For over 20 years, the Halle branch has operated on a cross-regional basis, while focusing on the East-German federal states. Selected fields of activity include:

• Licensing procedures in accordance with relevant statutory regulations, licensing management
• Concepts for preventing hazardous incidents, and safety reports, in-house emergency plans
• Site analyses in respect of network security and security of supply
• Risk/hazard assessments
• Expert appraisals in respect of explosion prevention and protection, air-borne pollutant dispersion, dispersion modelling
• Explosion prevention and protection documentation / assessment by qualified persons
• Statements of opinion on environmental legislation/environmental technology
• Specialist for occupational safety
• Company advisersExperts in accordance with section 29a of the Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (Federal  Immission Control Act)
• Fire protection concepts/ expert appraisals
• Installation inspections in accordance with VawS (ordinance regulating installations handling substances hazardous to water)
• Implementation of management systems DIN EN ISO 14001/16001/18001
• Exit/ escape route / safe zone plans
• Case-by-case examination/environmental impact assessment

Further details on the range of activites of BfU can be found here.

The branch in Wetzlar was founded over 25 years ago. The focus of staff services to customers is on occupational health and safety. Staff at the branch in Wetzlar are also the first port of call for all questions relating to in-house environmental protection. This issue is then handled jointly with staff at head office in Kassel. Selected fields of activity include:

• Hazard assessments in accordance with the Arbeitsschutzgesetz (Occupational Health and Safety Act - ArbSchG), the Gefahrstoffverordnung (Ordinance on Hazardous Substances - GefStoffV) and the Betriebssicherheitsverordnung (Ordinance on Industrial Safety - BetrSichV)
• Expert appraisals in respect of explosion prevention and protection
• Explosion prevention and protection documentation
• Expert appraisals in respect of machine safety
• Advice on CE markingImplementation of occupational health and safety management systems
• Specialist in occupational safety
• Data protection adviser
• Radiation protection adviser

Further details on the range of activites of BfU can be found here.