The Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor; russian: Федеральная служба по экологическому, технологическому и атомному надзору (Ростехнадзор)) is the supervisory body of the Government of Russia on

ecological Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

technological Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

, and

nuclear Nuclear may refer to: Physics Relating to the nucleus of the atom: * Nuclear engineering *Nuclear physics *Nuclear power *Nuclear reactor *Nuclear weapon *Nuclear medicine *Radiation therapy *Nuclear warfare Mathematics *Nuclear space *Nuclear ...

issues. Its functions include the passage of regulatory legal acts, supervision and oversight in the field of

environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...

, limiting harmful technogenic impact (including the handling of

industrial Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...

and consumer waste), safety when working with the subsoil (e.g.,

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...

), protection of the subsoil,

industrial safety Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at ...

atomic energy Atomic energy or energy of atoms is energy carried by atoms. The term originated in 1903 when Ernest Rutherford began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy. Isaac Asimov, ''Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos'', New York:1992 Plume, ...

safety (not including the development, preparation, testing, operation and use of nuclear weapons and military atomic facilities), the safety of

electrical Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described ...

and thermal facilities and networks (except for household facilities and networks), the safety of

hydraulic structure A hydraulic structure is a structure submerged or partially submerged in any body of water, which disrupts the natural flow of water. They can be used to divert, disrupt or completely stop the flow. An example of a hydraulic structure would be a da ...

s at industrial and energy sites; the safety of manufacturing, storage, and use of industrial explosives, and special state security functions in these areas. Russian Government Resolution № 404 of 29 May 2008 transferred Rostekhnadzor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment; previously, the service had been directly subordinate to the government. However, this was reversed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 23 June 2010, when he brought it back under the direct control of the government. In accordance with RF Government Resolution No. 54 of 1 February 2006, Rostekhnadzor was entrusted with oversight of the construction industry.

History

Rostekhnadzor was created in 2004, in a merger of the Federal Atomic Oversight Service and the Federal Technological Oversight Service. Environmental oversight functions were transferred to it after the Federal Environmental and Natural Resource Oversight Service was transformed into the Federal Natural Resources Oversight Service. The combined structure was initially headed by the former director of Federal Atomic Oversight, Andrey Malyshev, who was acting director of the new service for 18 months. From 5 December 2005 to 20 September 2008, the service was headed by Konstantin Pulikovsky, and from then until 2013 by . The current head of Rostekhnadzor is Aleksandr Trembitsky.

Structure

Since September 2009, Rostekhnadzor has consisted of a headquarters, 23 regional departments for industrial and environmental supervision in federal districts, 7 interregional departments for

and

radiation safety Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this". Expos ...

, and 4

technical support Technical support (abbreviated as tech support) is a call centre type customer service provided by companies to advise and assist registered users with issues concerning their technical products. Traditionally done on the phone, technical suppor ...

organizations. In turn, the Headquarters has 16 departments organized by function.

Service heads

*Andrey Malyshev (acting) — (2004—2005) * Konstantin Pulikovsky — (2005—2008) * — (2008—2013) *Aleksey Ferapontov (acting) — (2013—2014) * — (13 January 2014 — 30 March 2021) *Aleksandr Trembitsky — (since 30 March 2021)

References

Rostechnadzor Order No. 777 dated 26.12.2012
Rostechnadzor Order No. 777 dated 26.12.2012 of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision 'On approval of safety guidelines for oil stores and petroleum stores'

Rostechnadzor Order No. 778 dated 26.12.2012 of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision about approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Safety guidelines for storages of pressurized liquefied hydrocarbon gases and highly inflammable liquids'

Rostechnadzor Order No. 125 dated 29.03.2016 of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision about approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Safety rules for oil refinery and gas processing facilities'

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) Order No. 521 dated 11.12.2020 On approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Safety regulations for liquefied natural gas facilities'

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) Order No. 529 dated 15.12.2020 On approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Industrial safety requirements for petroleum and petroleum products storage facilities'

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) Order No. 531 dated 15.12.2020 On approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Safety rules for gas distribution and gas consumption networks'

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) Order No. 533 dated 15.12.2020 On approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'General rules on explosion protection for explosive and fire hazardous chemical, petrochemical plants and oil refineries'

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) Order No. 536 dated 15.12.2020 On approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Rules of industrial safety of equipment operating under gauge pressure'

Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) Order No. 500 dated 07.12.2020 On approval of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety 'Safety rules of chemically hazardous production facilities'

External links

Official website

Official website

Official Translations of Federal norms and regulations in the field of industrial safety, FNiP, Rostechnadzor orders into English

Official Translations of Rostechnadzor orders into English

Официальные перевод Приказов Ростехнадзора на английский язык
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