Operators of certain plants requiring approval must appoint one or more operating officers for immission control (immission control officers) in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act, provided that this is the case with regard to the type or size of the plants due to the

• emissions from installations,
• technical problems of emission control, or
• the suitability of the products, when used as intended, to cause harmful effects on the environment by air pollution, noise or vibration;

is required.

Annex I of the Ordinance on Immission Control and Incident Officers shows which plants require approval for which the operator has to appoint an immission control officer.

The operator must immediately notify the competent authority of the appointment of the immission control officer and the designation of his tasks as well as changes in his area of responsibility and his dismissal.