Procedure descriptions

Display handling of airbag or belt tensioner units

If you handle airbag or belt tensioner units of category P1 in the course of your commercial activities without igniting them, you must report the handling.

Airbag and belt tensioner units 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 and belt tensioner units may only be installed and removed by qualified, trained personnel. If you handle airbag or belt tensioner units of 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 licence in accordance with Section 7 of the Explosives Act. However, the prerequisite for this exemption from the authorisation 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 category P1 in your company for the first time, you must notify this in writing.

Forms/Online Services

Responsible department

The district police authority responsible for the location of the business premises

  • in large district towns: the town council
  • otherwise the district office

Details

Prerequisite

You may handle airbag or belt tensioner units of category P1 without a licence under the following conditions:

  • Your company must have trained personnel, i.e. the employees concerned have the necessary so-called "limited expertise" by attending a relevant training course (for example from a car manufacturer or a chamber of industry and commerce) on handling airbag or belt tensioner units without a licence
  • You do not deploy the airbag or belt tensioner units when they are removed, i.e. you do not ignite them.
  • You store the airbag and belt tensioner units in accordance with the provisions of the explosives regulations. In particular, reference is made to number 4 of the Annex to the Second Ordinance to the Explosives Act and the Explosives Storage Directive 410.
  • You comply with the quantity thresholds for storage without a licence in accordance with Annex 6 to the Annex to the Second Ordinance to the Explosives Act:
    • in the working room: maximum 10 kilograms net explosive mass (NEM),
    • in the storage room: a maximum of 10 kilograms net explosive mass (NEM),
    • in a storage room in a building without living space (with F30 walls and T30 doors): maximum 100 kilograms net explosive mass (NEM)

      Note: The content of net explosive mass can be found printed on each airbag or belt tensioner unit or in the manufacturer's instructions for use.

Procedure

You must submit the notification in writing. Depending on the services offered by the competent body, you may be provided with a form or an online process.

Deadlines

You must submit the notification at least two weeks before starting work.

Required documents

The following information is required to report the handling of airbag or belt tensioner units:

  • Details of the person or company making the notification
  • Proof of limited expertise by submitting certificates of participation in relevant training for the employees concerned

Costs

The costs are based on the local statutes of your city council or district office.

Processing time

None, because advert.

Miscellaneous

If you come from Germany or a member state of the European Union and would like to take up an activity in Baden-Württemberg in accordance with the EU Services Directive or if you are already providing a service here, you can also get in touch with the single point of contact. The single point of contact will guide you step by step through the individual administrative procedures.

You can find further information on the single point of contact on this website at Single point of contact/Single point of contact - Baden-Württemberg service portal.

Legal basis

Gesetz über explosionsgefährliche Stoffe - Sprengstoffgesetz (SprengG)

  • § 7 Erlaubnis
  • § 14 Anzeigepflicht

Erste Verordnung zum Sprengstoffgesetz (1. SprengV)

  • § 4 Absatz 2

Zweite Verordnung zum Sprengstoffgesetz (2. SprengV)

Sprengstofflager-Richtlinie 410 „Aufbewahrung kleiner Mengen“

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 14.06.2024