Apply for an exemption permit for the use of certain work equipment to ensure operational safety

1. Submission of the application and the expert opinion online
2. Follow-up action and review by the authority,
3. This is followed by the exemption decision or rejection of the application

After receiving an application, the competent authority decides whether the application of the prescribed measures would lead to disproportionate hardship, whether an exception is justifiable in terms of safety and whether it is compatible with the protection of employees and the protection of other persons.

Please contact the Struktur und Genehmigungsdirektion Nord (northern Rhineland-Palatinate) or Struktur und Genehmigungsdirektion Süd (southern Rhineland-Palatinate) - Department of Trade Inspection, unless you are dealing with mining sites

The responsibility lies with the Struktur und Genehmigungsdirektion Nord (northern Rhineland-Palatinate) or Struktur und Genehmigungsdirektion Süd (southern Rhineland-Palatinate) - Department of Trade Inspection, insofar as these are not mining sites.

The prerequisite is that the application of these provisions would lead to disproportionate hardship for the employer in the individual case.

Application with the following information

• reason for requesting the exemption, description of the disproportionate hardship
• Affected activities and procedures,
• number of employees likely to be affected,
• technical and organizational measures to be taken to ensure safety and avoid hazards,
• Expert opinion on the equivalence of the planned technical and organizational measures.

• Details of the employer / operator (applicant)
• Type of installation requiring monitoring

Fees and expenses are incurred.

No deadlines need to be observed.

The processing time is 4 weeks after receipt of the complete application documents.

• § Section 8 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV)
• § Section 9 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV)
• § Section 10 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV)
• § Section 11 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV)
• Annex 1 (to Section 6 (1) sentence 2) of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV)
• § Section 19 (4) (Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV))
• State ordinance on responsibilities in the field of occupational health and safety (ArbSchZuVO)
• State Fees Act for Rhineland-Palatinate (LGebG)
• State ordinance on fees in the field of occupational health and safety (ArbSchGebV )

The legal remedy will be communicated in the notification.

An informal application is possible.

23.11.2020