Germany: DGUV Vorschrift 3, electrical installations and equipment (accident prevention rule)
German accident prevention rule: the employer must have electrical installations built, changed and kept in order only by a qualified electrician, and have them tested before first use and at set intervals, with results documented.
- 4requirementsin our own words
- 1edition Unfallverhütungsvorschrift of 1 April 1979, version of 1 January 1997
- 1places where it is a duty of 30 assessed
- 18 Oct 2026last checkedat the sources below
Where it applies
It is a duty in 1 of 30 places. The outcome holds under the conditions shown and says nothing about any one site.
| Where | Outcome | Basis | Conditions | Authority and route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Applies | Required by law In force | None stated National electrical safety rule for workplaces in this country. | Berufsgenossenschaften (statutory accident insurers); state labour inspectorates |
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia | Does not apply | Required by law In force | None stated National instrument of DE; this country has its own electrical safety rules (not yet in this dataset unless listed). | Not stated |
What it asks for
4 requirements, each in our own words with the evidence an assessor would expect and who on a site usually owns it. Read the clause itself on the scheme owner's page.
| Requirement | Evidence expected | Owner | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installations are built, changed and maintained only by a qualified electrician or under their direction. | Qualification evidence of the electrician Record, checked by document review | EHS | Continuous Authorisation, one site |
| Test installations and equipment before first use, after change and at intervals. | Test reports Test report, checked by document review | M&E lead | Each certification cycle Inspection, one site |
| Document test results. | Test records Record, checked by document review | EHS | Each certification cycle Record keeping, one site |
| Control live working strictly. | Live-work permits Record, checked by document review | EHS | On each change Governance, one site |
Editions
Which text is in force, from when, and which one it replaced.
| Edition | Status | Published | In effect | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfallverhütungsvorschrift of 1 April 1979, version of 1 January 1997 | Current | 1 Jan 1997 | Not stated | None named |
About the programme
- Scheme owner
- Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV)
- Assessed by
- A competent person
- Scope
- electrical installation and equipment
- Validity
- Test intervals set by the employer from risk; DGUV Information 203-071 gives guidance.
- Accreditation route
- none: qualified electrician (Elektrofachkraft)
- Regulator
- Berufsgenossenschaften (statutory accident insurers); state labour inspectorates
- Who asks for it
- Regulator, Insurer
- Where it is used
- DE
Sources
Official bodies behind this page, each with the date we last read it.
No official body publishes a page for this scheme. The scheme owner's own page, linked under About the programme, is where the clauses are published.
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.