Information - Services - Formalities by subjects - Equipment, goods and materials - Occupational safety and health - Demolition and remediation work on weakly bonded asbestos products; application for approval as a specialist company - Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Description

If you want to carry out demolition and renovation work with weakly bonded asbestos, you need a permit for these activities for your company. According to number 3.1 of the Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS) 519, the only exceptions are activities that use low-emission processes according to number 2.9 of TRGS 519.

The approval is issued upon application by the trade supervisory office responsible for you. The application must be accompanied by proof of sufficient personnel and safety equipment (see requirements).

Prerequisites

Approval can only be granted if the applicant can provide evidence of sufficient personnel and safety equipment.

The personnel equipment includes the following proofs:

• Determination of a competent responsible person as well as a competent representative according to No. 5.1 of TRGS 519 (requirements of expertise see No. 2.7 of TRGS 519)
• Written assignment of the supervisor(s) according to No. 5.2 of TRGS 519 (for requirements of expert knowledge or qualification, see No. 2.7 of TRGS 519)
• Employment of a sufficient number of skilled workers who are able to carry out the work properly and safely as well as to operate and monitor the required safety equipment.

The safety equipment includes the following equipment described below, which must be used on the construction site or kept ready for operation at the depot:

1. demolition and renovation work on sprayed asbestos

• Partitioning
• Marking of the working area
• Air conditioning system (RLT with negative pressure monitoring)
• Measuring device for negative pressure maintenance and recording/recorder
• Personnel decontamination system; four chambers
• Sanitary/washing facilities on site
• Material decontamination plant; at least two chambers
• Packaging material for asbestos-containing materials (labeling according to Annex 2 of TRGS 519)
• If necessary, containers for collecting asbestos-contaminated reusable protective or work clothing with labeling in accordance with Annex 2 of TRGS 519
• Wastewater collection tank, if necessary wastewater filter system
• Low-pressure spraying device
• Industrial vacuum cleaner/dust extractor in accordance with Annex 7.1 of TRGS 519
• High-performance vacuum cleaner HVG
• Facilities for equipment cleaning at the depot (company headquarters)
• Radiotelephones

2. demolition and remediation work on weakly bonded asbestos products - without sprayed asbestos

• Partitioning
• Marking of the working area
• Ventilation system (RLT with negative pressure monitoring)
• Measuring device for negative pressure maintenance and recording/recorder
• Personnel decontamination system; at least three chambers
• Material decontamination system; at least two chambers
• Sanitary/washing facilities on site
• Packaging material for asbestos-containing materials (labeling according to Annex 2 of TRGS 519)
• If necessary, containers for collecting asbestos-contaminated reusable protective or work clothing with labeling in accordance with Annex 2 of TRGS 519
• Wastewater collection tank, if necessary wastewater filter system
• Low-pressure spraying device
• Industrial vacuum cleaner/dust extractor in accordance with Annex 7.1 of TRGS 519
• Equipment cleaning facilities in the company yard (company headquarters)
• Radiotelephones

3. demolition and remediation work on a small scale on weakly bound asbestos products indoors

• Partitioning/foil door
• Marking of the work area
• Ventilation system/air extractor; for small rooms: use of a suitable industrial vacuum cleaner/dust extractor in accordance with Annex 7.1 of TRGS 519 (in accordance with Number 14.4 Paragraph 3 of TRGS 519, an eightfold air exchange per hour must be ensured)
• Personnel decontamination facility
• Sanitary/washing facilities on site
• Material decontamination facility
• Packaging material for asbestos-containing materials (labeling according to Annex 2 of TRGS 519)
• Containers for the collection of asbestos-contaminated reusable protective or work clothing with labeling in accordance with Annex 2 of TRGS 519
• Low pressure sprayer
• Industrial vacuum cleaner/dust extractor in accordance with Annex 7.1 of TRGS 519
• Equipment cleaning facilities in the company yard (company headquarters)

Compulsory occupational health care in accordance with the Ordinance on Occupational Health Care must have been carried out before the start of work for all employees who carry out activities with materials containing asbestos.

Note: It is at the discretion of the competent authority to have the applicant provide evidence of the compulsory occupational health screening carried out for all employees.

Procedure

The application for approval as a specialist company in accordance with the Ordinance on Hazardous Substances (GefStoffV), Annex I No. 2.4.2 Paragraph 4 for demolition and renovation work on weakly bound asbestos products must be addressed to the trade supervisory office responsible for the company's registered office.

Special notes

Approval as a specialist company can be granted for a limited period in justified individual cases.

Deadlines

Approval as a specialist company must have been granted by the trade supervisory office responsible for the company's registered office before the start of activities.

Processing time

usually 1 week to 1 month

Required documents

• Copies of the certificates on the successful participation of the experts employed in the company in officially recognised expert courses or proof of qualification in accordance with Annex 10 of TRGS 519.

  (Expertise according to Annex 3 and Annex 4 of TRGS 519 as well as qualification according to Annex 10 of TRGS 519)

• if applicable, confirmation of the possibility of renting/loaning in terms of the equipment list
• Operating instructions
• Sample work plans
• Test results of ventilation systems
• References about refurbished buildings / facilities
• evidence of the practical experience of supervisors
• Business registration
• Extract from the entry at the registry court in which the managing persons are named
• Evidence of occupational health screening of the remediation specialists

Forms

Please select a location in "Localization" so that the address of the responsible authority can be filled in.

• Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide: Antrag auf Zulassung nach Anhang I Nr. 2.4.2 Abs. 4 Gefahrstoffverordnung für Betriebe zur Durchführung von Abbruch- und Sanierungsarbeiten bei Vorhandensein von Asbest in schwachgebundener Form

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Fees

• Depending on the administrative expense, from EUR 100 to EUR 2,500 (framework fee in accordance with the Schedule of Costs to the Costs Act).

Legal bases

• Anhang I Nr. 2.4 Verordnung zum Schutz vor Gefahrstoffen (Gefahrstoffverordnung - GefStoffV)
• Technische Regeln für Gefahrstoffe - Asbest, Abbruch-, Sanierungs- oder Instandhaltungsarbeiten (TRGS 519)

Remedy

administrative claim

Links to more information

• Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAUA) – Asbest

  Stoffinformationen Asbest und weiterführende Links

• DGUV Information 201-012 (bisher: BGI 664) "Asbestsanierung"

Related issues

• Materials containing asbestos; notification of activities