Services offered

As the operator of a process plant, both process safety and legally compliant operation are top priorities for you. We support you with our entire range of services. The following services may be of particular interest to you.
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Explosion protection

Whether in the chemical, pharmaceutical or general process industry, handling hazardous substances is part of everyday business. Quite a few of them are capable of forming a hazardous explosive atmosphere. This includes flammable liquids and gases as well as combustible dusts. We are happy to offer you the following services:

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Water protection

Many of the hazardous substances handled in day-to-day operations are hazardous to water. It is not only the storage rooms for these substances that usually constitute facilities within the meaning of the AwSV, but also the other associated facilities for manufacturing, treatment and use as well as filling and handling. The requirements of the AwSV must therefore be met. We are happy to offer you the following services:

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Hazardous incident law

For larger chemical companies in particular, hazardous incidents legislation is part of their daily business. However, smaller companies can also fall within the scope of the Major Accidents Ordinance (12th BImSchV). We are happy to offer you the following services:

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Approval procedure according to BImSchG

As part of the construction or significant modification of plants requiring approval under immission control legislation, various expert opinions on plant safety are usually also required. We are happy to offer you the following services:

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Explosion protection document

according to § 6 (9) GefStoffV

According to § 6 (9) GefStoffV, you as the operator are obliged to consider explosion hazards separately in a risk assessment. If these cannot be excluded in principle, e.g. because flammable substances are handled, you are obliged to prepare an explosion protection document.

We offer you the preparation of explosion protection documents in accordance with § 6 (9) GefStoffV, taking into account the current legal situation and the state of the art.

Creation
As part of a site inspection, we assess the local conditions and determine the potentially explosive areas. Based on this, we develop the explosion protection concept which, as the core of the explosion protection document, contains the operating concept, the primary, secondary and tertiary protective measures, the zone classification and a final assessment of explosion safety, taking into account TRGS 725. In addition, the necessary organizational measures and inspection intervals in accordance with BetrSichV are determined and recorded in the explosion protection document. If required, we can carry out an assessment of ventilation measures in accordance with DIN EN 60079-10-1.
Additional support
We are also happy to support you in drawing up the checklist for explosion-protected equipment in accordance with Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) and creating a zone plan.
Necessity
The explosion protection document must be created before commissioning, as it forms the basis for the pre-commissioning inspection in accordance with Section 15 BetrSichV and the instruction of your employees.
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Plants in planning

Preliminary explosion protection documentation

If your system is still in the planning phase, we recommend that you include explosion protection in the planning at an early stage. We will be happy to advise you here and offer to draw up a preliminary explosion protection document that can be converted into an explosion protection document once the system has been installed.

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Training courses

within the meaning of § 12 BetrSichV

As an operator of systems requiring monitoring in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 BetrSichV - systems with explosion risks - you are obliged to instruct your employees on the activity-related explosion hazards at least once a year in accordance with Section 12 BetrSichV.

We offer training for your employees that is tailored to your plant. In our training courses, your employees will not only learn the basic principles of explosion protection, they will also be trained on the specific hazards in your plant based on your explosion protection document.

Contents
The main contents of the training are Awareness of explosion protection, chemical-physical principles of explosions, regulations, operating concept, primary, secondary and tertiary protective measures, risk assessment, explosion protection document and zoning, equipment according to ATEX Directive, tests according to BetrSichV, organizational measures
Active participation
Content can be better internalized through active participation. In our training courses, what you learn is applied directly to your company. For example, the training can be combined with a joint site inspection.
Final examination
We can conduct a final examination on request. Independently of this, a certificate of attendance is issued for each participant, which you can use to prove that you have attended the training course.
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Overall implementation

Explosion protection

We are also happy to offer you the aforementioned services as a complete package for implementing explosion protection in your company.

