In order to determine the operating time for an external environmental supervision for your company, we need the following information:

• NACE code
• Number of employees
• Number of sites
• Any accredited certifications that may be available (EMAS or ISO 14001)
• Area of responsibility (immission, waste, etc.)
• Aspects; type of plant requiring approval (4th BimSchV, IED, accidentV)
• Number of waste types (ASN and ASN*) or emission sources (waste water or exhaust air streams)

Information on determining the supervision times

In order to determine the operating times of environmental officers, such as pollution control, waste water control, hazardous incidents, dangerous goods, or as group officers, the vdsi guideline 2/2003 "Determination of operating times of specialists for environmental protection and environmental management"applies.

In the field of occupational health and safety, it is possible to precisely determine the working times of the occupational health and safety specialists and the occupational physician's assistance. In the area of environmental protection supervision, the necessary working hours are to be determined more problematically, especially in the case of multiple commissions, e. g. pollution control and water protection commissions. However, the verification of a plausible determination is an audit criterion in an environmental audit according to ISO 14001 or EMAS.

Assessment of the annual operating times for environmental officers.

The amount of the operating times of environmental support assignments to be determined depends on the following criteria

• Company risk classification
  NACE code, plants requiring approval in accordance with BImSchG or VAwS
   
• Area of mandate
  one assignment or multiple assignment with other areas
   
• Excellence orientation
  are there already environmentally relevant certifications e.g. EMAS, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 or other
   
• Single or multi-site organisation
  in case of several sites, please indicate the locations
   
• Number of aspects
  e.g. number of emission sources, waste codes, dangerous goods classes etc.
   
• Workforce
  for the site-managment, please indicate the number of employees at each site

The assessment of the annual deployment times for Dangerous Goods Officers is analogous to the determination of an environmental commission. The amount of deployment time of assignments for dangerous goods-relevant support depends on the following criteria:
 

• Risk classification of the company
  NACE code
   
• Commissioning area
  single  a commissioning or multiple-engagement with other appointed applications
   
• Excellence Orientation
  Environmental certifications already exist according to EMAS or ISO 14001, 50001
   
• Single or multi-site organization
  if there are several sites, please specify locations of the sites
   
• Number of aspects
  Number of dangerous goods classes, annual quantities
   
•  Number of workforce
  If there are several branches, please indicate the respective number of employees involved in dangerous goods activities

In occupational safety and health, the working hours of the occupational safety specialists and the occupational health service can be precisely determined by the requirements of the employers' liability insurance associations. In the field of hazardous goods or environmental protection, the necessary working hours, in particular for multiple orders, e.g. Pollution Control and Dangerous Goods Commissioner to identify more problematic. However, the proof of a plausible investigation is certainly a point of discussion in the case of an official dispute or an audit criterion in an environmental audit according to ISO 14001 or EMAS, or occupational health and safety audit according to ISO 45001.