Apply for recognition of an asbestos expertise course

    If you want to offer a specialist course for activities involving asbestos, you must have the course recognized by the competent authority.

    Description

    If you want to offer a specialist course for activities involving asbestos, you must have the course recognized by the competent authority.

    These can also be trade-specific courses.

    Recognition of a specialist course is granted for a maximum period of six years and can be granted by the competent authority subject to conditions and revocation.

    Competent office

    not specified

    Contact point

    The competent authority in Lower Saxony is the Göttingen Trade Inspectorate.

    Contact person

    Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Göttingen

    Address

    address

    Alva-Myrdal-Weg 1
    37085 Göttingen

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    Contact

    Internet

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 17.12.2009
    Technisch geändert on 26.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Forms

    not specified

    Prerequisites

    • The course concept fulfills the requirements of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, in particular § 11a paragraph 5 numbers 1 and 2 in conjunction with Annex I number 3.7 paragraph 2

    • The content and scope of the training course meets the requirements of the technical regulations TRGS 517 and 519 of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance (asbestos).

    The notice of recognition is accompanied by information on how you can lodge an objection.

    Procedure

    You can submit the application for recognition of an expert training course to the competent authority by e-mail or post.

    • You submit the required documents to the competent authority.
    • The competent authority will check your documents and request further information or documents if necessary.
    • The competent authority grants or rejects recognition.

    Processing time

    not specified

    Notes (specifics)

    not specified

    Unterstützende Institutionen

    not specified

    Area of validity

    Lower Saxony

    Official approval

    Officially approved by not specified on 08.11.2023

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 15.11.2023
    Technisch geändert on 27.03.2026

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    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024