Gewährleistung der Betriebssicherheit - Einen Schadensfall bei der Verwendung von Arbeitsmitteln anzeigen

You must report any damage incidents involving certain work equipment or systems requiring monitoring in which components or safety-related equipment have failed.

As an employer, you must report any damage in which components or safety-related equipment have failed to the occupational health and safety authority.

The occupational health and safety authority may require a safety assessment by an approved inspection body.

Informal notification with the following information:

• Address of the company
• Address of the permanent establishment or the construction/assembly site at the scene of the incident
• Date of the event
• Type of event (e.g. explosion, media leak, crash)
• Number of people injured, number of people killed
• Work equipment involved
• Approved inspection body involved (in the case of installations requiring monitoring in accordance with Annex 2 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance)
• Involved body to determine the cause (in the case of work equipment in accordance with Annex 3 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance)
• Brief description of the event and the damage that occurred (including photos and videos)
• Measures already taken by the employer

The occupational health and safety authority may also request the following information from you:

• Risk assessment
• Proof that the risk assessment has been prepared by a competent person
• Information on responsible persons
• Information on protective measures taken
• Operating instructions

• You are an employer
• The following tools are involved:
  • Elevator systems
  • Pressure systems
  • Installations in potentially explosive atmospheres
  • Cranes
  • Liquefied petroleum gas systems
  • Mechanical tools for event technology
• it must be a case of damage in which components or safety equipment have failed

• Submit the notification of the event to the competent authority without delay, together with all the necessary information.
• The competent authority will inform you whether further documents (e.g. an assessment by an approved review body) are required.

You must report the damage immediately.

No redress

• Notification of the use of work equipment in accordance with the Industrial Safety Ordinance Acceptance in the event of damage
• Damage in which components or safety-related equipment has failed must be reported to the occupational health and safety authority
• Prerequisite: The following work equipment is involved
  • Elevator systems
  • Pressure systems
  • Installations in potentially explosive atmospheres
  • Cranes
  • Liquefied petroleum gas systems
  • Mechanical tools for event technology
• Notification must be made immediately
• Responsible: Occupational health and safety authority or trade supervisory authority

Forms available: No

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No