Asbestos - apply for recognition of equivalence of a Sachkunde (expertise) qualification under the Gefahrstoffverordnung (Hazardous Substances Ordinance)
Asbest - Gleichwertigkeit einer Qualifikation der Sachkunde nach Gefahrstoffverordnung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Current information on this service
Important notice regarding this service
The Gefahrstoffverordnung (Hazardous Substances Ordinance) of 02.12.2024 introduces a risk-oriented concept of measures for asbestos. The classification into weakly bound asbestos products, asbestos cement products and other asbestos products is discontinued. As a result, the existing training course system, which is based on product classification, has to be adapted.
Existing certificates of expertise (Sachkunde) and recognitions of training courses currently remain valid, however.
A transitional aid (Überleitungshilfe) has been created, which can be used until TRGS 519 (Technical Rule for Hazardous Substances No. 519) is adapted to the new risk concept of the GefStoffV. You can find the transitional aid at the end of this information under "Further information".
Information on the new modular system can be found on the website of the BAuA (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health).
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Requirements
• Qualified training or further training comparable to the expertise required for the planned activities and uses.
• Comparable expertise for asbestos acquired abroad.
• Comparable scope of the course
The foreign course you completed must be comparable in scope to a German course.
• Examination under German law
For a foreign course to be considered equivalent, an examination in the presence of a representative of the authority must be required, in accordance with German law.
• Documents in German
If the required documents/evidence are not available in German, they must be submitted together with a certified translation.
Documents you need
• Antrag auf Anerkennung der Gleichwertigkeit der Sachkunde (application for recognition of equivalent expertise)
Submit an informal written application by post or by email.
• Identitätsnachweis (proof of identity)
Identity card or passport
• Sachkundenachweis (proof of expertise)
• Contents of the course
• Scope of the course
Fees
626.00 to 1,565.00 euros: recognition of the equivalence of expertise (Sachkunde)
Legal basis
• TRGS 519: Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (Technische Regeln für Gefahrstoffe) — asbestos demolition, remediation, or maintenance work www.baua.de/DE/Angebote/Regelwerk/TRGS/pdf/TRGS-519.pdf?__bl
• Gefahrstoffverordnung (GefStoffV, Hazardous Substances Ordinance) § 19a paragraph 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gefstoffv_2010/__19a.html
• Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz (BQFG, Professional Qualifications Assessment Act) § 9 et seq. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bqfg/__9.html
• Arbeitsschutzgebührenordnung (ArbSchGebO, Occupational Safety Fee Ordinance) Annex, Schedule of Fees (Gebührenverzeichnis) — item 71320, d) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ArbSchGebOBEV1Anlage
• Allgemeines Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz Berlin (ASOG, Berlin General Law on Public Safety and Order) § 2 para. 4, sentence 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ASOGBE2006V85P2
• Allgemeines Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz Berlin (ASOG) Annex, Zuständigkeitskatalog Ordnungsaufgaben (ZustKatOrd, Schedule of Responsibilities for Public Order Tasks) No. 24 paragraph 9 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ASOGBE2006V59Anlage-Nr24
Further information
• Transition aid for the application of TRGS 519 [Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances 519] <https://www.baua.de/DE/Die-BAuA/Aufgaben/Geschaeftsfuehrung-von-Ausschuessen/AGS/pdf/Ueberleitungshilfe-TRGS-519.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=5>
• Modular qualification system for TRGS 519 [Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances 519] <https://www.baua.de/DE/Die-BAuA/Aufgaben/Geschaeftsfuehrung-von-Ausschuessen/AGS/pdf/Modulares-Qualifikationssystem-TRGS-519.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2>
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- Landesamt für Arbeitsschutz, Gesundheitsschutz und technische Sicherheit Berlin (LAGetSi)
- LAGetSi
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