International Environmental Health and Safety Protocol Sample

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International Environmental Health & Safety Audit Protocols

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Environmental, Health
& Safety Audit
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International
Environmental, Health
& Safety Audit
Protocols
An innovative tool for
assessing compliance with
environmental, health and
safety legislation for many
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Users of These Audit
Protocols Include
• Multinational companies
• Multi-sector organizations
• Supply chain operations
• Corporate-level EHS
managers and policy
setters
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Features of These
Audit Protocols
• Developed and field-tested
by EHS regulatory experts
• Profile each country’s EHS
legislation, administration,
and enforcement practices
• List, in every topic module,
key legislation covered
• Help demonstrate diligence
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Features of These
Audit Protocols
• Allow auditors to expedite
their assessment
• Save time and reduce
compliance and audit costs
• Applicability Tables
• Pre-audit Preparation
• Rulebooks with Guide Notes
• Audit Quick Check
Scoresheets

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Comprehensive Topic
Areas
• General environmental
• Air emissions
• Solid and hazardous waste
• Water resources
• Above and below ground
tank management
• Community noise
• PCBs
• Asbestos
• General health and safety

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Comprehensive Topic
Areas
• Equipment, machine and
electrical safety
• Material handling and
general in-plant safety
• Fire safety
• Transport of dangerous goods
• Industrial hygiene
• Chemical management
• Construction work site safety
• EHS training

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Features – Introduction
Provides a thorough
discussion of the country’s
system of government,
legislative process,
environmental, health and
safety authorities, liability and
enforcement, audit privilege,
key legislation and reporting
requirements

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Sample Introduction
QUEBEC – ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT PROTOCOL.
Preface
Government
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PART 1: INTRODUCTION
This protocol has been prepared to reflect the principal environmental, health and safety (EH&S)
legislation that applies to manufacturing facilities located in the Province of Quebec, Canada
(“Quebec”).
This introductory section begins with a profile of how EH&S legislation is developed, administered,
and enforced in Canada and in Quebec. This is followed by a discussion of various topics including
the following:
• Audit Privilege;
• Access to Information;
• Contaminated Land and Cleanup Standards;
• Property Transfer Legislation; and
• Reporting Obligations Concerning Spills and Releases.
Various regulatory and other national and province-specific informational sources and contacts are
also presented in this section. The section concludes with a description of this protocol in its entirety.
A map depicting the Province of Quebec, including its various regions, is provided at the following
web link: http://www.gouv.qc.ca/portail/quebec/pgs/commun/portailsregionaux?lang=en (last
accessed in September 2012); a map of Canada which identifies many of its principal cities is
provided at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html (last
accessed in September 2012).
Overview
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a federal state with a democratic system of government.
Canada’s Constitution is the supreme law of the country and it establishes the framework for the
system of law and justice. It sets out the basic rights of individuals and defines the nature and powers
of the federal and provincial governments. Since 1982, Canada’s Constitution contains a Charter of
Rights and Freedoms, which sets out certain fundamental freedoms and rights that neither Parliament
nor any provincial/territorial legislature acting alone, can change. These include equality rights,
mobility rights and legal rights, together with freedoms such as speech, association and peaceful
assembly. The federal government, which is based in Ottawa, consists of three separate branches:
executive, legislative, and judicial. The federal government’s responsibilities include, national defense,
trade and commerce, banking and the monetary system, criminal law, citizenship, fisheries,
aeronautics, shipping, Indians, railways, telecommunications and atomic energy. The provincial and
territorial legislatures are responsible for such matters as education, property and civil rights, the
administration of justice, health care, natural resources, social security and municipal institutions.
Under Canada’s federal system of government, the authority to make laws is divided between the
Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislatures.

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Features – Introduction:
Appendix 1-A
Lists EHS statutes,
regulations, codes of practice,
decrees and/or standards that
are cited throughout the topic
modules

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Sample Introduction:
Appendix 1-A
Quebec - Environmental Health and Safety Audit Protocol: Introduction Appendix 1-A
List of EH&S Laws and Regulations Covered in Protocol
SECTION 2.0 GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL
Federal (Canada) Legislation
– Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations (PPMDWCR) [SOR/92-268;
last amended by SOR/2000-102], 1992 as amended through 2000. These Regulations set
forth processing prohibitions and requirements for the manufacture, import, offering for sale,
sale, and use of defoamers containing dibenzofuran or dibenzo-para-dioxin at pulp and
paper mills using chlorine processes, and of wood chips containing polychlorinated
biphenyls at all pulp and paper mills.
– Comprehensive Study List Regulations [SOR/94-638; last amended by SOR/2006-
175], 1994 as amended through 2006. These Regulations, enacted under the former
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), S.C. 1992, c. 37, identify those projects
and classes of projects for which a comprehensive study is required. Projects that are
considered likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects that may not be
mitigable or that are of significant public concern are included in these Regulations.
Notes: These Regulations remain in force during the transition period to CEAA, 2012. They
apply to comprehensive studies commenced prior to July 2010 under the former Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), S.C. 1992, c. 37, but a comprehensive study report
must be provided to the Minister no later than six months after CEAA, 2012, S.C. 2012, c.
19, s. 52 comes into force (i.e., by January 6, 2013). Comprehensive studies that
commenced after July 2010 under the former Act continue to be conducted by the Agency
in accordance with the schedule in the Establishing Timelines for Comprehensive Studies
Regulations, SOR/2011-139.
– Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) [R.S.C. 1999, c. 33; last amended by
SOR/2012-189], 1999 as amended through September 20, 2012. The CEPA, R.S.C. 1999,
c. 33 is the federal government's primary legislation for protection of the environment. The
Act makes pollution prevention a national goal. The CEPA, R.S.C. 1999, c. 33 provides for
the identification, assessment, and management of toxic substances, establishes a
framework for cradle-to-grave regulation of toxic substances, their release into the
environment, and their disposal. This Act requires the government to assess substances
more quickly and sets deadlines for action to control toxic substances and to phase out the
most harmful substances. It gives the government power to require pollution prevention
planning from facilities that manufacture or use substances declared toxic. CEPA, R.S.C.
1999, c. 33 also establishes pollution reporting and information gathering mechanisms such
as the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI).

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Features –
Applicability Tables
Use multi-level questions to
quickly determine which topic
modules apply to your
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Sample Applicability
Table
Applicability of This Module
Use the following General Applicability Checklist to determine whether a rulebook and its sections
apply to your operation.
If you answer YES to the rulebook question, the rulebook applies to you unless you answer YES for a
rulebook exemption.
Once you determine that the rulebook does apply to your operation, you must answer the section
questions. If a section question does not exist, then that section applies if the rulebook applies. If you
answer YES to a section question, that section applies to you unless you answer YES for an exemption
from that section. If you answer YES to a rulebook or section exemption, then the rulebook or section
does not apply.
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GENERAL APPLICABILITY CHECKLIST Applies Exempt.
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Rulebook: EH&S Training.
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Y NRULEBOOK: Are there workers at the facility?.
q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 1: Does the facility store any PCB materials?.
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q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 2: Do any workers engage in construction activities that are likely to generate
asbestos dust? q q.
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Section 3: Section applies unless you qualify for a section exemption..
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Y NSection 4: Do workers do either of the following:
q q• Work around machines that cannot be fitted with a protector or protective device; or
• Use any type of welding, cutting, or gouging equipment?.
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Y NSection 5: Do workers do either of the following:
q q• Operate equipment for lifting loads or personnel; or
• Enter an enclosed area (confined space)?.
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Y NSection 7: Does the facility handle, offer for transport, or transport any dangerous goods?.
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q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 9: Do workers work with controlled products (listed in Schedule II of the Hazardous
Products Act)? q q.
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Features – Pre-audit
Preparation
Lists information to be
gathered and/or reviewed
prior to conducting an audit

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Sample Pre-audit
Preparation
QUEBEC – AIR EMISSIONS.
Information to consider getting in advance:
Information to have facility personnel prepare or gather in advance:
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PART 2: PRE-AUDIT PREPARATION
• A list of major air emissions sources and their permit(s) and/or Certificates of Authorization.
• Identification of air quality regulatory agency.
• Air emissions monitoring and testing records.
• Air pollution control equipment maintenance records.
• Sampling equipment calibration records.
• Annual air emissions reports.
• Release reports.
• Fugitive emissions control plan.
• National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) emissions reports.
• Construction/upgrade records for reservoirs and aboveground tanks containing organic substances.
• Organic solvent use records.
• Fuel production/import records and reports.
• Import records for ozone depleting substances.
• Leak tests for halogen containers.
• Environmental qualification certificates for workers who handle halocarbons.
• Log for work done on units containing halocarbons.
• Greenhouse gas emissions reports.

