State supervision, permitting and declaration of hazardous production facilities
Scope
This domain tests the supervisory cycle: who inspects, what permits are needed, and when an industrial safety declaration is mandatory. State control is exercised by MES's industrial safety committee under the Entrepreneurial Code's risk-based inspection rules. Permitting is split between registration, licences for specific activities, expert review conclusions and declaration acceptance.
Core rules
- HPFs are entered in the state register; changes trigger re-registration.
- Inspections are scheduled by risk category; unscheduled inspections require legal grounds and notice rules.
- An industrial safety declaration is prepared for class I and II HPFs and includes hazard analysis, risk assessment and mitigation measures.
- The declaration undergoes expert review by an accredited organization.
- Certain activities and technical devices require permits or licences separate from registration.
Worked example
A new class II gas-processing facility is being commissioned. Reasoning: identify and register the HPF first. Because it is class II, prepare the declaration and obtain expert review before commissioning. Check whether the activity needs a separate licence or permit. Confirm liability insurance and production control are in place. An inspector should see a consistent chain: register entry, class, declaration, expert conclusion, insurance and commissioning permission. A missing expert conclusion is a substantive defect, not a paperwork gap.
Traps
- Assuming every HPF needs a declaration; class III and IV generally do not.
- Confusing a licence with a registration certificate or expert conclusion.
- Ignoring inspection notice and grounds rules under the Entrepreneurial Code.