Inventory analysis
To this end, we first carry out an inventory analysis of the existing documentation. As part of a site inspection, we work with you to identify potentially explosive areas.
Implementation
We draw up an explosion protection document for you in accordance with Section 6 (9) GefStoffV. Based on this, we train you and your employees. We support you in the training of qualified persons in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 3.1 BetrSichV for the tests in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.2 BetrSichV. For the tests in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.2 BetrSichV, we work together with the trained qualified persons in accordance with No. 3.1 to draw up a test plan (incl. checklist of explosion-protected equipment in accordance with Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) and test report). We are also happy to carry out pre-commissioning inspections or periodic inspections of your systems in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.1 BetrSichV.
Long-term cooperation
Building on this, we can also carry out training courses and periodic inspections in accordance with Annex 2 Section 3 No. 5.1 BetrSichV (every 6 years) in subsequent years. We are of course also available for the explosion protection processing of new systems.
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Consulting

Do you have a specific question about explosion protection?

Feel free to contact us, we will of course also advise you on all individual questions relating to explosion protection.

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Suitability assessment

Expert opinion in accordance with Section 41 AwSV

According to § 63 WHG, the suitability of facilities for storage, filling and handling (LAU facilities) must be determined before construction and operation as well as after significant changes.

We will be happy to provide you with the relevant reports for submission to the competent authority.

Exemption from the requirement to determine suitability
As the operator, you have the option of making use of the exemption from the requirement to determine suitability (Section 41 AwSV) and having the suitability of your system determined by an AwSV expert by submitting the required evidence of the system components together with a water protection expert opinion.
Content of the expert opinion
Taking into account the evidence in accordance with § 41 (2) sentence 1 (e.g. general design approvals), it is demonstrated that the installation as a whole meets the water protection requirements.
Authority's deadline
The installation may be constructed and operated as planned if the competent authority has neither prohibited the construction or operation nor specified requirements for the construction or operation within a period of six weeks after submission of the relevant evidence and the water protection expert opinion.
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Suitability assessment

Expert opinion in accordance with Section 42 AwSV

As part of the suitability assessment in accordance with Section 63 WHG, authorities may require the submission of an additional water protection expert opinion from an AwSV expert.

We will be happy to support you in communicating with the authorities to clarify the scope of the expert opinion and prepare the required expert opinion for submission to the authority responsible for you.

Content of the expert opinion
The content of the expert opinion can include all water protection-related content for which the authority requires the opinion of an AwSV expert.
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Plant documentation

according to § 43 AwSV

According to § 43 AwSV, as the operator of an AwSV plant you are obliged to keep plant documentation.

We will be happy to support you in preparing your documentation by providing sample templates, checking for completeness or preparing a complete register.

Contents of the plant documentation
In particular, the plant documentation must include information on the structure and boundaries of the plant, the substances used, the design and materials of the individual plant components, safety equipment and protective measures, extinguishing water retention and stability.
Necessity
System documentation in accordance with Section 43 AwSV must be kept for all AwSV systems (not only for AwSV systems subject to mandatory testing).
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Inspections

according to § 47 AwSV

Systems that fall within the scope of the AwSV must be inspected by an expert within the meaning of the AwSV in accordance with Section 47 AwSV.

We are happy to offer to carry out the necessary inspections for your AwSV systems.

Obligation to inspect according to location
Annex 5 of the AwSV specifies the inspection dates for systems outside protected areas or provisionally secured flood areas. Annex 6 lists the inspection dates for installations within the aforementioned areas.
Inspection dates and intervals
AwSV installations must be inspected before commissioning, after significant modification, periodically and when decommissioned.
Obligation to inspect
The obligation to inspect is specified for the various types of system in Annex 5 and Annex 6 of the AwSV. We would be happy to check the obligation to inspect your systems for you.
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Consulting

Do you have a specific question about the AwSV?

Feel free to contact us, we will of course also be happy to advise you on all your questions about plant-related water protection.

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Classification of residual substances

according to § 29a BImSchG

In accordance with § 29a BImSchG, the authorities can order safety inspections for systems or installations requiring approval within an operating area in accordance with § 3 (5a) BImSchG.