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Features – Rulebooks
Provide a comprehensive set
of requirement statements or
questions, plus guide notes
with additional details such
as definitions and specific
compliance guidance

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Sample Rulebook
QUEBEC – GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL.
1. Environmental Assessments - Federal Requirements
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PART 3: RULEBOOK
Notes: The Sustainable Development Act, R.S.Q. c. D-8.1.1 came into force April 19, 2006.
Although it is aimed at government management and accountability on sustainable
development, it also added an important right to the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and
Freedoms, as follows: “46.1 Every person has a right to live in a healthy environment in
which biodiversity is preserved, to the extent and according to the standards provided by
law.” Violation of this environmental right can give rise to an action for an injunction,
damages for the purpose of remediation and even punitive damages. See http:/
/www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/developpement/loi_en.htm, last accessed in November 2012, for
additional information.
On March 25, 2011, the Release and Environmental Emergency Notification Regulations
under the CEPA, R.S.C. 1999, c. 33 and the Deposit Out of the Normal Course of Events
Notification Regulations (collectively, known as the “Notification Regulations”), came into
force with the intent to avoid concurrent federal and provincial reporting requirements by
designating and prescribing persons operating for the province or territory to receive, on
behalf of Environment Canada, notifications under CEPA, R.S.C. 1999, c. 33 and reports
under the Fisheries Act.
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Notes: The new CEAA, 2012 establishes federal requirements for the environmental
assessment (EA) of projects and creates a new review process that focuses on those large
projects that have a greater potential to cause significant adverse environmental effects in
areas of federal jurisdiction. In order to operate, the new major project-based approach
requires that the types of major economic activities to which the CEAA, 2012 applies, be
prescribed in regulations (e.g., the Regulations Designating Physical Activities, SOR/2012-
147, or by an order made by the Minister) to ensure that federal environmental assessment
requirements are applied to the appropriate projects. [Regulations Designating Physical
Activities, SOR/2012-147, Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement] See http:/
/www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=B053F859-1#ceaa02, last accessed October
2012, for additional guidance with regard to the implementation of this new Act.
The following definitions apply to this subsection: [CEAA, 2012, S.C. 2012, c. 19, s. 2]
• “Agency” means the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency;
• “Designated project” means one or more physical activities that:
– Are carried out in Canada or on federal lands;
– Are designated by regulations (e.g., the Regulations Designating Physical Activities,
SOR/2012-147, or by an order made by the Minister); and
– Are linked to the same federal authority as specified in those regulations or that order;
and
• “Minister” means the Minister of the Environment; and

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Check Scoresheets
Enable quick recording of a
facility’s compliance status
for each requirement
Audit Quick Check Scoresheets
are customizable

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Sample Audit Quick
Check Scoresheet
QUEBEC – ASBESTOS.
Asbestos Prohibitions
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PART 4: AUDIT QUICK CHECK
Use the following Audit Quick Check to determine whether a rulebook question complies, does not comply or is not
applicable to your operation. For more details or to check if there are Guide Notes related to a question, simply click the
question number to be taken back to the Rulebook.
SITE: DATE:.
ASSESSOR:
Does not1. . N/A Complies.
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comply
1.1 Does the facility prohibit the use of crocidolite, amosite or any product containing q q q
either of these substances, unless their replacement is not reasonable or practicable?
[OH&SR, R.S.Q., c. S-2.1, r. 19.01, s. 41]
Comments:
1.2 If the facility imports asbestos products that do not contain crocidolite asbestos, does q q q
it meet the following requirements: [Asbestos Products Regulations, SOR/2007-260,
s. 3]
• It only imports the following types of non-crocidolite asbestos products under the
following conditions:
– A textile fiber product that is worn on the person that meets the following
requirements:
• The product provides protection from fire or heat hazards; and
• A person who uses the product in a reasonably foreseeable manner cannot come into
contact with airborne asbestos from the product;
– A product that is used by a child in learning or play, from which airborne asbestos
cannot become separated from the product;
– A product that is a drywall joint cement or compound or a spackling or patching
compound used in construction, repair or renovation, from which airborne asbestos
cannot become separated from the product during its post-manufacture preparation,
application or removal; or
– A product that is applied by spraying that meets the following requirements:
• The asbestos is encapsulated with a binder during spraying; and
• The materials that result from the spraying are not friable after drying; and
• It does not import the following types of asbestos-containing products:
– A product for use in modeling or sculpture;
– A product for use in simulating ashes or embers; or
– A product that is composed entirely of asbestos?
Comments:

