Asbestos - Report information about improper work involving asbestos
Asbest - Hinweise zu nicht fachgerechten Tätigkeiten mit Asbest melden
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
• If you suspect that businesses, tradespeople, do-it-yourselfers, or private individuals are carrying out activities involving asbestos in Berlin that endanger other people, you can notify the responsible authority.
If a criminal offense is suspected, the case will be referred to the Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin (Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office).
Process
• Contact the LAGetSi (State Office for Occupational Safety, Health Protection and Technical Safety), Referat I B (Division I B), by phone, email, or via the contact form on the LAGetSi website.
• Provide all the information requested under "Required Documents."
• The LAGetSi will review your information and contact you if necessary.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• No requirements.
Documents you need
• Details of the activities
• Place where activities involving asbestos are taking place / have taken place
• Date / period of the activities involving asbestos
• If possible, details of the person / company carrying out / having carried out these activities
• Photos of the activities and the surrounding area are desirable
Forms
• Contact form of the LAGetSi (State Office for Occupational Safety, Health Protection and Technical Safety) www.berlin.de/lagetsi/struktur/formular.309450.php
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Hazardous Substances Ordinance (Gefahrstoffverordnung - GefStoffV) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gefstoffv_2010/BJNR164400010.html
• General Law on Public Security and Order Berlin (Allgemeines Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz Berlin - ASOG) § 2 Para. 4 Sentence 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ASOGBE2006V85P2
• General Law on Public Security and Order Berlin (Allgemeines Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz Berlin - ASOG), Annex - Schedule of Responsibilities for Public Order Tasks (Zuständigkeitskatalog Ordnungsaufgaben - ZustKatOrd) No. 24 Paragraph 9 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ASOGBE2006V59Anlage-Nr24
Further information
• Asbestos information portal (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen — Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing) www.berlin.de/sen/wohnen/wissen-fuer-vermieter/asbest-in-geb
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Arbeitsschutz, Gesundheitsschutz und technische Sicherheit Berlin (LAGetSi)
- LAGetSi
Original
Service number 331290 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331290/