Display the location and time of activities involving asbestos in addition to the company-related notification

If you carry out work with materials containing asbestos, you may have to submit a supplementary notification to the competent authority in addition to the company-related notification, stating the place and time of the work to be carried out.

Asbestos is a carcinogenic hazardous substance. Companies and private individuals are not permitted to manufacture, use or process materials containing asbestos.

Exemptions apply for the following purposes:

• Demolition work
• renovation work
• maintenance work, except for
  • fixed coverings, superstructures or elevations on asbestos cement roofs, asbestos cement wall and ceiling cladding, floor coverings containing asbestos
  • Cleaning and coating work on asbestos cement roofs that are not fully coated and exterior wall cladding made of asbestos cement
• Research, analysis and testing work

If you carry out this work as a company and wish to submit a company-related notification, you may also have to submit a notification of place and time. This is necessary in the following cases:

• Your work involves activities with asbestos-containing materials in the medium-risk range, i.e. airborne asbestos fiber levels between 10,000 and 100,000 fibers per cubic meter.
• In certain cases: They carry out recognized low-emission processes.

Only companies are required to register.

In Germany, the risk of asbestos exposure in buildings is divided into three categories:

• low risk; asbestos fiber dust exposure below 10,000 fibers per cubic meter
• medium risk; asbestos fiber dust exposure between 10,000 and 100,000 fibers per cubic meter
• High risk; asbestos fiber dust exposure over 100,000 fibers per cubic meter

You must submit the additional notification of the place and time to the authority responsible for the company headquarters. You must also send a copy of the notification to the responsible statutory accident insurance institution.

You must submit the following documents in addition to the documents of the company-related notification - you can use the sample forms according to the Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances - Asbestos, Demolition, Renovation or Maintenance Work (TRGS) 519 of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA):

• Information in accordance with Annex 1.2 of TRGS 519 Supplementary notification of place and time in addition to company-related notification

• At least one competent person authorized to issue instructions is present on site during the work.
• All employees involved have basic knowledge of asbestos; they can obtain this in a training course.
• They ensure that all employees who work with asbestos-containing materials undergo mandatory occupational health screening before starting work.

You must notify your company of activities involving materials containing asbestos at least 7 days before starting work.

In urgent cases, the competent authority may agree to shorten the deadline.

A notification of activities involving asbestos can be company-related or object-related:

• You can submit company-related notifications for stationary or temporary workplaces. Your activities must be in the area of low or medium risk.
• You must submit object-related notifications for changing workplaces (construction sites) if you carry out activities in the high-risk area.