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RUSSIA – EQUIPMENT, MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY.
Applicability of This Module
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PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Use the following General Applicability Checklist to determine whether a rulebook and its sections
apply to your operation.
If you answer YES to the rulebook question, the rulebook applies to you unless you answer YES for a
rulebook exemption.
Once you determine that the rulebook does apply to your operation, you must answer the section
questions. If a section question does not exist, then that section applies if the rulebook applies. If you
answer YES to a section question, that section applies to you unless you answer YES for an exemption
from that section. If you answer YES to a rulebook or section exemption, then the rulebook or section
does not apply.
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GENERAL APPLICABILITY CHECKLIST Applies Exempt.
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Rulebook: Equipment, Machine and Electrical Safety.
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Y NRULEBOOK: Do employees work at the facility?.
q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 1: Is any equipment operated at the facility?.
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q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 2: Is any welding, soldering, metal cutting or work using gas flames conducted at the
facility? q q.
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Y NSection 3: Are hand-held tools used at the facility?.
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q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 4: Are forges or presses operated at the facility?.
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q q.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................... ...........................
Y NSection 5: Are any vessels (e.g., tanks, drums, cylinders, vacuum chambers) at the facility
operated under pressure? q q.
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Overview of This Section
Key Legislation and Regulations
Russia - Equipment, Machine and Elect. Safety: Introduction
This protocol is intended as a guide for planning and conducting the general aspects of an EH&S
audit or self-assessment. It may require additions, revisions, or other modifications in order to meet
the needs of facility-specific assessment objectives, industrial setting, or other special circumstances.
Key topics covered in this protocol section include the following:
• General Equipment Safety
• Requirements for Welding
• Hygienic Requirements for Hand-held Tools and the Work Organization
• Safety During Forging and Pressing
• Safe Operation of Vessels Under Pressure
• General Electrical Safety
Tables or Appendices referenced in the protocol are located at the end of this section. To access our
audit scorecard, entitled “Audit Quick Check,” click here: Audit Quick Check. This protocol applies
to facilities located throughout the Russian Federation.
Key legislation and regulations covered in this protocol are noted as follows:
.GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements,
January 1, 1992. – (ГОСТ 12.2.003-91 Оборудование производственное. Общие требования
безопасности),
This Standard sets general requirements for the safe operation of production equipment.
.Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 30 of August 23, 1993, Approving the Performance of
Technical Inspections of Steam and Hot-Water Boilers, Vessels Operating Under Pressure, Steam
and Hot-Water Pipelines of 03-29-93, August 23, 1993. – (Методические указания по
проведению технического освидетельствования паровых и водогрейных котлов, сосудов,
работающих под давлением, трубопроводов пара и горячей воды (Пост. ГГТН России от
23.08.93г. № 30)),
This Decree sets technical diagnostic procedures and methods for vessels under pressure, boilers, and
pipelines containing hot water and steam.
.Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of
Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, November 22, 1993.
– (Постановление Госстроя России, от 22 ноября 1993 г. Типовая инструкция №21 по охране
труда для электросварщика ручной сварки),
This Decree adopts model instructions for the health and safety of electrical welders performing
manual welding.
.SanPin 2.2.2.540-96, Hygienic Requirements for Hand-held Tools and Work Organization of July
6, 1996, July 6, 1996. – (СанПин 2.2.2.540-96 Гигиенические требования к ручным
инструментам и организации работ),
This Sanitary Standard specifies hygienic requirements for hand-held tools including noise and
vibration levels, temperature limits, and personal protective equipment (PPE). It also establishes
preventive measures against unfavorable impacts.
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.POT RM-003-97 Rules for Health & Safety for Performing Forge and Press Works, Approved by
the Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social Development No. 37 of July 9, 1997, July 9, 1997.
– (РФ № 37 от 9 июля 1997 Постановление Министерства труда и социального развития ПОТ
РМ-003-97 Правила по охране труда при выполнении кузнечно-прессовых работ),
These Rules set general requirements for safe working conditions and specific requirements for
performing various forge and press operations.
.POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical
Installations/Devices, as amended by Ministry of Labor on February 18, 2003 by MFE on February
20, 2003, July 1, 2001 as amended through February 18, 2003. – (ПОТ Р М-016-2001
Межотраслевые правила по охране труда (правила безопасности) при эксплуатации
электроустановок),
These Rules set safety requirements for work with electric installations, the use of PPE, and training
of employees involved in maintenance of such equipment, etc.
.Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social Development No. 72 of October 9, 2001, Approving POT
RM-020-2001 Cross-sectoral Rules on Health and Safety for Electric and Gas Welding Works,
October 9, 2001. – (ПОТ РМ-020-2001 Межотраслевые правила по охране труда при электро- и
газосварочных работах),
This Decree, herein cited as, “POT RM-020-2001”, defines hazards associated with welding work and
specifies requirements for welding safety under various conditions. It also addresses requirements for
the safe handling of carbon dioxide, argon, and other gases used in welding work.
.Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 36, of June 25, 2002, On Approval of Technological
Regulation on Conducting Certifications/Attestations of Welders and Specialists in the Welding
Industry/Production, June 25, 2002. – (“Технологического регламента проведения аттестации
сварщиков и специалистов сварочного производства” утвержден Постановлением
Госгортехнадзора России от 25 июня 2002 г. N 36),
This Decree addresses requirements pertaining to certifications/attestations for welders and specialists
working in the welding industry/production.
.Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 91 of June 11, 2003, on Approval of PB 03-576-03, Rules
of Installation and Safe Operation of Vessels Operating Under Pressure, June 11, 2003.
– (Постановление Госгортехнадзора России №91 ПБ 03-576-03 Об утверждении правил
устройства и безопасной эксплуатации сосудов, работающих под давлением),
This Decree sets requirements for the locations of pressure vessels for their safe operation and
maintenance.
This protocol section updates information contained in the prior version (2010). Specific additions,
deletions, and other changes made relative to the earlier version of the protocol are summarized in
Appendix 11-A.
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RUSSIA – EQUIPMENT, MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY .
Information to consider getting in advance:
Information to have facility personnel prepare or gather in advance:
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PART 2: PRE-AUDIT PREPARATION
• Site map or drawing.
• Electrical work permits, work lists for installations operating at less than 1000 V, and Logbook for
Operations under a Work Permit and by Assignment.
• Operational documentation for production equipment safety, specifying requirements (rules) for the
prevention of emergencies during installation, operation, and decommissioning of equipment.
• Welders’ certifications.
• Safety instructions and technological and operating documents for electric and gas welding.
• Order permits for any open flame for welding, cutting and heating of apparatus, vessels and pipes
containing any liquids, or gases under pressure that are filled with combustible or noxious
substances or relate to electro-technical devices.
• Blow-torch monthly inspection records, annual hydrostatic tests, and factory hydrostatic certificate.
• Gas flame apparatus inspection records.
• Certificates of Registration and technical data sheets for vessels under pressure.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in This Module
Russia - Equipment, Machine and Elect. Safety: Pre-audit Preparation
°C Degrees Centigrade M Meter
EH&S Environmental, Health and Safety M3
/hr Cubic meters per hour
GGTN Federal Committee for Mining and Mg/l Milligram per liter
Industrial Supervision (or Mm Millimeter
GosGorTekhNadzor) PPE Personal Protective Equipment
GOST Gosudarstvennyy standart (state USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
standards) V Volts
KV Kilovolt
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1. General Equipment Safety
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PART 3: RULEBOOK
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1.1 Does the facility ensure that movable parts of production equipment that may cause injuries are
guarded or are located so that workers cannot access them? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1,
1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.5]
Guide Note
• If guarding is not possible, an automatic warning alarm system, activated upon equipment start-up, and signal
colors and safety signs must be used. [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General
Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.5].
1.2 Does the facility ensure that elevating mechanisms and loading devices are constructed to
prevent the possibility of accidents resulting from the equipment’s power supply being
decreased or shut off? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General
Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.6]
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1.3 Does the facility ensure that parts of production equipment (including water and steam
pipelines, pneumatic systems, protective valves, cables, etc.) which, when damaged, may cause
emergencies, are guarded or located so they do not cause injury to employees or damage to
technical devices? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General
Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.8]
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1.4 Does the facility ensure that any equipment that uses electrical power is provided with devices
for electrical safety (e.g., guarding, grounding, insulation of current-carrying parts, emergency
switch-offs)? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety
Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.11]
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1.5 Does the facility ensure that any production equipment that emits any harmful substances (and
those presenting an explosion or fire hazard) and/or any harmful microorganisms is equipped
with, or connected to, devices or equipment to capture any such emissions? [GOST 12.2.003-
91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Section 2.1,
Article 2.1.14]
Guide Note
• The equipment must ensure that concentrations of harmful substances and microorganisms do not exceed the
values set by environmental standards and sanitary norms (the standards and norms are not further defined).
• When necessary, neutralization of emissions must be performed. If the combined containment/capture of
harmful substances and microorganisms presents any hazard, equipment for their separate capture must be
provided. [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements,
