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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY EXPERT CONCLUSION FOR PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
 What is Industrial Safety Expert Conclusion for Project Documentation?
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Why Choose SGS?
What is Industrial Safety Expert Conclusion for Project Documentation?
Industrial Safety Expert Conclusion for Project Documentation confirms that the reviewed design conforms to the Russian industrial safety requirements and that the project can be launched. It is a pre-requisite for start up of any project aiming at one of the following:
- construction
- expansion
- reconstruction
- technical modernization
- conservation and liquidation of a hazardous industrial site
Hazardous industrial sites are defined in the Federal Law “On Industrial Safety of Hazardous Industrial Facilities" № 116-FZ dated on 21.07.1997 as plants, workshops or sites with the following characteristics:
- producing, using, processing, storing, transporting or utilizing flammable materials; oxidizing agents; fuel; explosives; toxic materials & highly toxic materials; environmentally non-friendly materials;
- using vessels working under pressure ≥ 0.07 MPa (0.7 kgf/cm2) or at a water temperature ≥ 115°С;
- using fixed hoisting machines, escalators, cableways, lifts;
- smelting ferrous and nonferrous metals;
- aiming at mining activities, mineral dressing, or works in underground conditions.
The permissive, controlling, and supervisory functions in the field of industrial safety in Russia are entrusted to the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision, or Rostekhnadzor (RTN).
Rostekhnadzor has been also delegated the responsibilities in the field of environmental control, which formerly had been assumed by the Federal Service for Environment and Nature Management Supervision.
Before 2004, industrial safety was supervised by the Federal Mining and Industrial Inspectorate of Russia, or Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN).
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Application scope
The project documentation subject to industrial safety expertise includes the following:
- Foreproject
- FEED project – front-end engineering and design
Detailed project resulting from the foreproject or FEED is not liable to additional expertise.
Any modifications to the initial project documentation are subject to industrial safety expertise.
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Procedure
Industrial safety expertise of project documentation is to be carried out by agencies properly licensed by Rostekhnadzor. Applicants for the expertise may be the owner of the site or its contractor depending on the agreement between the two parties.
The design review consists of:
- documentary analysis – to find out whether the provided information is complete, authentic and correct and whether it conforms with industrial safety standards, norms and regulations.
The Industrial Safety Expert Conclusion for Project Documentation is drafted by a Rostekhnadzor licensed agency. It is then to be approved and registered by Rostekhnadzor headquarters or, alternatively, by its regional office.
The project owner / project contractor may start construction of the site as soon as a registration number is set.
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Why Choose SGS?
SGS has been providing Industrial Safety Expertise services since 1996. SGS has a network of accredited laboratories and competent experts and is in close cooperation with relevant Rostekhnadzor authorities.
And SGS has complimentary services for industrial projects:
- Inspection
- QA/QC
- Supplier evaluation
- expediting
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