefonisch erreichbar.
Bitte erkundigen Sie sich vor Ihrem Besuch über die Öffnungszeiten und ob eine Terminvereinbarung notwendig ist.
Contact
Internet
Required documents
Report accident or malfunction:
- Place of accident / location of damage
- Injured person(s) (number, names)
- Causing hazardous substance
- Employer of the injured person(s) or company concerned (with address in each case)
- Contact person at the scene of the accident / location of the incident
- Time of accident
- Course of the accident
- Type of injuries / death / damage event
Notification of illness or death:
- Place of employment
- Injured person(s) (names)
- Causing hazardous substances
- Exact details of the activity
- Employer of the injured person(s)
- Person responsible
- Risk assessment
If applicable: Risk assessment for the work area
Information for Hesse: Einen Unfall oder eine Betriebsstörung mit Gefahrstoffen anzeigen
Report accident or malfunction:
- Place of accident / location of damage
- Injured person(s) (number, names)
- Causing hazardous substance
- Employer of the injured person(s) or company concerned (with address in each case)
- Contact person at the scene of the accident / location of the incident
- Time of accident
- Course of the accident
- Type of injuries / death / damage event
Notification of illness or death:
- Place of employment
- Injured person(s) (names)
- Causing hazardous substances
- Exact details of the activity
- Employer of the injured person(s)
- Person responsible
- Risk assessment
If applicable: Risk assessment for the work area
Basis for legal action
Procedure
You must report an accident or malfunction to the responsible authority by e-mail or post:
- You submit your report.
- The competent authority checks your report.
- The competent authority may request documents
Information for Hesse: Einen Unfall oder eine Betriebsstörung mit Gefahrstoffen anzeigen
You must report an accident or malfunction to the responsible authority by e-mail or post:
- You submit your report.
- The competent authority checks your report.
- The competent authority may request documents
Deadlines
You must report the event promptly (immediately).
Information for Hesse: Einen Unfall oder eine Betriebsstörung mit Gefahrstoffen anzeigen
You must report the event promptly (immediately).
Costs
There are no costs.
Information for Hesse: Einen Unfall oder eine Betriebsstörung mit Gefahrstoffen anzeigen
There are no costs.
Area of validity
Hesse
Official approval
Officially approved by Hessian Ministry of Labor, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs on 24.10.2024
Keywords
Amtliche Konsequenz, Unfallmeldung, Krankheit, Rechtsgrundlage, Verletzung, Tod, Betriebsstörung, Brand, Staatsanwaltschaft, Polizei, Krankheits- und Todesfälle, Gefährdungsbeurteilung, Ungewollte Freisetzung, Personenschaden, Gefahrstoffe, Arbeitsmittel, Schäden, Technische Mängel, Meldung, Veranlasste Maßnahmen, Gesundheitsschädigung, Unfall, Betriebliche Konsequenz, Anlagensicherheit, Explosion