Sunday, November 6, 2016

Gas appliances in homes throughout Russia will check in a month – Interfax Russia

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Moscow. 6 Nov. INTERFAX – Hold on the entire territory of Russia inspection of the gas equipment in houses in the course of a month instructed the first Deputy head EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Stepanov.

“the President was instructed in the shortest possible time to audit all of house farms. Will ask for their schedules to adjust to in the course of this month to complete this work on all territory of Russia”, – said Vladimir Stepanov on Sunday on a conference call in the MOE in connection with explosion of household gas in one of the houses in Ivanovo.

Vladimir Stepanov instructed to carry out additional activities to inform the public, particularly the observance of safety measures when operating gas equipment.

As earlier reported, early Sunday morning as the result of a gas explosion and partial collapse of the two apartments and the roof in the first entrance of the 12-apartment building in Ivanovo killed five people, including a 4-year-old girl admitted to hospital four residents of the house with severe injuries. An explosion of gas occurred at 04:15 on Sunday. The house is registered for 19 persons who lived 21 people evacuated 15 people.

Previously, household gas exploded on 23 October in the multi-storey residential building in Ryazan. Killing seven people, including a child, and 13 wounded. A number of apartments were destroyed completely, some partially. The victims were found in 99 people from among the tenants of a house.

the same day, October 23, in the explosion of gas in a 2-storey residential house in the town of Yalutorovsk (Tyumen oblast), four people were injured, including a child.

November 2 issue of the gas equipment in residential buildings was raised at the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with government members. The head of state demanded to develop at the Federal level uniform requirements for organizations servicing the gas equipment in residential houses.

“we Have a number of violations related to the installation and operation of gas equipment are typical and have a permanent character”, – he said during the meeting with government members.

According to the head of state, “ironically, at the Federal level, no uniform requirements for companies engaged in maintenance of household gas equipment”.

“I would ask you, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (Minister of construction Mikhail Men – if), to think that you need to take in the near future to this backlash in the regulations was closed,” – said in this regard, the President.

In turn, Mikhail Men said that the state Duma adopted in the first reading a bill that gives the government the authority to approve the criteria that must be met by organizations that may engage in exploitation of household gas equipment.

According to him, currently, the use of such equipment can tackle almost any organization.

Mikhail Men, said that the main requirement to such organizations would be availability of skilled professionals and essential equipment.

in addition, according to the Minister, the development of the bill, which gives iminspector right of access to any premises to check the availability of illegally installed gas appliances.

“I will ask the administration to also follow these laws so that they were accepted,” – said the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

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