Section 2.1, Article 2.1.14].
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Russia - Equipment, Machine and Elect. Safety: Rulebook
1.6 Does the facility ensure that any parts of production equipment presenting a hazard are painted
in signal colors and marked with safety signs (as specified in GOST R 12.4.026-2001, of
January 1, 2003, Safety Colors, Safety Signs and Signal Marking, Purpose and Rules of
Application)? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety
Guide Note
• The requirements for safety signs are provided in the Subsection entitled, “Requirements for Safety Signs” in
Section 10.0 of this protocol..
1.7 Does the facility meet the following requirements pertaining to operating control systems:
[GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements,
Section 2.3, Articles 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.6, 2.3.10]
• Operational diagrams, descriptions, and other means of information on the proper sequence
for operational control activities are provided at working areas;
• A means for emergency shut off of the production process is provided in order to reduce
injury; and
• Alarm devices and warning signals are installed in process equipment?
Guide Note
• The emergency shut-off device must be painted in red, and must be a different shape and size than other
control devices. [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety
Requirements, Section 2.3, Articles 2.3.10].
1.8 Does the facility ensure that the design/construction or location of production equipment
prevents the possibility of employees coming into contact with hot or overcooled parts? [GOST
12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Section
2.1, Article 2.1.16]
Guide Note
• If this is not possible, operational documentation must include requirements for the use of personal protective
equipment (PPE). [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety
Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.16].
1.9 Does the facility meet the requirements for equipment operational documentation with respect
to production equipment safety? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial
Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Appendix, Section 3, Articles 3.1, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9,
3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.15, 3.16]
Guide Note
• Operational documentation must specify requirements (rules) for the prevention of emergencies during
installation, operation, and decommissioning of equipment. The documentation must include the following:
[GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Appendix,
Section 3, Articles 3.1, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.15 and 3.16]
– Specification of equipment fittings designed to ensure the safe operation of all work associated with
installation, operation, and decommissioning;
– Instructions for installation (and dismantling) and ways of preventing potential errors causing emergencies;
– Rules for equipment operation and actions to be taken in case of emergency;
– Methods for timely detection of failures of installed protection devices and for the appropriate response
actions or measures to be taken by employees;
– Procedures for technical maintenance;
– Rules for safe transportation and storage of production equipment;
– Rules for fire safety;
– Rules for electrical safety;
– Requirements for employee training; and
– Safety rules for disinfection, degasifying treatment, and deactivation.
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Notes: Certification for welding at facilities/operations that are classified as hazardous
industrial facilities must comply with Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 103 of June 19,
2003, on Approval of PD 03-615-03, Use of Welding Technologies for Preparation,
Construction, Repair and Reconstruction of Technical Structures at Hazardous Industrial
Facilities..
2.1 If any welding is conducted at the facility, do all welders possess a welding certification for the
specific type(s) of welding conducted? [Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 36, of June
25, 2002, On Approval of Technological Regulation on Conducting
Certifications/Attestations of Welders and Specialists in the Welding Industry/Production,
Section 1]
Guide Note
• Certification is based on passing a practical and theoretical exam issued by the GGTN (“Gosgortekhnadzor”)
in accordance with Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 36, of June 25, 2002, On Approval of
Technological Regulation on Conducting Certifications/Attestations of Welders and Specialists in the
Welding Industry/Production. [Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 36, of June 25, 2002, On Approval of
Technological Regulation on Conducting Certifications/Attestations of Welders and Specialists in the
Welding Industry/Production , Section 1, Article 1.9].
2.2 If electrical welding is conducted at the facility, does the facility ensure that the workers
comply with the following requirements: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993,
Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders
Performing Manual Welding, Item 1]
• Provide supervisors with a knowledge assessment certificate as evidence of knowledge of
safe working procedures; and
• Receive a safety helmet, specialized protective clothing, and specialized protective footwear,
as well as protective welding gloves, warming pads for work conducted while lying down,
and dielectric gloves for work in humid spaces?
Guide Note
• According to in-country consultants, the facility is expected to ensure that the PPE provided to workers (as
indicated in this question) is used; however, the legislation does not clearly state this..
2.3 If electrical welding is conducted at the facility, does the facility ensure that, when welders are
given a new job/task by the supervisor or the welding foreman (in Russian, “бригадир”), the
work area and equipment are inspected to ensure safe conditions and operation? [Gosstroi
Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of
Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 2]
.
2.4 If electrical welding is conducted in enclosed premises/areas of an operating facility, does the
facility ensure that additional measures are taken with regard to fire safety and ventilation of
the work zones? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-
93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual
Welding, Item 2]
Guide Note
• No additional measures are specified by Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-
66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding..
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2.5 If electrical welding work is conducted at a height greater than 1.3 meters, are protective fall
measures, as well as the appropriate means for accessing this work area, provided? [Gosstroi
Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 3-g]
Guide Note
• If these requirements are not met, the work is prohibited. [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993,
Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing
Manual Welding, Item 3].
2.6 Is electrical welding work prohibited in areas with fire-explosive conditions? [Gosstroi Decree
No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health
and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 3-d]
.
2.7 If electrical welding is conducted in the closed premises/areas of the facility, does the facility
meet the following requirements: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993,
Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders
Performing Manual Welding, Item 3-e]
• Such areas are provided with a ventilation system;
• Corrective measures to create safe working conditions are completed prior to initiating any
work; and
• Any non-conformances with safe working conditions are communicated to the supervisors
and the welding foreman immediately?.
2.8 If any electrical welding is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that work areas are located
at the following radial distances from the following sources: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of
November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for
Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 4-a]
• At least 5 meters from any fuel materials; and
• At least 10 meters from any explosive materials or structures?.
2.9 Does the facility ensure that electrical welding work is never conducted while on a step ladder?
[Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model
Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 4-
v]
.
2.10 Is electrical welding equipment located at the following minimum distances from the following
sources: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93
Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding,
Item 4-e]
• 0.5 meters from piping/hoses containing oxygen; and
• 1 meter from piping/hoses containing acetylene and other fuels?.
2.11 Are tanks that previously contained liquid fuel or oxygen cleaned, washed and dried for the
purpose of removal of dangerous concentrations of hazardous substances prior to commencing
electrical welding work? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI
R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing
Manual Welding, Item 6]
.
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2.12 Does the facility ensure that electrical welding on pressurized vessels is prohibited? [Gosstroi
Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 6]
.
2.13 Does the facility ensure that electrical welding (cutting) of freshly painted structures, parts and
fixtures is only conducted after they are completely dry? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of
November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for
Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 6]
.
2.14 Does the facility ensure that, in areas where multiple welders are working, each welder’s work
area is protected with a shield composed of non-combustible material that allows for the
passage of light (in Russian, “ограждать светонепроницаемыми щитами из несгораемого
материала”)? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93
Item 8]
.
2.15 Does the facility prohibit the simultaneous work of both an electrical welder (in Russian,
“электросварщик”) and a gas welder (i.e., for gas cutting) located inside the same enclosed
space or tank? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93
Item 8]
.
2.16 Upon completion of any electrical welding work, does the facility ensure that the following
requirements are met: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-
66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual
Welding, Items 14-a, 14-b, 14-g and 14-v]
• All electrical welding equipment is turned off;
• The work area is cleaned up and cleared of equipment;
• Equipment is collected and stored;
• No burning or hot areas are present (in Russian, “убедиться в отсутствии очагов
загорания”); and
• Any breaches of the safety requirements that occur during the work are communicated to
the supervisor or the foreman?
Guide Note
• If any burning or hot areas are present, they must be extinguished with water. [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of
November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric
Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 14-v]
• Question 2.17 through Question 2.26, which address POT RM-020-2001, pertain to stationary, portable and
movable electric and gas welding installations, equipped and used in enclosed premises or in the open air,
intended for fusion welding, surfacing, cutting and welding with the application of pressure, including the
following: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding
Works, Item 1.1.4]
– Arc and plasma welding, surfacing and cutting;
– Atomic hydrogen welding;
– Electron beam welding;
– Laser welding and cutting (welding and cutting by light beam);
– Electro-slag welding;
– Welding by resistance heating;
– Resistance or diffusion welding, arc resistance welding;
– Gas welding; and
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– Metal cutting.
• An un-official version of the full text of POT RM-020-2001 is available in Russian at: http://www.rmnt.ru
