Prepare the dangerous goods safety adviser's annual report on time

Companies involved in the transport of dangerous goods that have duties under the GGVSEB or the Dangerous Goods Ordinance for sea transport must appoint at least one dangerous goods safety adviser, unless the business owner performs the role personally (Section 3(1) of the German Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser Ordinance, GbV). The adviser prepares an annual report for the company on its dangerous goods transport activities within six months of the end of the financial year (Section 8(5), first sentence).

The report must at least contain: the type of dangerous goods by class, the total quantity in one of four bands (up to 5 tonnes, more than 5 to 50 tonnes, more than 50 to 1,000 tonnes, more than 1,000 tonnes), the number and type of accidents for which an accident report was prepared, other information the adviser considers important for assessing safety, and whether the company was involved in transport under ADR/RID/ADN 1.10.3 or IMDG Code 1.4.3 (Section 8(5), second sentence). Air transport need not be covered; the total quantity includes dangerous goods received (Section 8(5), third and fourth sentences).

The company keeps the annual report and the adviser's records for five years after they are submitted and presents them to the competent authority in text form on request (Section 9(3)). The ordinance does not apply to companies covered by an exemption under Section 2 GbV.