The responsibilities

Most important actors of QM for biomass district heating plants^®

• The plant owner or his authorized representative ensures clear responsibilities and competencies. He decides on quality requirements after consultation with the Q-manager, and he is responsible for the economic efficiency of the project.

• A main planner must be mandatorily designated for project planning according to the QM system. He is responsible for the planning of the entire heating plant within the scope of his engineering contract and thus also for compliance with the state of the art and for the quality of the heating plant.

• The Q-manager ensures that the quality management system QM for biomass district heating plants is defined, realized and maintained. With this objective he advises the plant owner and the main planner. His activities are quality planning, quality control and quality inspection.
  List Q-manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland (PDF)