/docs/cat_pot/25914.details1.htm, last accessed in May 2012. The auditor may wish to review the full
document for additional details which are beyond the scope of this protocol, including specific types of
welding activities and design and work organization requirements such as the following:
– Part 2.2 - Requirements for welding processes using protective gases and their mixtures;
– Part 2.3 - Requirements for equipment for welding using carbon dioxide and mixtures of gases;
– Part 2.4 - Requirements for working with carbon dioxide gas;
– Part 2.5 - Requirements for equipment used for welding with inert gases;
– Part 2.6 - Requirements for working with argon;
– Part 2.8 - Requirements for resistance welding processes;
– Part 2.9 - Requirements for flux welding processes;
– Part 2.10 - Special requirements for technological processes;
– Part 2.11 - Safety requirements when carrying out gas welding work;
– Part 2.14 - Safety requirements when carrying out gas cutting and welding in closed vessels and
compartments;
– Part 2.15 - Safety requirements for the organization and performance of gas welding and gas cutting work,
depending on the type and method of welding and conditions of work;
– Part 2.20 - Work breaks/rest periods;
– Part 2.21 - Requirements for the choice and use of personal protective equipment (see Section 15.0 of this
protocol for general requirements);
– Part 3.1 - Requirements relating to the volume, layout and construction of premises;
– Part 3.2 - Requirements for lighting/illumination;
– Part 3.3 - Requirements for industrial premises and the microclimate/local work environment;
– Part 4.1 - Requirements for the arrangement of industrial equipment;
– Part 4.2 - Requirements for the organization of work stations; and
– Parts 5.1 - 5.13 Requirements pertaining to source materials and semi-finished products..
2.17 If any electric or gas welding is conducted at the facility, are the following requirements met:
[POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-
Welding Works, Items, 1.1.5 and 1.2.17]
• The facility has developed or obtained and complies with written safety instructions and
technological and operating documents (no document retention time is specified); and
• If the existing technology does not allow the levels of hazardous and noxious agents to be
reduced to levels below the maximum permissible values, welding, surfacing and cutting of
metals is prohibited unless workers are provided with collective protection equipment and
PPE that ensures their safety?
Guide Note
• Details on hazardous and noxious industrial agents pertaining to welding, surfacing and metal cutting are
addressed in further detail in Part 1.2 of POT RM-020-2001 (available as noted before this question)..
2.18 If any manual arc welding is conducted at the facility, is ventilation that meets the following
criteria provided to extract any hazardous and noxious agents: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-
sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Items 2.1.1, 2.1.2,
2.1.8 - 2.1.13]
• Indoor ventilation is determined by a calculation based on the number of the welders
working simultaneously and the quantity of welding material used by them;
• The speed of movement of the air at an indoor work station is between 0.7 and 2.0 m/s;
• The temperature of the air supplied by ventilation installations is not less than 20°C;
• When welding occurs indoors, air removed by the extraction facilities is extracted to the
exterior/outside;
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• If indoor local extraction or general ventilation is not possible, provisions are made for the
forced supply of clean air under the welder’s mask to achieve a rate of at least 6 - 8 m3
/hour
at a temperature that is not lower than 18°C; and
• Devices for providing protective gas are equipped with a gas shut-off device?
Guide Note
• Extraction of contaminated air into the premises may be allowed under exceptional circumstances by using
mobile extraction facilities. In such cases, the quantity of noxious substances extracted into the premises must
be considered when calculating total ventilation. [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health &
Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Item 2.1]
• Requirements for welding work with specific types of gas, which are beyond the scope of this protocol, are
provided in Parts 2.2 - 2.7 of POT RM-020-2001 (available as noted before Question 2.17)..
2.19 If any manual arc welding is conducted at the facility, does the facility ensure that the
following safety provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health &
Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Parts 2.1.3-2.1.7]
• Work stations at heights greater than 1.3 m are equipped with a guard not less than 1.1 m in
height, consisting of a handrail, one intermediate element and a guard board not less than
0.15 m thick;
• When work is simultaneously conducted at various heights vertically above one another,
personnel on the lower levels are protected from sparks of metal, and the accidental falling
of cinders and other objects;
• Locations where electric welding and gas welding work is carried out, and levels vertically
below such locations (in the absence of fireproof protective decking or decking protected
with a fireproof material) are cleared of combustible materials in a radius of at least 5 m,
and of explosive materials and equipment (gas generators, gas cylinders, etc.) in a radius of
not less than 10 m;
• Cables (wires) of electric welding machines are located at a distance of not less than 0.5 m
from oxygen pipes and not less than 1 m from pipes containing acetylene and other
combustible gases;
• Welding work in wells, test pits, enclosed and inaccessible spaces is carried out only with
an order-permit for carrying out highly hazardous work (issued by the employer); and
• The use of an open flame for welding, cutting and heating of apparatus, vessels and pipes
containing any liquids or gases under pressure that are filled with combustible or noxious
substances or relate to electro-technical devices is not permitted unless the following is
obtained:
– An agreement with the operating organization that includes measures to ensure safety;
and
– An order-permit?.
2.20 If the facility has welding processes on mechanized and conveyor production lines, does it
ensure that the following safety provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules
on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Items 2.7.9-2.7.13]
• A separate emergency command system is provided for welding and lifting and transport
operations on the lines;
• Equipment and remote controls for welding mechanized production lines are placed on the
same plane to prevent workers from moving vertically;
• The operator work station at the unified remote control is equipped with a chair, or seats
with backs, manufactured from non-thermal conductive materials;
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• Welding production lines are located in isolated sections of specially designed workshops
and buildings and neighboring work stations are fenced with fireproof partitions or
constructions of portals, consoles, etc. to safeguard workers; and
• Sections of production and conveyor lines are separated from neighboring sections, walls,
approach paths, etc. by passages?
Guide Note
• The construction of the chair in the third bullet to this question must meet the GOST 21889 standard. [POT
RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Item 2.7]
• See Part 2.7 of POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding
Works for additional details with regard to design and operational standards, including the application of
GOST 12.2.022, GOST 12.2.032, GOST 12.2.033, GOST 12.1.004, GOST 12.3.003, and GOST 12.2.033..
2.21 If soldering work is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that the following safety provisions
are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and
Gas-Welding Works, Items 2.12.1-2.12.6]
• The work station for such work is cleared of combustible materials, and structures of
combustible materials situated within a distance of less than 5 m are protected with screens
made of non-combustible materials or dowsed with water (or an aqueous solution of a
foaming agent etc.);
• Blow torches are kept in full working order;
• Blow torches are inspected at least monthly for strength and tightness, and the results and
dates of inspections are recorded in a special register; <RECORD KEEPING>
• Hydrostatic control tests are conducted on blow torches annually;
• Each blow torch has a certificate showing the results of the factory hydrostatic tests and the
permissible working pressure; <RECORD KEEPING>
• Safety valves on blow torches are adjusted for the set pressure, and pressure gauges are in
proper working order;
• Filling of blow torches with fuel and lighting them is performed in places specially intended
for these purposes;
• The blow torch fuel is free of foreign matter and water; and
• The following activities are prohibited:
– Use of gasoline or a gasoline and kerosene mixture as fuel for torches working with
kerosene, and use of kerosene or a kerosene and gasoline mixture for torches working
with gasoline;
– Increasing of the torch pressure reservoir when pumping air higher than the permissible
working pressure indicated on the certificate;
– Filling the torch with fuel more than 3/4 of the volume of its reservoir;
– Turning back the air screw and the filling plug when the torch is burning or has not yet
cooled; and
– Repairing, removing or filling a torch with fuel near a naked flame (including a lighted
match, cigarette etc.)?.
2.22 If metal cutting work is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that the following safety
provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for
Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.13]
• Metal spray coating and metal cutting work using propane, butane or natural gas or a naked
flame from other sources is only allowed at a (horizontal) distance at least as follows:
– 10 m from groups of cylinders (i.e., more than two) intended for carrying out gas flame
work;
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– 5 m from individual cylinders with oxygen and/or combustible gases; and
– From gas pipes of combustible gases and/or gasification stations situated in metal
cabinets, as follows:
1) In manual work - 3 m; and
2) In mechanized work - 1.5 m;
• Paint (especially lead-based paint), oil, scale and dirt is removed from metal for welding or
gas cutting to prevent spatter from the metal and contamination of the air by evaporation
and gases; and
• When welding and cutting painted, primed metal, the paint is cleared from the line of the
cut or seam and the width of the strip cleared of the paint is at least 100 mm (50 mm on
each side)?
Guide Note
• The use of a gas flame for clearing paint, as described in the last bullet to this question, is not permitted. [POT
RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.13]
• Additional safety requirements for cutting metal correspond to the requirements set out in Parts 2.6-2.9 of the
POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works
(available as noted before Question 2.17). [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for
Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Item 2.13.1].
2.23 If work using gas flames is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that the following safety
provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for
Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.16]
• Ventilation is provided to ensure noxious air is removed;
• Inspections are conducted on tightness, pressure, and the proper operational condition of the
apparatus and its parts prior to any work on metals;
• Work is stopped and the area is cleared of gas if leaks of oxygen or combustible gases
occur;
• The heating of frozen gas pipes is performed using only steam or hot water; the use of a
naked flame and electric heating is prohibited;
• Systems and pipes with oxygen are not filled unless they have been degreased;
• It is prohibited to install liquid seals of the open type on gas pipes for natural gas or
propane-butane. The level of liquid in a closed type seal is constantly maintained at the level
