Safety systems and equipment; application for recognition as an inspection expert

You can apply to the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers for recognition as a test expert for the specialist area of safety systems and equipment.

In Bavaria, only those who are recognized in this field and this subject area may use the designation "test expert for safety-related systems and equipment" in a specific subject area.

Inspection experts for safety systems and equipment can be recognized in the following specialist areas:

• Ventilation systems, possibly limited to garage ventilation systems,
• CO warning systems
• Smoke and heat extraction systems
• Fire detection and alarm systems
• Safety power supplies
• fire extinguishing systems.

Inspection experts for safety-related systems certify the compliance of technical systems and equipment with the requirements of public law within the meaning of §§ 1 and 2 of the Safety Systems Inspection Ordinance (§ 24 PrüfVBau). They are independent within the scope of their duties.

The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers examines and decides on recognition as an inspection expert for safety installations. Proof of the required expertise in the specialist field to which the inspection activity is to relate is provided by an expert opinion obtained by the registration committee from the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers.

The Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers maintains a list of recognized inspection experts for safety-related systems and equipment.

General requirements (apply to inspection experts from all specialist areas and disciplines, § 4 PrüfVBau):

Inspection experts can only be persons who

1. whose personality is such that they can guarantee that they will fulfill their tasks properly in accordance with § 5 PrüfVBau,
2. have the ability to hold public office,
3. work autonomously and independently,
4. have their registered office or a branch office in the Free State of Bavaria,
5. have a good command of written and spoken German.

Special requirements (§ 22 PrüfVBau):

Only persons are recognized as inspection experts for safety-related systems who

1. have completed an engineering degree at a German university or an equivalent degree at a foreign university,
2. have provided proof of their special expertise in the specialist field to which their inspection activity is to relate by means of a specialist report and
3. have worked as an engineer for at least five years in the field in which the inspection activity is to be carried out and have been involved in inspections for at least two years.

The registration committee will obtain an expert opinion from the Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers as to whether requirement no. 2 has been met. Inspection experts for the inspection of safety-related systems and equipment do not have to work independently if they are employees of a company or organization whose purpose is to carry out comparable inspections and whose employees are not subject to any professional instructions for the inspection activity.

• for the applicant: none
• for the authority: three months after receipt of the application and complete submission of the documents; the deadline can be extended once by two months

• Registration fee for members: EUR 375.00
• Registration fee for non-members: EUR 675.00
• In addition, there is an annual list maintenance fee of between EUR 0 and EUR 67.00, depending on membership and type of membership.

• Curriculum vitae with professional background
• Certificate of good conduct

  Proof of application for a certificate of good conduct for submission to a public authority

• Final and employment certificates (copy)
• Information on branches
• Information on any participation in a company whose purpose is the planning and execution of construction projects.
• Information on personal responsibility (only necessary to a limited extent) and independence
• Evidence of compliance with the specific conditions

  evidence of at least five years' experience in the field in which the audit is to be carried out, at least two years of which must have been spent assisting in audit activities