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The handling of airbag and belt tensioner units during operation is notifiable

Airbags and belt tensioners contain pyrotechnic substances (detonators). They are therefore subject to the Explosives Act. If handled incorrectly, these components pose a considerable risk of serious injury or even death. Airbag modules and belt tensioners may only be installed and removed by qualified, trained personnel.

If you handle airbag or belt tensioner units of subcategory T1 - or, according to the new designation, category P1 - as part of a commercial activity, but without igniting them (e.g. when installing and removing them in vehicle workshops), you do not require a permit in accordance with Section 7 of the Explosives Act. However, the prerequisite for this exemption from the licensing requirement is that the handling is carried out by trained personnel - i.e. with limited specialist knowledge.
If you as an employer are handling airbag or belt tensioner units of subcategory T1 (or category P1) in your company for the first time, you must notify this in writing.

Proof of limited expertise by submitting a certificate of participation in a relevant training course on the handling of airbag and belt tensioner units without a permit

• Your company must have trained personnel, i.e. the employees concerned must have the necessary so-called "limited specialist knowledge" by attending a relevant training course on handling airbags and belt tensioner units without a permit
• the airbag or belt tensioner units are not deployed when removed, i.e. they are not ignited
• the airbag and belt tensioner units are stored in accordance with the provisions of explosives legislation, in particular Explosives Storage Directive 240
• the quantity thresholds for permit-free storage in accordance with Appendix 6 to the Annex of the 2nd Ordinance to the Explosives Act are complied with: namely a maximum of 10 kilograms net explosive mass (NEM) in the working area and a maximum of 100 kilograms net explosive mass (NEM) in the storage area (F30/T30)

Before you as an employer allow airbag and belt tensioner units to be used in your company, report this in writing or online.

Notification period: The notification must be submitted at least 2 weeks before the start of the activity.

• Handling airbag and belt tensioner units

• Monitoring the handling of explosive substances, especially with regard to the storage of substances and the required limited expertise
• Notification required

Online procedure possible: yes

Written form required: no

Personal appearance required: no