Errichtung und Betrieb einer überwachungsbedürftigen Anlage nach Betriebssicherheitsverordnung Erlaubnis von Dampfkesselanlagen

§ 18 (1) No. 1 Industrial Safety Ordinance (BetrSichV)
LV 49 - Explanations and instructions for carrying out the approval procedures in accordance with Section 18 of the Industrial Safety Ordinance

If you want to build or operate a Category IV steam boiler system or make certain changes to the design or operation that affect the safety of the system, you must apply for a permit from the responsible authority.

Steam boiler systems in the so-called category IV are heated pressure devices that are at risk of overheating and are used to generate steam or hot water with a temperature of more than 110 degrees Celsius. These are systems that require monitoring. These must be assembled, installed and operated according to the state of the art.
You need permission from the responsible authority if you have a Category IV steam boiler system:

• want to build and put into operation
• want to change the design or mode of operation in such a way that the safety of the system is influenced

Permission can be granted to you as follows:

• limited
• limited
• under conditions
• with conditions

If the facility requiring a permit is part of a facility requiring a permit, no separate permit will be issued. Approval includes permission.

Informal application with the following information:

• Last name, first name, company name
• Applicant's address
• Contact information (email, telephone number, fax)
• Specify which permit you want to apply for:
  • Construction and operation
  • Modification and operation
  • Partial permission
• Indication of the operating location

Documents to be able to assess the system:

• Subject of the application
• Description of the facility
• Description of the system technology and interaction with other systems
• Piping and instrument flow diagram (P&ID flow diagram)
• Description of boiler installation room (ventilation and ventilation, pressure relief areas)
• Description of operation
• Description of the exhaust system
• Overview plan
• Site plan
• Floor plan or technical plan
• Description assembly
• Description of conformity assessment procedure
• Fire protection information
• Calculation of manufacturing costs
• Supplements from the TÜV Verband eV for boiler approval procedures
• Other facilities
• Test report from an approved monitoring body (ZÜS). The test report must confirm that the system can be operated safely if the measures mentioned are adhered to.

Fees are charged for processing the permit application in accordance with the fee schedule for the areas of occupational safety and plant and product safety (ArbSchGebO HA).
The amount of the fee depends on the time required to review the application documents and prepare the permit.

The competent authority must decide on the application within three months of receiving it.

The permission expires if:

• You have not started construction of the facility within two years of the permit being granted
• You have interrupted the construction of the system for two years or longer
• 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.

The application documents can also be submitted in digital form.

Contradiction:

• You can object to the decision within one month of the announcement.
• You must submit the objection to the responsible authority in writing or for recording.

• Ensuring operational safety - apply for permission to set up and operate steam boiler systems
• Construction and operation of a system requiring monitoring in accordance with the Industrial Safety Ordinance
• Permission of steam boiler systems
• Anyone who wants to build or operate a Category IV steam boiler system or make changes to the design or operation method requires a permit.
• Category IV steam boiler systems are heated pressure equipment that is at risk of overheating and is used to produce steam or hot water at a temperature of more than 110 degrees Celsius.
• These are “systems requiring monitoring” that must be assembled, installed and operated according to the state of the art.
• Permission can:
  • granted under conditions
  • limited
  • limited
  • be subject to conditions

Application:

• informally in writing or electronically
• An application for partial permission is possible.
• Responsible: Office for Consumer Protection

Justice and Consumer Protection Authority