Dangerous Goods Officer Ordinance
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ordinance on the appointment of dangerous goods officers in companies |
| Short title: | Dangerous Goods Officer Ordinance |
| Previous title: | Ordinance on the appointment of dangerous goods officers and the training of the persons commissioned in companies and operations |
| Abbreviation: | GbV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 3 (1), Section 5 (2), Section 7a GGbefG |
| Legal matter: |
Freight transport law , hazard prevention law |
| References : | 9241-23-29 |
| Original version from: | December 12, 1989 ( BGBl. I p. 2185 ) |
| Entry into force on: | October 1, 1991 |
| New announcement from: | March 11, 2019 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 304 ) |
| Last revision from: | February 25, 2011 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 341 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
September 1, 2011 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Ordinance on Hazardous Goods Officers (GbV) issued by the Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development regulates, among other things, the appointment of hazardous goods officers as well as their monitoring obligations and the training of authorized and other responsible persons. In addition, the EU Safety Advisor Directive was implemented with the GbV .
Tasks and duties of the dangerous goods officer
The dangerous goods officer, under the responsibility of the entrepreneur or owner of a company, has the main task of looking for ways and means within the scope of the activity of the company or company concerned and initiating measures that ensure compliance with the regulations for the transport of dangerous goods for the respective mode of transport facilitate. Due to his function, he has no authority to issue instructions. Rather, he is an “advisor” to the entrepreneur. He also monitors all processes associated with the handling of dangerous goods transport . According to § 8 GbV he is obliged to keep records and to prepare an annual report .
New version of the Dangerous Goods Officer Ordinance on September 1, 2011
The last new version came into force on September 1, 2011.
literature
- Hartenstein / Reuschle, Handbook of the specialist lawyer for transport and forwarding law , 1st edition, Cologne 2010, Verlag Luchterhand, ISBN 978-3-472-06196-0 (Chapter 18: Dangerous goods transport law, marginal number 32 ff: Ordinance on dangerous goods officers)
- The dangerous goods officer. Basics for training and practice , (loose-leaf collection), Verlag Heinrich Vogel, 32nd edition (status: 12/2009 03.2010), ISBN 978-3-574-23019-6