of the control cock. A check of the level of the liquid is conducted at least three times a
shift with the gas supply to the seal switched off;
• Combustible gas and oxygen cylinders are installed in a vertical position in special supports
and are firmly secured by clips or chains;
• Cylinder supports are covered by canopies to protect against falling oil (i.e., from a bridge
crane). The cylinders are situated at a distance of at least 1 m from the heating devices and
5 m from heat sources with naked flames; and
• In areas where gas working of metals takes place, there is no more than one spare full
cylinder of combustible gas and oxygen for each position, and no more than ten spare
oxygen and five spare acetylene cylinders?
Guide Note
• Additional design and supply-related safety requirements for conducting gas flame work are detailed in Part
2.16 of the POT RM-020-2001 Rules (available as noted before Question 2.17). [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-
sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.16].
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2.24 If any electric or gas welding is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that the following gas
cylinder safety provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health &
Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.17]
• When storing cylinders in open areas, canopies made of non-flammable materials are
provided to protect them from the effects of precipitation and direct sunlight;
• Cylinders containing combustible gas with footings are stored vertically in special housings,
cells and other devices to prevent them from falling over;
• Cylinders without footings are stored horizontally on frames or racks at heights not
exceeding 1.5 m and valves are covered by safety caps and pointed in the same direction;
• Empty cylinders are stored separately from full gas cylinders;
• Only persons who have received training in handling gas cylinders and are suitably qualified
are allowed to transport, store, deliver and receive them;
• When operating, storing and transporting oxygen cylinders, measures are taken to protect
the cylinders from contact with materials, workers’ clothing and cleaning materials that
contain traces of oil;
• Gas cylinders are protected from impacts and the effects of direct sunlight;
• Cylinders are placed at a distance of at least 1 m from heating appliances;
• Welding apparatus are disconnected during work breaks and at the end of the work shift;
• Hoses are detached and blow torches are depressurized at the end of the work shift; and
• Upon completion of the work, gas cylinders are placed in a separate location that is
designated for cylinder storage, which prevents unauthorized access?
Guide Note
• Gas cylinders must be stored and used in accordance with the requirements of the Rules on the arrangement
and safe operation of pressure vessels. [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for
Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Item 2.17.1].
2.25 If any electric or gas welding is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that the following
electrical safety provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health &
Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.18]
• Wires and cables for the supply of the electrical equipment of machines and installations
have reliable insulation and protection against mechanical damage;
• Electrical equipment of thermal cutting machines, workshop and inter-workshop gas pipes
and electric welding installations are grounded;
• The repair of thermal cutting machines and electric welding installations is prohibited when
such devices are live;
• Portable thermal cutting machines and electric welding installations are disconnected from
the electrical mains during transport;
• Control devices of thermal cutting machines are provided with legends or symbols
indicating the controlled object to which they relate, their intended uses and their conditions:
“on,” “disconnected,” “brake,” “motion,” etc.;
• The distance from welding lines to hot pipes and oxygen cylinders is at least 0.5 m and to
combustible gases, at least 1 m;
• In electric welding apparatus and their power sources, live parts are enclosed in protective
devices;
• The distance from welding wires to hot pipes and oxygen cylinders is at least 0.5 m and to
combustible gases, at least 1 m;
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• Enclosed spaces of reservoirs, boilers, metal containers, compartments etc., are lit with
lamps installed from outside, or hand held portable lamps of a voltage not exceeding 12 V
when carrying out welding, surfacing and cutting work;
• It is prohibited to leave a live electric welding tool at the work station;
• All personnel servicing electric welding installations and electric welders have undergone
the appropriate training (see Part 2.18 of the POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on
Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works); and
• If welding work is carried out inside containers, workers are provided with rubber dielectric
boots, gloves and a rubber helmet and when in a supine position, a rubber mat?
Guide Note
• The use of metal shields for the tasks described in the last bullet of this question is prohibited. [POT RM-020-
2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.18]
• See the Subsection entitled, “General Electrical Safety” for additional electrical safety requirements for
welding work and Part 2.18 of the POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for
Electrical and Gas-Welding Works (available as noted before Question 2.17) for design and operation
requirements that are beyond the scope of this protocol. [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health
& Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.18].
2.26 If any electric or gas welding, surfacing and/or cutting work is conducted at the facility, does it
ensure that the following fire safety provisions are met: [POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral
Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.19]
• Prior to beginning gas and electric welding work, an analysis of samples of air from the
upper parts of the premises is conducted to ensure that the content of acetylene does not
exceed 0.3 mg/l (i.e., the explosive concentration);
• Upon completion of gas and electric welding, surfacing and cutting work, workers do not
leave the work station until they have confirmed that no source capable of causing a fire is
present in the work area and in adjoining rooms;
• All workers are trained in the rules of extinguishing primary sources of fire and the correct
application of primary means of fire extinguishment;
• When carrying out gas and electric welding work, combustible structures are protected by
fixed or portable barriers and combustible floors are protected by metal sheets;
• Portable barriers are manufactured from steel sheet metal;
• Flammable organic solvents are only stored in a quantity approved by fire inspection
agencies; and
• In places where electric welding and gas flame working is carried out at lower levels (in the
absence of a non-combustible protective decking or decking protected with non-combustible
material), the areas are cleared of combustible materials in a radius of at least 5 m and of
explosive materials and equipment (gas generators, gas cylinders etc.) in a radius of at least
10 m?
Guide Note
• Additionally, facilities with gas and electric welding work, and work stations with workers engaged in
acetylene, oxygen and filling installations, must meet the following: the fire safety requirements in GOST
12.1.004; fire extinguishing requirements in the Russian Federation rules for fire safety; the fire inventory
requirements in GOST 12.4.009; and have a degree of fire resistance according to the fire safety classification.
[POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Item
2.19.1]
• Additional requirements are detailed in Part 2.19 of the POT RM-020-2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health
& Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works (available as noted before Question 2.17). [POT RM-020-
2001, Cross-sectoral Rules on Health & Safety for Electrical and Gas-Welding Works, Part 2.19]
...
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3. Hygienic Requirements for Hand-held Tools and the Work Organization
4. Safety During Forging and Pressing
.
.
3.1 Does the facility ensure that any work using hand-held tools complies with the following
requirements: [SanPin 2.2.2.540-96, Hygienic Requirements for Hand-held Tools and Work
Organization of July 6, 1996, Points 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4]
• For vibrating hand-held tools, a specific work procedure, based on vibration measurements
and observations, is developed and implemented by the appropriate department; and
• The work procedure includes the following elements:
– Total permissible time in contact with or working with vibrating hand tools;
– Length and time of required breaks or rest periods; and
– List of types of work or jobs that workers using vibrating tools may perform during
breaks from working with vibrating tools?.
3.2 Does the facility ensure that for any work using hand-held tools, PPE is provided and worn by
workers, as follows: [SanPin 2.2.2.540-96, Hygienic Requirements for Hand-held Tools and
Work Organization of July 6, 1996, Points 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6]
• For hand protection from vibrations, anti-vibration gloves are used;
• For hearing protection, individualized hearing protection devices are used;
• For protection from cold weather or other elements, lower temperature thermal protective
clothing is used; and
• In highly dusty environments or work areas, respirators or other means of respiratory
protection are used that are appropriate for protecting against the specific characteristics of
the given contaminant or dust type?
...
.
Notes: According to POT RM-003-97 Rules for Health & Safety for Performing Forge and
Press Works, Approved by the Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social Development No. 37
of July 9, 1997, the following hazardous factors may affect employees conducting forging and
pressing tasks: [POT RM-003-97 Rules for Health & Safety for Performing Forge and Press
Works, Approved by the Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social Development No. 37 of
July 9, 1997, Section 1, Article 1.3]
• Moving elements of production equipment, moving products, work pieces, and instruments;
• Sharp edges, roughness of work pieces, and instruments;
• Flying pieces of damaged equipment, or iron scale and materials;
• Harmful vapors and aerosols;
• Noxious fumes due to decomposition of lubricants;
• High voltage in electric circuits of equipment;
• Noise levels emitted from operating mechanical presses and hammers;
• Electromagnetic radiation;
• Vibrations (hammers);
• High temperatures of heating equipment, work pieces, and parts;
• Light and infrared radiation, when heating equipment and heated work pieces are exposed;
• Physical overexertion when transporting work pieces and equipment;
• Fire hazards; and
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5. Safe Operation of Vessels Under Pressure
• Explosion hazards.
An unofficial version of POT RM-003-97 Rules for Health & Safety for Performing Forge
and Press Works, Approved by the Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social Development
No. 37 of July 9, 1997 can be accessed at: http://lawrussia.ru/texts/legal_105
/doc105a132x581.htm (last accessed in May 2012)..
4.1 If the facility operates any forge and press equipment, does it provide the following safety
measures: [POT RM-003-97 Rules for Health & Safety for Performing Forge and Press
Works, Approved by the Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social Development No. 37 of
July 9, 1997, Section 2, Articles 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.12, 2.1.17, 2.13.5, 2.13.6, and 2.8.18]
• Instructions, located at work places, which describe safe working procedures for specific
equipment;
• Protective devices and guarding of hazardous zones associated with the equipment;
• Measures to ensure that no extraneous objects are left at work places (i.e., blocking and