We are happy to offer you these safety inspections.

Necessity
A safety inspection in accordance with § 29 a BImSchG is ordered by the authorities. This is often already stipulated in the approval notice for your plant. However, your competent authority can also order a safety inspection, for example, if there are indications that certain safety requirements are not being met.
Procedure
Safety inspections in accordance with § 29a BImSchG can be carried out in very different ways. Ultimately, the authority determines the scope of the inspection. This is usually regulated in the approval notice for your system.
Examiner
Safety inspections in accordance with § 29a BImSchG may only be carried out by experts notified in accordance with § 29b BImSchG. We would be happy to check for you.
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Distance reports and impact assessments

i. a. according to KAS-18, § 50 BImSchG

Impact assessments of various scenarios, such as the release of substances, fires or explosions, are relevant in a wide variety of areas of plant safety. We calculate and evaluate the spread and impact of these scenarios for you.

Adequate safety distance
The appropriate safety distance in accordance with Section 3 (5c) BImSchG is the distance between an operating area and a neighboring protected object and is particularly relevant for spatially significant planning in accordance with Section 50 BImSchG. The Commission for Plant Safety has published the guidelines KAS-18 and the working aid KAS-32 for calculating the appropriate safety distance. The scenarios described there serve as orientation for determining the appropriate safety distance for your company.
Incident scenarios for safety reports
In accordance with Annex II Section IV, major-accident scenarios and their probability or the conditions for their occurrence must be described in safety reports in order to meet the requirements of Article 9(1) No. 2 of the Major Accidents Ordinance (12th BImSchV). The extent and severity of the consequences of the identified major accidents must also be estimated. When deriving the scenarios, the release and spread of acutely toxic substances, gas cloud explosions and fires are generally considered, the respective effects are calculated and compared with recognized assessment values that indicate the occurrence of a serious hazard.
Expansion of explosion protection zones
When creating an explosion protection document, it may be necessary to determine the extent of explosion protection zones. We will be happy to carry out this calculation for you and also support you with other explosion protection issues.
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Concept for the prevention of incidents

according to § 8 StörfallV

Operators of operating areas in accordance with § 3 (5a) BImSchG must draw up a concept for the prevention of major accidents in accordance with § 8 StörfallV before commissioning.

The implementation of the concept is ensured by a safety management system in accordance with Annex III of the Major Accidents Ordinance (12th BImSchV).

Creation
The concept for the prevention of major accidents is drawn up on the basis of the requirements of Section 8 in conjunction with Annex III of the Major Accidents Ordinance (12th BImSchV). Furthermore, the requirements of the KAS-19 guidelines are taken into account in the preparation.
Testing or creation
We are happy to support you in drawing up your incident concept. If required by the authorities, we can also check your existing incident concept. Please note, however, that we are not able to review incident concepts that we have helped to create.
Necessity
An accident prevention concept must be drawn up for the first time before an operating area is commissioned. In the case of upper-tier operating areas, the accident prevention concept is generally integrated into the safety report. The concept for the prevention of major accidents must also be updated at least every 5 years.
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Security report

according to § 9 StörfallV

Operators of operating areas in the upper classes are obliged to prepare a safety report in accordance with § 9 of the Major Accidents Ordinance before commissioning.

Creation
The minimum contents of the safety report are set out in Annex II of the Major Accidents Ordinance. These minimum contents are specified in the KAS-55 guidelines.
Testing or creation
We are happy to support you in the preparation of your safety report. If required by the authorities, we can also check your existing safety report. Please note, however, that we cannot review safety reports that we have helped to prepare.
Necessity
A safety report must be drawn up for the first time before commissioning an upper class operating area. It must also be updated at least every 5 years.
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Information for the public

according to § 8a and § 11 StörfallV

Operating areas in accordance with § 3 (5a) BImSchG are obliged to make certain information available to the public. This information is specified in Annex V of the Major Accidents Ordinance. For upper-tier establishments, more extensive information must also be made available to the public in accordance with § 11.

