Display employment of persons in companies with X-ray equipment or interference emitters
Anyone who, in connection with the operation of third-party X-ray equipment or a third-party source of interference, employs persons who are under their supervision or performs tasks themselves must report this in writing before starting the activity if this could lead to an effective dose of more than 1 millisievert per calendar year for the persons employed or for themselves.
If you have a licence for employment requiring authorisation in third-party plants or facilities, no notification is required.
It should be noted that the authorisation for employment requiring a licence in external plants or facilities can be granted on a cross-state basis, whereas a notification must be submitted to each competent authority of a federal state.
Responsible authority
The regional council in whose district your company or business is located.
Details
Prerequisite
The documents proving that:
- each radiation protection officer has the necessary expertise in radiation protection or, if a radiation protection officer is not required, the person responsible for radiation protection,
- the persons otherwise involved in the operation of the X-ray equipment have the necessary knowledge and skills with regard to the possible radiation hazard and the protective measures to be applied,
- the persons employed in connection with the operation of the third-party X-ray equipment or the third-party interfering source must comply with the instructions of the radiation protection officers and radiation protection officers there, which they give in fulfilment of their duties under the Radiation Protection Act and the Radiation Protection Ordinance,
are available.
The competent authority may prohibit the notified activities if the required evidence is not or no longer available or if there are facts that give rise to concerns about reliability.
Procedure
You can submit the notification of employment in connection with the operation of third-party X-ray equipment or interference sources electronically or in writing.
Deadlines
Before starting work
Required documents
Copy of the radiation protection instruction or draft of the radiation protection instruction
Copy of the demarcation agreement or draft demarcation agreement or other regulation on the distribution of tasks with the operator of the third-party plant or facility
other evidence, if applicable
Copies of the certificates of competence of the appointed radiation protection officer or the person responsible for radiation protection, if no radiation protection officer is required, including proof of the last update
Copies of the letters of appointment of the radiation protection officers by the person responsible for radiation protection, stating the internal decision-making area
copy of the notification of the person responsible for radiation protection, if applicable
if applicable, copy of the letter from the authorised representative regarding the transfer of tasks and duties to the radiation protection officer
extract from the commercial or partnership register, if applicable
Costs
depending on the individual case between EUR 350 and EUR 5,000
Miscellaneous
You can find the document for the written notification on the joint homepage of the regional councils.
Legal basis
Strahlenschutzgesetz (StrlSchG):
- § 26 Anzeigebedürftige Beschäftigung im Zusammenhang mit dem Betrieb fremder Röntgeneinrichtungen oder Störstrahler
Release note
Machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 25.06.2025