Accessibility statement

The Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection undertakes to ensure the accessibility of its website in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities. This accessibility statement applies to the website powietrze.gios.gov.pl/depoz, concerning atmospheric deposition, operating as part of the “Air Quality” portal.

  • Website publication date:
  • Date of the last major update:

Digital accessibility status

The website is partially compliant with the annex to the Act of 4 April 2019 on the digital accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public entities due to incompatibilities or exclusions listed below.

Unavailable content

Inconsistency with the attachment

The maps do not currently have alternative descriptions. Work is underway to increase accessibility.

Content not covered by regulations

Archived documents published on the site before September 23, 2018 are not available. We have no legal obligation to adapt these documents. If you need access to them, please contact us and indicate exactly which ones you need and how we should adapt them.

Preparation of the accessibility statement

The statement was made on:

Date of the last review of the statement: 10 of March 2025

The statement was drawn up on the basis of Website Digital Accessibility Checklist v. 2.2 (docx, 0,12MB) .

Feedback and contact details

The accessibility coordinator is Andrzej Szmyt:

E-mail: a.szmyt@gios.gov.pl

phone number:

22 577-51-01

Requests for access to unavailable information and complaints about failure to provide accessibility can be made using the same methods.

If assistance in accessing or receiving the content is needed, and if problems occur while accessing the atmospheric deposition website, which operates as part of the Air Quality portal, please contact the secretary’s office of the Department of Environmental Monitoring via href=”mailto:sekretariatdm@gios.gov.pl”>sekretariatdm@gios.gov.pl, phone number 22 574 27 00.

Everyone has the right:

The request must include:

  • contact details of the person making the request
  • an indication of the page or the element of the page the request refers to,
  • an indication of a convenient form in which the information can be made accessible, if the request applies to inaccessible information to be made accessible in an alternative form.

Handling of requests and complaints related to accessibility

The request should be processed promptly, within 7 days at the latest. If it is not possible to provide accessibility or to provide access in an alternative form within this period, it should be done at the latest within 2 months from the date of the request.

Applications can be made in one of the following forms:

  • Damian Jakubik – General Director of CIEP
  • ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. 3, 02-362 Warszawa
  • e-mail: sekretariatdg@gios.gov.pl

Other information

Architectural accessibility

The headquarters of the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection is located at ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. No. 3, (02-362) Warsaw.

he building is located in the city centre in the Ochota district, between ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. and ul. Białobrzeska. The CIEP headquarters can be reached by public transport, buses no. 136, 154, 167, 172, 186, 208, 414, 521 and trams no. 1, 7, 9, 14, 15, 25 – “Bitwy Warszawskiej” stop. The main entrance to the CIEP headquarters is located at ul. Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. It is possible to enter the premises through a gate from ul. Białobrzeska – after prior notification. There are public parking spaces for vehicles available in front of the main entrance to the building. There is an inscription identifying the institution above the main entrance to the building – Główny Inspektorat Ochrony Środowiska (Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection). The main entrance to the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection building is not wheelchair accessible. There is a security desk in the main hall on the left. Each Visitor is registered in an entry/exit log. Visitors are escorted into the meeting place by the person with whom they have an appointment. It is possible to enter the CIEP building with a service dog or a guide dog. The building does not have an induction loop or sound and guidance devices for blind and visually impaired people. Apart from that, there is no Braille signage in the building. The corridors and lifts are adapted for people with disabilities (the buttons in the lifts are marked in Braille). The lifts are equipped with speaker systems that inform about the position of the lift and stopping on a particular floor. The building is protected 24 hours a day.

Communication and information accessibility

An entitled person who intends to use the services of an interpreter must notify the office at least 3 working days before the planned event (i.e., the planned visit to the office), except in emergencies. Applications can be made in one of the following forms:

  • by e-mail to  sekretariatdg@gios.gov.pl
  • by letter (3 days counted from the day of receipt of the notice by the office)
  • by telephone – via a third party to (+48 22) 577-53-93;

The application should also include information on the preferred method of communication (PJM – Polish Sign Language, SJM – Language and Sign System, SKOGN – Deaf-Blind Communication) and a brief description of the issue to be discussed at the meeting.The interpreter service for persons with disabilities, as defined in the Act of 27 August 1997 on professional and social rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities (Journal of Laws 1997 No. 123, item 776), is free of charge.