Technical testing organization

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seal of approval for supervision of the steam boiler

Technical testing organizations are companies that test technical systems , equipment and objects of all kinds in order to minimize dangers and avoid damage.

tasks

In technical testing organizations qualified personnel verified as evaluators not only classified installations, motor vehicles (see general inspection ), energy systems and equipment , but also people in particularly difficult situations (see. Assessment of driving ability ). You monitor compliance with standards and norms as well as official requirements for services and products. B. IT systems and processes in companies. Technical testing organizations can also act as project developers for energy and transport concepts , appraisers and consultants in the field of environmental protection , construction technology, real estate valuation and as certification bodies (e.g. for EN ISO 9000 ff). Some of these organizations work as service providers for ministries, for example TÜV Rheinland AG as a project sponsor in BMWi programs .

Most technical testing organizations maintain academies that deal with advanced training in technical and commercial professions.

Testing organizations

According to ISO 17020 there are three different types of testing organizations. The first type are inspection firms or technical inspection firms that do not engage in design, purchase, construction and only provide inspection services. The second type of testing organization are inspection departments in large companies that are involved in design, purchasing, etc. Such an inspection department only offers its inspection services to its own company. The third type of testing organization corresponds to the second type, but also offers its services to third parties.

Testing organizations in Europe

There are currently several competing technical testing organizations of various sizes in Europe, which have subsidiaries and holdings at home and abroad. In Germany, the five TÜVs ( TÜV Süd , TÜV Rheinland , TÜV Nord , TÜV Saarland and TÜV Thuringia ) only perform a few official tasks. Most of the state testing monopolies assigned to technical testing organizations , such as the technical testing of motor vehicles or the assessment of fitness to drive , have now fallen as a result of liberalization and deregulation. Since January 1st, 2008 there are no test monopolies in Germany for elevator tests and driving license tests . The testing monopoly on individual operating permits in Germany was lifted at the beginning of 2019.

Some European testing organizations are:

company founding Seat country Employee sales Sales in euros (exchange rate December 31 of the respective year) was standing
Société Générale de Surveillance 1878 Geneva Switzerland 80,510 5.830 billion CHF 4.383 billion 2013
Intertek 1885 London United Kingdom 30,000 £ 1.374 billion 1.596 billion 2011/2010
Bureau Veritas 1828 Paris France 59,000 3.902 billion euros 3.902 billion 2012
Dekra 1925 Stuttgart Germany 28,340 2.16 billion euros 2.16 billion 2012
MOT South 1866 Munich Germany 18,758 1.82 billion euros 1.82 billion 2012
TÜV Rheinland 1872 Cologne Germany 17,947 1.6 billion euros 1.6 billion 2013
TÜV Nord 1869 Hanover Germany 9,925 ( full-time equivalent ) 1.056 billion euros 1.056 billion 2013
TÜV Saarland 1871 Sulzbach / Saar Germany 650 0.072 billion euros 0.072 billion 2011
TÜV Thuringia 1990 Erfurt Germany 1,000 0.064 billion euros 0.064 billion 2009/2012

Other companies:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Technical supervision . Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Steffen Dominsky: There is no monopoly for full acceptance . In: kfz-Betrieb. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .