Periodic inspections and tests of working equipment

Applicants who wish to pursue this activity must register the business activity, and have the appropriate legal status.

The minister competent for labour issues the legal entity or sole entrepreneur who fulfils HR, organisational, technical and other conditions, the permit for the performance of activity.

The legal entity or sole entrepreneur must perform all professional tasks diligently and under professional rules. Documents issued at the implementation of professional tasks, must enable traceability and transparency.

A legal entity or sole entrepreneur who wishes to obtain the permit under the mentioned rules, makes an application at the ministry competent for labour for the issue of the permit. The application for the acquisition of the permit shall contain:

• the indication of professional tasks for which the permit is intended;
• evidence on ownership or long-term lease of technical equipment, records on technical equipment, certificates on calibration and evidence of maintaining electronic technical equipment and evidence of maintaining mechanical technical equipment under their ownership;
• contracts of employment of professional staff, evidence of acquired education, working experience;
• documented methodology for reviewing and testing working equipment or testing the work environment that fulfil the demands determined with harmonised standards and the profession in the field of safety and health at work.

The permit holder must notify the ministry competent for labour within 15 days of each change that can impact the performance of professional tasks for which the work permit was issued, especially changes in connection with technical equipment and professional staff.

The minister competent for labour issues renews and withdraws the permit with a decision in the administrative procedure based on viewing and opinion of a three-member commission.

If, in the procedure of permit issue or renewal, the minister does not issue or submit the decision within three months from the date when the application is complete, it is considered that the permit was issued or renewed. 

The permit, renewal or withdrawal of the permit is entered in the record file managed by the ministry competent for labour and contains:

• registration number;
• name, address and identification number of the legal entity or sole entrepreneur;
• the number and date of decision on the acquisition, renewal or withdrawal of the permit;
• the scope of professional tasks;
• the date of permit entry in the register;
• the list of professional staff.

The permit holder can start performing professional tasks on the date of entry in the record file.

All costs must be settled when the application for the acquisition of the work permit is lodged. Until the tax is paid, the decision on the subject work permit cannot be delivered.

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