Focus of the technical unit
This technical unit manages cases of accreditation for conformity assessment bodies in the areas of waste for waste declaration covered by the German Waste Management Act (KrWG). For the determination of hazardousness in particular, and for the decision on disposal or waste recovery, testing by accredited laboratories is required. This includes the accreditation of testing laboratories in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, certification bodies for products, processes and services in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065, certification bodies for management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021 and inspection bodies in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020.
In addition, the technical unit handles cases of accreditation for proficiency testing providers (DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043) and reference material producers (DIN EN ISO/IEC 17034).
Accreditation is also carried out in the area of the Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (BBodSchV) and as a basis for notification under state law.
The technical unit also manages cases of accreditation for conformity assessment bodies that are active in the fields of homeland security and explosives.
Disposal, deposit and thermal disposal
Laboratories that test waste for disposal in accordance with the German Landfill Ordinance (DepV), for deposit (mining law) or for thermal disposal are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
For the testing of sewage sludge, biowaste, waste oil and wood waste, accreditation is the basis for notification by the competent state authorities. The requirements for this are defined in the specialist module for waste of the Federal/Regional Working Group on Waste (LAGA).
Soil / contaminated sites
For laboratories that test samples in the area of soil/ contaminated sites, accreditation is also the basis for their notification by the competent state authorities. Both the requirements and the scope of testing are defined in the specialist module for soil and contaminated sites of the Federal/Regional Working Group on Soil Protection (LABO).
Under the Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (BBodSchV) of 09 July 2021, physico-chemical and chemical analyses may only be carried out by accredited testing laboratories from 01 August 2023. From 1 August 2028 at the latest, sampling must be carried out by an inspection body accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 or DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020.
Recycling
The technical unit also handles certification bodies in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021 for DIN EN ISO 9001 in the area of recycling and the European regulations (EU) 715/2013 for copper scrap, (EU) 1179/2012 for glass cullet and (EU) 333/2011 for iron, steel and aluminium scrap and certification bodies in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065 in the area of plastics recycling and the German Substitute Building Materials Ordinance (ErsatzbaustoffV).
In addition, laboratories are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, which carry out tests in accordance with the German Substitute Building Materials Ordinance (ErsatzbaustoffV).
Internal Security
This includes the accreditation of testing laboratories in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and certification bodies for products, processes and services in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065.
The conformity assessments reviewed in the case of accreditation relate, for example, to the area of ballistics testing by ballistics offices in their area of responsibility.
Explosives
Laboratories are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and certification bodies for products, processes and services in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065 that test or certify explosives in the form of propellant powders or pyrotechnic articles.
Explosives and pyrotechnic articles may only be made available on the market if the manufacturer has provided proof of conformity and they bear the CE marking. Proof of conformity is provided by a declaration of conformity which confirms that conformity has been verified in an individual test or that the type meets the essential requirements. These are specified for explosives in Annex II of Directive 2014/28/EU and for pyrotechnic articles in Annex I of Directive 2013/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pyrotechnic articles. In addition, the remanufactured explosives and pyrotechnic articles must comply with the type designs.
Contact
Dr. Sebastian Kitzig
Head of Technical Unit Environment | Soil | Waste | Recycling | Internal Security | Explosives