Display safety-related operational incidents without personal injury in mining
As an entrepreneur in the mining industry, you must report certain operational incidents to the competent authority.
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Basic information
If you are an entrepreneur working in the mining industry, you are responsible for potential hazards. You must also report operational incidents without personal injury to the competent authority. This refers to incidents
- that could result in the death or serious injury of one or more persons and
- incidents, knowledge of which prevents or eliminates possible dangers to the life and health of employees, third parties or the company.
Requirements
Your company is active in the mining industry and an incident occurs that could pose a potential risk to health, life or operations.
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Procedure
You can report special operational incidents online via the "BergPass" platform or directly to your competent authority.
Report special operational incidents online via the "BergPass" platform:
- Call up the "BergPass" online platform and log in.
- To register, you will need a bundID and an ID card or residence permit with an active online ID function.
- Call up the form and fill it out completely and truthfully.
- Upload the required documents as a file and submit the form.
Report special operational events directly to the competent authority:
- Contact your competent body and coordinate the required documents.
- Submit the notification and all documents to your competent authority.
Further procedural steps:
The competent body will check your notification and the documents submitted. If documents are missing or further instructions are required, they will contact you.
- Call up the "BergPass" online platform and log in.
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Necessary Documents
- If you have any questions about the required documents, please contact the responsible office.
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Competent Department
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Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie
- +49 511 643 0
- Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover
- Website
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hannover @lbeg. niedersachsen. de
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Online Services
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BergPass - the application platform of the mountain authorities
The BergPass application platform allows you to process all federal mining law procedures online.
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Fees / Costs
gebührenfrei
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
You must submit the notification immediately.
How long does it take to process
The processing time depends largely on the type of operational event.
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Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 16.04.2026