Gewährleistung der Betriebssicherheit - Erlaubnis zur Errichtung und zum Betrieb von Tankstellen beantragen

If you want to set up, operate or make certain changes to a gas station, you must apply for a permit from the relevant authority.

Petrol stations are fixed installations that refuel land, sea and air vehicles with flammable liquids. They are systems that need to be monitored.

You will need permission from the competent authority if you:

• want to build and operate a petrol station
• want to make changes to the design or operation that affect the safety of the installation.

Permission can be granted to you subject to the following restrictions:

• limited
• temporary
• under conditions, or
• with conditions.

If the installation requiring a permit is part of an installation requiring a permit, no separate permit will be issued. The permit includes the permission.

Informal application with the following information:

• Last name, first name, company name
• Address of the applicant
• Contact information (e-mail, telephone number, fax)
• Type of permission:
  • Construction and operation
  • modification and operation, or
  • Partial permission
• Indication of the place of operation

Documents to be able to assess the plant:

• Subject matter of the application
• Description of the plant
• Description of the plant technology and interaction with other plants, e.g. car washes
• Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID diagram)
• Safety Data Sheets
• Description of the mode of operation
• Permanent position in the case of unsupervised operation
• Lay-out
• Site plan
• Floor plan or technical plan
• Ex zone plan
• Explosion protection concept
• Information on fire protection
• Description of liquid-tight roadway with drainage and effective areas
• Calculation of manufacturing costs
• Other installations
• Test report of an approved inspection body (ZÜS)
  • The test report must confirm that the system can be operated safely if the above measures are observed.

• The plant for which you are applying for the permit must be an installation requiring a permit.
• You must build and operate a state-of-the-art filling station.
• Your documentation must be complete, plausible and meaningful.
• The test report of the approved inspection body (ZÜS) must confirm that the requested installation can be operated safely if the measures specified in the documents, including the tests, are complied with.

• Submit the application for permission for the installation requiring monitoring to the competent authority with the necessary documents, including the test report of the approved inspection body (ZÜS).
• If there is a permit requirement under the Federal Immission Control Act, you will receive the application documents back, as a permit under the Industrial Safety Ordinance will then be checked as part of the necessary permit under the Federal Immission Control Act.
• The competent authority shall take its decision after examination and shall inform you thereof.

The processing time applies from the date of receipt of the complete application documents. An extension of the processing time is possible in justified cases.

A granted permit expires if:

• you have not started the construction of the installation within two years of the permit being granted,
• you have interrupted the construction of the installation for two years or more, or
• You have not operated the system for a period of three years.

For important reasons, you can apply to the licensing authority for an extension of the deadlines.

Contradiction:

• You may appeal against the decision within one month of notification.
• You must submit the objection to the competent authority in writing or for a record.

• Construction and operation of a plant requiring monitoring in accordance with the Industrial Safety Ordinance Permission of petrol stations
• Anyone who wants to build or operate a petrol station or make changes to the design or operation of it requires a permit
• Petrol stations are "installations requiring monitoring" within the meaning of the Industrial Safety Ordinance
• They must be assembled, installed and operated according to the state of the art.
• The permit can:
  • granted subject to conditions,
  • limited
  • for a limited period of time and
  • be subject to conditions.
• Application: informally in writing or electronically
• Application for partial licence is possible
• Required documents, including:
  • Subject matter of the application
  • Description of the plant
  • Description of the plant technology and interaction with other plants
  • Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID diagram)
  • Test report of an approved inspection body (ZÜS)
• responsible: Occupational health and safety authority or trade supervisory authority

Forms available: No

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No