cluttering of the work area is prohibited);
• Local ventilation systems for the removal of lubricant combustion products (e.g., from
hammers and presses used for drop stamping);
• If manual loading/unloading operations are conducted in areas where work equipment is
continuously operating, special devices preventing employees’ hands from entering the zone
of press operations;
• If equipment is operating in automatic mode, special spray guns for lubricant application;
• Power-driven/mechanized supply and withdrawal of any rods, sheets and other objects to
cutters and metal-sawing machines; and
• Separate metal boxes with covers for storage of both cleaning rags (i.e., for cleaning and
wiping) and waste rags?
Guide Note
• Additional details pertaining to forge and press equipment are addressed in POT RM-003-97 Rules for Health
& Safety for Performing Forge and Press Works, Approved by the Decree of Ministry of Labour and Social
Development No. 37 of July 9, 1997, available as noted at the beginning of this subsection.
...
.
.
5.1 If a facility operates vessels under pressure (e.g., tanks, drums, cylinders, vacuum chambers),
does it ensure that the vessels are installed as follows, and that the additional indicated
measures are complied with: [Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 91 of June 11, 2003, on
Approval of PB 03-576-03, Rules of Installation and Safe Operation of Vessels Operating
Under Pressure, Section 6, Articles 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2.1, 6.3.8 and 7.1.2]
• In open areas that are not frequented by employees;
• In isolated buildings;
• In premises adjoining production buildings where a main wall separates them;
• Certificates of registration of vessels under pressure issued by the State Mining and Safety
Operations Supervision are obtained for any pressure vessel;
• Technical data sheets for vessels under pressure include information on technical
diagnostics;
• Instruction is provided for employees who are responsible for the maintenance of vessels
under pressure; and
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6. General Electrical Safety
• Persons performing maintenance of vessels under pressure have certificates authorizing them
to perform maintenance of vessels under pressure?
Guide Note
• Technical diagnostics are performed after installation and periodically during operation. [Gosgortekhnadzor
(GGTN) Decree No. 91 of June 11, 2003, on Approval of PB 03-576-03, Rules of Installation and Safe
Operation of Vessels Operating Under Pressure, Section 6, Article 6.3.1]
• “Periodically” is not defined in Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) Decree No. 91 of June 11, 2003, on Approval of
PB 03-576-03, Rules of Installation and Safe Operation of Vessels Operating Under Pressure.
• The legislation does not specify whether certificates and technical data sheets must be retained.
...
.
Notes: The requirements in this subsection addressing POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001,
Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices pertain
to persons/workers who: maintain electrical installations; control switching systems; organize
and implement construction, assembly, alignment and repair of electrical installations; and
perform tests and measurements on electrical installations. [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1,
2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices,
Item 1.1.1]
Because many of the requirements of POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-
34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices pertain to specialized work
with electrical installations, only the more general requirements are addressed in this protocol
section. However, the auditor may wish to review the full text of POT RM-016-2001 of July 1,
2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices,
which is available in Russian in an un-official consolidated version at: http://files.stroyinf.ru
/Data1/8/8197/ (last accessed in May 2012), for additional requirements which are beyond the
scope of this protocol.
POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for
Electrical Installations/Devices consists of the following sections:
• Section 1 - General Principles;
• Section 2 - Organizational Measures Providing Safety Measures at Work;
• Section 3 - Technical Measures to Safeguard Operations Involving Disconnection of
Voltage;
• Section 4 - Safety Measures for Specific Types of Operations (e.g., Items 4.12.1 through
4.12.12 - requirements for storage batteries, and Item 4.15 - overhead transmission lines);
• Section 5 - Tests and Measurements;
• Section 6 - Spraying and Cleaning Live Insulators;
• Section 7 - Methods of Communication, Supervisory and Technological Control;
• Section 8 - Relay Protection and Power Control Devices, Measuring Devices, Energy
Meters, and Secondary Circuits;
• Section 9 - The Electrical Components of Thermal Control Systems and Thermal
Measurements and Protection Systems;
• Section 10 - Portable Electrical Instruments and Lamps, Manual Electric Machines, and
Decoupling Transformers;
• Section 11 - Operations Using Motor Vehicles, Load-Lifting Equipment, and Machinery
and Ladders at/with Electrical Installations;
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• Section 12 - Organization of Work Involving Delegated Personnel (i.e., personnel working
on active/operational electrical equipment; further defined in that section); and
• Section 13 - Approval of Personnel from Construction and Building Organizations for
Working in Operating Electrical Installations and in the Hazard Zones Associated with
Power Transmission Lines.
Additional requirements for electrical safety are set forth in the following documents; however,
these are beyond the scope of this protocol section and not further addressed:
• GOST 12.1.009-76 of January 1, 1977, Occupational Safety Standards System, Electricity
Safety, Terms and Definitions;
• Gosstandart Decree of the USSR No. 2582 of July 17, 1979, Electric Safety. General
Requirements and List of Types of Protection; and
• Gosstandart Decree of the USSR No. 4203 GOST 12.1.002-84 of December 5, 1984, Power
Frequency of Electrical Fields, Permissible Levels of Field Strength and Requirements for
Control at Work Places..
6.1 Prior to beginning any electrical work, have employees received training for their work tasks
and been tested on their knowledge? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-
34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Items 1.2.1 - 1.2.3]
Guide Note
• Electrical workers must also receive training on how to deal with electrical shocks. [POT RM-016-2001 of
July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item
1.2.4]
• POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical
Installations/Devices does not indicate who is responsible for providing training to employees; however, Law
No. 197-FZ December 30, 2001, Labor Code, [Law No. 68-FZ of December 21, 1994, on Protection of the
Population from Emergencies], Article 212, and Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labor Decree No. 1/29
of January 13, 2003, Procedures for Labor Safety Training and Testing of Knowledge of Occupational Safety
and Health Requirements, Article 1.7 indicate that the responsibility for compliance with training requirements
lies with the facility management..
6.2 Does the facility ensure that any employees responsible for electrical operations and who
perform specialized work have been tested on their knowledge of occupational health and
safety and have received a corresponding certificate? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001,
Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Items
1.2.5 - 1.2.6]
Guide Note
• Details on these certifications are available in Appendices 2 and 3 of POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001,
Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices (available as noted at the
beginning of this subsection)..
6.3 Are the doors of electrical installation premises, rooms, panels and wiring assemblies kept
locked? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules
for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 1.3.11]
.
6.4 Does the facility ensure that the keys to electrical installation premises comply with the
following requirements: [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-
00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 1.3.12]
• Are registered/assigned to on-site operational personnel, or if there are no on-site operational
personnel, to technical administrative personnel;
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• Are numbered and kept in a locked drawer;
• Are issued to personnel along with a receipt, including the following individuals:
– Personnel who are authorized to make individual inspections of the premises; and
– Work supervisors or foremen for their corresponding work area(s) only;
• Are returned at the end of the inspection or work day; and
• A spare set of keys is available?.
6.5 Are entries pertaining to the issuance and return of keys to electrical installation premises
recorded in a logbook? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-
00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 1.3.12] <RECORD KEEPING>
Guide Note
• The legislation does not specify for how long the logbook must be retained..
6.6 Does the facility issue a signed and individually-numbered work permit for any electrical
operations conducted at the facility, and does the permit include the following details: [POT
RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical
Installations/Devices, Item 1.4.1] <RECORD KEEPING>
• Permit number;
• Work site set-up procedure;
• Permission to set up work sites and clearance for working;
• Daily log for work clearance and time terminated;
• Log of any changes in work crew personnel;
• Registration of briefing and initial clearance?.
6.7 Is lighting in work areas evenly distributed so that workers are not blinded by lighting that is
excessively bright or concentrated? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-
34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 1.4.11]
.
6.8 Have employees been informed in writing about their entitlement to conduct an individual
inspection of the work premises, and of the specific rights and responsibilities of the following
individuals: [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety
Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 2.1.10]
• The issuer of the work permit or assignment;
• The clearance officer;
• The works supervisor; and
• The foreman or monitoring officer?.
6.9 Is a record of the work carried out under the work permit maintained in the “Logbook for
Operations under a Work Permit and by Assignment”? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001,
Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item
2.2.6] <RECORD KEEPING>
Guide Note
• Information in the logbook must include the following: [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD
153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Appendix 5]
– Assignment and work permit number;
– Site and operation designation;
– Names of foremen, supervisors and work crew members;
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– Name of the briefing supervisor;
– Safety measures;
– Briefing description; and
– Operation start and end dates.
• The legislation does not specify for how long the logbook must be retained..
6.10 If the facility has any installations operating at 1,000 V or less, is a work list containing the
following information compiled for any operations involving such installations: [POT RM-016-
2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical
Installations/Devices, Items 2.4.1 - 2.4.5] <RECORD KEEPING>
• All pre-authorized work during current operations that is permanently approved and does
not require additional directions, assignments or briefings;
• An indication of the types of operations that are authorized for site personnel; and
• The procedure for registering work authorized during current operations (e.g., notifying
superiors of the work and recording it in a logbook)?
Guide Note
• The work list must take into consideration the conditions under which safety is assured and under which it is
