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In order to be appointed and work as a dangerous goods officer, you must have a training certificate. The training certificate is issued to you by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce after you have attended a training course and passed an examination.

As soon as a company is involved in the transportation of dangerous goods, a dangerous goods safety adviser must be appointed. The dangerous goods safety advisor's training certificate must correspond to the mode of transport on which the company transports dangerous goods.

There are training courses and examinations for

• road transport,
• rail transport,
• inland waterway transport and
• maritime transport

You can take the examination as an initial examination, supplementary examination and repeat examination. For the initial examination, you must provide evidence of at least 22.5 hours of training for the mode of transport tested. If you already have a certificate but would like to extend it to an additional mode of transport, you can take the supplementary examination. For this, you must provide evidence of 7.5 hours of training for the additional mode of transport. This examination can be repeated once (without a new course). Only then will the IHK issue the training certificate for a period of 5 years. The examination can be taken for one or at the same time for a maximum of three modes of transport.

Please note the following points for the examination:

• The duration of the examination depends on the number of modes of transport tested. It is between 100 (one mode of transport) and 250 minutes (maximum of four modes of transport) for the basic examination and between 50 and a maximum of 125 minutes for the extension examination. The duration of the supplementary examination is between 50 (one mode of transport) and 150 minutes (maximum of three modes of transport).
• The examination is conducted in writing. You can use the relevant regulatory texts for the respective modes of transport and a non-programmable calculator as aids. The use of other electronic aids is not permitted.

If you have a training certificate that is about to expire, you can take a renewal examination. To do so, you must present your training certificate. If the renewal test is passed within 12 months before the training certificate expires, the training certificate will be extended for a further 5 years from the expiration date. There is no restriction on repeating the renewal examination within the period of validity of the training certificate.

You can take the examination at any IHK in Germany, regardless of the training center and your place of residence.

• Identity card
• IHK registration form for the examination

For basic, supplementary and repeat examinations:

• Copy of the course confirmation from the training provider, the original must be presented to the IHK on the day of the examination

For supplementary and renewal examinations:

• a copy of the current training certificate for dangerous goods officers, the original must be presented to the IHK on the day of the examination

Basic examination

• Completed training of at least 22.5 hours with a recognized training provider for the respective mode of transport

Supplementary examination

• Valid proof of training
• Proof of supplementary training course for the mode of transport to be tested lasting at least 7.5 hours

Renewal examination

• Not yet expired training certificate for the respective mode of transport

A fee is charged for taking the examination, including the issuing of the training certificate. The examination fee is based on the applicable fee schedule of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce where you are taking the examination.

First, you complete a training course for the desired mode(s) of transport with a private provider.

• After attending the training course, you register online or in writing for the examination at an IHK.
• The IHK confirms your exam registration after checking your documents.
• You take the examination on site at the IHK.
• The examination is passed if you achieve at least 50% of the maximum number of points specified in the respective examination questionnaire.

Once you have successfully passed the examination, you will be issued with a certificate of training as a dangerous goods safety advisor and you will be able to work as a dangerous goods safety advisor.

As a rule, you will receive notification of whether you have passed or failed the examination approximately 2 weeks after taking it.

The training certificate is valid for five years from the date of passing the basic examination.

The training certificate is valid for a period of 5 years. To renew the training certificate, a renewal test must be passed before the expiry date.

• In some federal states: Appeal
• Administrative court proceedings
• For more details, please refer to the notification of
• Passing / failing the examination

• Proof of training for dangerous goods officers
• Transport companies require dangerous goods officers if they transport dangerous goods; they must have proof of training
• Examination and proof of training for various modes of transport (rail, road, etc.)
• Proof of training is acquired through training with a private organizer followed by an examination at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)

Contact your Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) is responsible for conducting the examinations for dangerous goods safety advisors in its district. It determines the place and time of the examination.

You can find the Chamber of Industry and Commerce responsible for you here:

• Forms: Registration form for the examination for dangerous goods officers of the respective IHK
• Online procedure possible: partially (during registration)
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance required: yes (at the examination)