Knowledge base

A complaint about odour does not automatically mean that the operation is breaking the law. It is still unwise to underestimate it.

Do you hold an integrated permit and are you planning a new production line, a capacity increase, a change of fuel, new waste types, a different stack or a modification of the technology? Do not wait until the change has been completed.

Does your operation consume large quantities of natural gas or other fuels, do you run a boiler plant, a heating plant, a furnace or an energy-intensive production process? Then it is advisable to verify whether the installation falls within the EU ETS.

A safety data sheet is not a document that can simply be filed in a folder or saved on the company server. If a company uses paints, adhesives, cleaning agents, solvents, acids, alkalis, oils or other chemical products, it must carry the information from the safety data sheets into real operations.

Do you have paints, thinners, adhesives, acids, alkalis, oils, cleaning agents or other chemical products in your production? Simply placing canisters in a store is not enough.

Are you installing a new boiler, diesel generator, paint shop, grinding shop, welding workstation, recycling line or other technology and not sure whether you need an operating permit under the Air Protection Act? The key question is whether it is a stationary source listed in Annex 2 to Act No.

Are you completing a production hall, warehouse, workshop or another facility and need to put it into use? One of the most common questions is which measurements will have to be submitted to the public health authority.

Have you received a KHS request for measurement? Prepare the request, a list of job positions and a description of activities.

Planning an authorised emission measurement? Prepare the permit, the last protocol and information on operation.

The safety data sheet of a paint, adhesive, degreaser or cleaning product may list several organic solvents. For workplace air measurement, it is necessary to determine which substances can actually reach the employee's breathing zone during a specific work operation and which hygiene limits apply to them.

An inspection by the Czech Environmental Inspectorate of a listed stationary source focuses on the actual operation of the technology and its compliance with the operating permit, emission limits, operating rules, emission measurement and operating records. Before an inspection, it is also advisable to review changes to the technology, stacks, filtration equipment, operating parameters and data reported through ISPOP.

Electroplating, pickling, phosphating and other chemical or electrolytic surface treatments may constitute a listed stationary source of air pollution. The decisive factors are the designed volume of the process baths, the chemicals used and the extraction method.