possible for work to be carried out independently, as well as the qualifications of employees. [POT RM-016-
2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices,
Item 2.4.3]
• The work list must be signed by the team leader and authorized by the head of the organization. [POT RM-
016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical
Installations/Devices, Item 2.4.1]
• The legislation does not specify a retention requirement for the work list..
6.11 Does the facility ensure that the following measures take place at the completion of an
electrical installation operations project: [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD
153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Items 2.11.1 and
2.11.5] <RECORD KEEPING>
• The foreman or monitoring officer ensures that the workers exit the site;
• Temporary screens, grounding systems, and safety signs/flags are removed from the site;
• The doors to the work area are locked;
• The foreman or monitoring officer records the end of the project under his/her signature in
the work permit;
• The works supervisor checks that the work is complete and records it in the logbook
described in Question 6.9; and
• After an inspection of the work site, the completion of the project is recorded in the
“Logbook for Operations under a Work Permit and by Assignment,” as described in
Question 6.9?.
6.12 When a work site is set up and the voltage is removed, does the facility take the following
steps: [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules
for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 3.0, initial paragraph and Item 3.2.1]
• Disconnects the voltage and ensures that switchgears cannot be inadvertently or
spontaneously activated;
• Attaches warning notices to manual control actuators and remote control keys of the
switchgear, including the following:
– Notices stating, “Do not switch on! Men at work!” (in Russian, “Не включать!
Работают люди!”) are hung as follows:
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1) On the actuator of each pole for single pole circuit breakers;
2) Attached to the screening for actuators controlled by a tie-stick; and
3) Displayed where fuses have been removed for coupling circuits operating at 1,000 V
or less;
– Signs stating, “Do not open! Persons working!” (in Russian, “Не открывать! Работают
люди”) are displayed on valves stopping airflow to pneumatic circuit breakers; and
– Signs are displayed on keys and push-buttons of local and remote control systems, and
on automatic devices where fuses in control circuits and power circuits supplying
switchgear actuators have been removed;
• Confirms the absence of voltage in current-carrying components, and grounds these
components to prevent electrical shock;
• Grounds the installation;
• Hangs warning notices stating, “Grounded” (in Russian, “Заземлено”); and
• Seals work sites, as necessary, where access to live components is possible?.
6.13 Is the absence of voltage confirmed by a voltage meter, and has the voltage meter been tested
for accuracy before use? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-
.
6.14 Are protective gloves worn when testing for voltage in electrical installations operating at
greater than 1,000 V? [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-
Guide Note
• In electrical installations operating at 35 kV and higher, the absence of voltage can be verified using an
insulating rod/pole, by touch-testing the live parts several times. [POT RM-016-2001 of July 1, 2001,
Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item 3.3.1]
• Indicators of a lack of tension are the lack of sparks and crackling of single circuit overhead power lines. For
voltages of 330 kV and above, a sign of lack of sufficient voltage is the lack of a corona. [POT RM-016-2001
of July 1, 2001, Approving RD 153-34.0-03.150-00, Safety Rules for Electrical Installations/Devices, Item
3.3.1]
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General Equipment Safety
.
PART 4: AUDIT QUICK CHECK
Use the following Audit Quick Check to determine whether a rulebook question complies, does not comply or is not
applicable to your operation. For more details or to check if there are Guide Notes related to a question, simply click the
question number to be taken back to the Rulebook.
SITE: DATE:.
ASSESSOR:
Does not1. . N/A Complies.
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.
.
comply
1.1 Does the facility ensure that movable parts of production equipment that may cause q q q
injuries are guarded or are located so that workers cannot access them? [GOST
12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety
Comments:
1.2 Does the facility ensure that elevating mechanisms and loading devices are q q q
constructed to prevent the possibility of accidents resulting from the equipment’s
power supply being decreased or shut off? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992,
Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.6]
Comments:
1.3 Does the facility ensure that parts of production equipment (including water and q q q
steam pipelines, pneumatic systems, protective valves, cables, etc.) which, when
damaged, may cause emergencies, are guarded or located so they do not cause injury
to employees or damage to technical devices? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1,
1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article
2.1.8]
Comments:
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N/A Complies Does not
Russia - Equipment, Machine and Elect. Safety: Audit Quick Check comply
1.4 Does the facility ensure that any equipment that uses electrical power is provided q q q
with devices for electrical safety (e.g., guarding, grounding, insulation of current-
carrying parts, emergency switch-offs)? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992,
Comments:
1.5 Does the facility ensure that any production equipment that emits any harmful q q q
substances (and those presenting an explosion or fire hazard) and/or any harmful
microorganisms is equipped with, or connected to, devices or equipment to capture
any such emissions? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment,
General Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.14]
Comments:
1.6 Does the facility ensure that any parts of production equipment presenting a hazard q q q
are painted in signal colors and marked with safety signs (as specified in GOST R
12.4.026-2001, of January 1, 2003, Safety Colors, Safety Signs and Signal Marking,
Purpose and Rules of Application)? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992,
Comments:
1.7 Does the facility meet the following requirements pertaining to operating control q q q
systems: [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment, General
Safety Requirements, Section 2.3, Articles 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.6, 2.3.10]
• Operational diagrams, descriptions, and other means of information on the proper
sequence for operational control activities are provided at working areas;
• A means for emergency shut off of the production process is provided in order to reduce
injury; and
• Alarm devices and warning signals are installed in process equipment?
Comments:
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Requirements for Welding
1.8 Does the facility ensure that the design/construction or location of production q q q
equipment prevents the possibility of employees coming into contact with hot or
overcooled parts? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1, 1992, Industrial Equipment,
General Safety Requirements, Section 2.1, Article 2.1.16]
Comments:
1.9 Does the facility meet the requirements for equipment operational documentation q q q
with respect to production equipment safety? [GOST 12.2.003-91 of January 1,
1992, Industrial Equipment, General Safety Requirements, Appendix, Section 3,
Articles 3.1, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.15, 3.16]
Comments:
2. .
.
.
.
.
2.1 If any welding is conducted at the facility, do all welders possess a welding q q q
certification for the specific type(s) of welding conducted? [Gosgortekhnadzor
(GGTN) Decree No. 36, of June 25, 2002, On Approval of Technological
Regulation on Conducting Certifications/Attestations of Welders and Specialists in
the Welding Industry/Production, Section 1]
Comments:
2.2 If electrical welding is conducted at the facility, does the facility ensure that the q q q
workers comply with the following requirements: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of
November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and
Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 1]
• Provide supervisors with a knowledge assessment certificate as evidence of knowledge of
safe working procedures; and
• Receive a safety helmet, specialized protective clothing, and specialized protective
footwear, as well as protective welding gloves, warming pads for work conducted while
lying down, and dielectric gloves for work in humid spaces?
Comments:
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2.3 If electrical welding is conducted at the facility, does the facility ensure that, when q q q
welders are given a new job/task by the supervisor or the welding foreman (in
Russian, “бригадир”), the work area and equipment are inspected to ensure safe
conditions and operation? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993,
Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric
Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 2]
Comments:
2.4 If electrical welding is conducted in enclosed premises/areas of an operating facility, q q q
does the facility ensure that additional measures are taken with regard to fire safety
and ventilation of the work zones? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22,
1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for
Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 2]
Comments:
2.5 If electrical welding work is conducted at a height greater than 1.3 meters, are q q q
protective fall measures, as well as the appropriate means for accessing this work
area, provided? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI
R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders
Performing Manual Welding, Item 3-g]
Comments:
2.6 Is electrical welding work prohibited in areas with fire-explosive conditions? q q q
[Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93
Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual
Welding, Item 3-d]
Comments:
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2.7 If electrical welding is conducted in the closed premises/areas of the facility, does q q q
the facility meet the following requirements: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of
November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and
Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual Welding, Item 3-e]
• Such areas are provided with a ventilation system;
• Corrective measures to create safe working conditions are completed prior to initiating any
work; and
• Any non-conformances with safe working conditions are communicated to the supervisors
and the welding foreman immediately?
Comments:
2.8 If any electrical welding is conducted at the facility, does it ensure that work areas q q q
are located at the following radial distances from the following sources: [Gosstroi
Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-66-20-93 Model
Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing Manual
Welding, Item 4-a]
• At least 5 meters from any fuel materials; and
• At least 10 meters from any explosive materials or structures?
Comments:
2.9 Does the facility ensure that electrical welding work is never conducted while on a q q q
step ladder? [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving TOI R-
66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders Performing
Manual Welding, Item 4-v]
Comments:
2.10 Is electrical welding equipment located at the following minimum distances from the q q q
following sources: [Gosstroi Decree No. 18-48 of November 22, 1993, Approving
TOI R-66-20-93 Model Instructions of Health and Safety for Electric Welders
Performing Manual Welding, Item 4-e]
• 0.5 meters from piping/hoses containing oxygen; and
• 1 meter from piping/hoses containing acetylene and other fuels?
Comments:
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