Sicherheitsbericht von genehmigungsbedürftigen Anlagen nach Störfall-Verordnung Überprüfung

New or updated safety reports of upper-tier operating areas must be submitted to the competent authority for review.

As the operator of an upper-tier establishment, you are obliged to prepare a safety report containing at least the details and information listed in Annex II of the Major Accidents Ordinance. The safety report must be submitted to the competent authority within a reasonable period set by the competent authority prior to commissioning.

Safety reports must be reviewed regularly, namely

1. at least every five years,
2. in the event of an accident-relevant change in accordance with Section 3 (5b) of the Federal Immission Control Act,
3. after an incident in accordance with Annex VI Part 1 and
4. at any other time if new circumstances make this necessary, or in order to take account of new safety-related knowledge and current findings for assessing the hazards.

If the review reveals that there could be significant effects with regard to the hazards associated with an incident, you must update the safety report immediately. The updated parts of the safety report must be submitted to the competent authority immediately or, in the case of an incident-relevant change, at least one month before the change is implemented.

The competent authority is obliged to inform you of the result of its review of the safety report within a reasonable period of time, unless the safety report is the subject of an immission control approval procedure.

Safety report with corresponding information in accordance with the Hazardous Incident Ordinance.

The safety report must be submitted in writing by post to the competent authority.

Safety reports shall be submitted to the competent authority within a reasonable period set by the competent authority prior to commissioning.

Updated parts of a safety report due to accident-relevant changes shall be submitted to the competent authority at least one month before the change is implemented, otherwise updated parts of safety reports shall be submitted immediately.

This administrative service does not constitute an administrative act. For this reason, there is no legal remedy.

• Safety report for installations subject to licensing in accordance with the Major Accidents Ordinance Review
• New or updated safety reports must be submitted for operating areas in the upper classes

The competent authorities are the immission control authorities of the federal states.