Order of the Minister of Internal Affairs No. 673 "On approval of safety requirements for gas supply system facilities"

Country / jurisdiction: Kazakhstan · Year: 2017 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

This Order establishes requirements for the safety of gas supply system facilities:

when operating gas supply systems;

when operating gas supply systems in special natural and climatic conditions;

explosion safety during operation of gas distribution system facilities and gas consumption of thermal power plants and boiler houses, which apply to boiler plants with a steam capacity of 35 t/h and above and hot water boiler plants with a thermal capacity of 50 Gcal/h and above;

in case of gas-hazardous work;

during the localisation and elimination of accidents.

Under the Order, in case of detection of gas contamination of structures on the gas pipeline route or gas leakage:

the emergency dispatch service and the management of the service are immediately notified;

immediate measures are taken to warn the surrounding people about gas pollution and the inadmissibility of using open fire, using electrical appliances and the need to ventilate the premises;

instrumentation checks and ventilation of gassed basements, basement and first floors of buildings, wells and chambers of underground structures (communications) in a 15-meter and 50-meter zone are organized, in personal protective equipment for the organs of vision and breathing.

Official source: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1700015986