We will be happy to prepare the necessary documents for you to inform the public in accordance with Sections 8a and 11 of the Major Accidents Ordinance.

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Classification of residual materials

i. as defined by the Major Accidents Ordinance (12. BImSchV)

For the purposes of the Major Accidents Ordinance, waste (residual substances) must be assigned to the most similar hazard category or the most similar named substance in accordance with the Major Accidents Ordinance.

The KAS-61 guideline provides both a general assessment option and the option of classification with detailed knowledge. However, as the blanket classifications are necessarily conservative, it is often worth classifying your waste fractions using detailed knowledge. We would be happy to classify your waste for assessment in accordance with the Hazardous Incident Ordinance.

Evaluation based on the waste genesis
The general classifications according to waste code numbers given in the KAS-61 guideline are based on a conservative assessment of all wastes to be classified under this waste code. Hazardous characteristics can already be excluded here by knowing the waste genesis.
Evaluation based on analysis results
Based on element analyses, for example, a technically sound estimate of the maximum hazard potential to be expected can be made in the sense of a conservative assessment with fictitious (but real) compounds. Although this approach is also conservative, as a rule it is still possible to exclude generally assumed hazard characteristics.
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Applicability test

Major Accidents Ordinance (12. BImSchV)

An establishment falls within the scope of the 12th BImSchV (StörfallV) if the hazardous substances present in the establishment within the meaning of the StörfallV fulfill the criteria of Annex I of the StörfallV.

We will check your information as part of a permit application. We are also happy to support you in advance with the preparation of the application documents for the applicability of the StörfallV.

Process
To determine whether an establishment falls within the scope of the Major Accidents Ordinance, the entire area under the supervision of an operator must first be identified. All hazardous substances within the meaning of the Major Accidents Ordinance present in this area must then be identified. In accordance with the requirements of Annex I of the Major Accidents Ordinance, the relevant substances identified and their quantities must be used to calculate whether the quantity thresholds of Annex I of the Major Accidents Ordinance are reached or exceeded.
Classification of waste KAS-61
The KAS-61 guideline is particularly relevant for the classification of waste. This gives you the option of classifying waste on a general basis or with the help of detailed knowledge. However, as the blanket classifications are necessarily conservative, it is often worth considering your waste fractions on a case-by-case basis (classification with detailed knowledge). We would be happy to classify your waste for assessment in accordance with the Hazardous Incident Ordinance. See also “Classification of residual materials within the meaning of the Hazardous Incident Ordinance (12th BImSchV)” at the bottom of the page.
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Explosion protection

Explosion protection is an important test point in the assessment of possible operational malfunctions and the associated technical and organizational measures.

Procedure
As the level of detail of the system planning does not always allow for a final explosion protection assessment at the time of the application, we prepare a preliminary explosion protection document for you that meets all the requirements of Section 6 (9) GefStoffV and is suitable for submission to the responsible authority. In the further course of planning, we remain your partner for the explosion protection assessment of the system and prepare the final explosion protection documentation for you or support you with further requirements such as tests in accordance with BetrSichV or training of your employees (see also Explosion protection).
Necessity
The explosion protection document must be prepared before commissioning, as it forms the basis for the pre-commissioning inspection in accordance with § 15 BetrSichV and the instruction of your employees.
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Plant-related water protection (AwSV)

The “Checklist for application documents in immission control approval procedures” must be used for approval procedures in Bavaria. Chapter 12.4 contains the information for facilities for handling substances hazardous to water in accordance with § 62 WHG.

We will be happy to assist you with the preparation of the required documents or review your application documents.

Contents
Information on the fulfillment of the requirements of plant-related water protection is required. In principle, all planned facilities must be included and assessed with regard to their suitability under water protection law.
Additional support
We are happy to support you beyond the approval procedure with further water protection expert reports in accordance with Sections 41 and 42 AwSV or inspections prior to commissioning (see also Water Protection / AwSV).
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