Anerkennung von Schulungsveranstaltern für Gefahrgutbeauftragte

If you would like to conduct training courses for dangerous goods officers, you must be recognized as a training organizer by the local Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

This requires an application to the Chamber of Industry and Commerce responsible for you. In the application you must, among other things

• state the scope of the recognition (road transport, inland waterway transport, rail transport, maritime transport);
• enclose a timetable for each part of the course
• specify the available teaching material and illustrative material;

As a course organizer, you must have the necessary premises for the theoretical lessons of the partially practical parts of the course as well as the necessary training material. In addition, your teaching staff must be professionally and pedagogically qualified.

The responsible IHK can inspect your premises and the teaching materials. The IHK can also contact the persons you have named as teaching staff to arrange appointments for additional assessment interviews if necessary.

If the requirements are met, the recognition will be confirmed by the local IHK. This will indicate the modes of transport for which you are authorized to provide training.

• Curriculum/sample lesson plan (timetable) for the requested training courses with the following details:
  • Timetable (with breaks)
  • Topic to be covered including the planned time allocation
  • Type of teaching (e.g. lecture, discussion, technical media, film presentation, exercises)
• Documents of the teaching staff used as proof of professional and methodological-didactic suitability
  • Professional background
  • Proof of general knowledge of dangerous goods transportation law
  • Proof of special knowledge for the respective training parts
  • Proof of the ability to impart knowledge in an adult-oriented manner
  • Presentation of a valid training certificate for the mode(s) of transport to be trained
  • Declaration of willingness to act as an instructor

If necessary, further documents as specified by your IHK

• Suitable premises and facilities
• Suitable teaching materials
• Qualified teaching staff

The fee for recognition is based on the applicable fee schedule of the local Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

You first apply for recognition as a training organizer at your local Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

• The IHK first checks the documents submitted, such as curricula and teaching materials.
• If necessary, representatives of the IHK will visit the training center and check its suitability on site. If necessary, assessment interviews are held with the teaching staff.
• Once the documents and training center have been checked, you will receive a notification of recognition from the IHK.

Once your training facility has been recognized, you are permitted to offer training courses for dangerous goods officers within the scope of the permit.

Depending on the documents submitted, the application should be reviewed within three weeks of receipt. An assessment interview with the teaching staff may take longer to process.

Information on how to apply can be found on the homepage of your local Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

General information on the subject of dangerous goods safety advisors can be found on the website of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce:
DIHK Dangerous Goods Officers

• Recognition of providers of training for safety advisors for the transport of dangerous goods
• Recognition for different transport modes (road, rail, inland waterways and maritime transport)
• Application to include breakdown of materials, training course content, training personnel, etc.
• Onsite assessment of training venue normally carried out
• Competent authority: Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK)

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the local Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) is responsible.

• Forms: Application according to the specifications of the responsible IHK
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes (especially for the verification of instructor qualifications)