Compliance with the requirements of special permits (licenses) is under constant control

In accordance with the plans, supervisory and preventive work is systematically carried out by employees of the supervision and prevention sector of the Beshenkovichi District Department for Emergency Situations at the facilities of business entities registered and operating in the territory of the Beshenkovichi District. Attention is paid to the operability of fire alarm systems and fire alarm and evacuation control systems (hereinafter referred to as Systems).

The maintenance of these systems in the district is usually carried out by organizations that have a special permit (license) for the right to carry out activities to ensure fire safety (installation, commissioning, and maintenance of systems) based on bilateral agreements.

When carrying out technical maintenance of the systems, the requirements of TKhP 316 - 2011 "System for technical maintenance and repair of automatic fire extinguishing systems, smoke protection systems, fire alarm systems, fire alarm and evacuation control systems. Organization and procedure for carrying out work" are mandatory.

During the past period of 2022, as well as earlier, the following violations were mainly identified, committed by both the servicing organization and the system customers:

system passports were not drawn up, including taking into account repairs carried out (replacement of the control panel, detectors, wiring).

(cables), etc.);

quality control of system service is carried out without recording the control results in the logbook for system maintenance and current repair works;

planned maintenance of systems is not carried out in full compliance with the maintenance regulations No. 1 and No. 2, according to the system technological charts, operating instructions for technical means and technical specifications;

not all prescribed information is entered into the logbooks for system maintenance and current repair, reflecting all types of work;

upon completion of scheduled maintenance, including system restoration, the performed work is not presented to the responsible person of the Customer or a person replacing them by order of the Customer;

system maintenance (upkeep) is performed in the absence of design documentation;

operation of systems with damaged fire detectors, etc.

 

 

We also draw attention to the fact that, according to the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus, the following measures of responsibility are provided:

Article 24.36 "Violation of fire safety requirements":

Part 1: Failure of heads (officials) and employees of economic entities to fulfill their duties in the field of fire safety shall entail a fine of up to thirty basic units.

Part 6: Failure to comply with mandatory requirements during the technical maintenance of fire automation systems shall entail a fine of up to ten basic units, and for a legal entity – up to fifty basic units.

Owners of facilities, in order to maintain systems in working and proper condition, prevent costly repairs, etc., are recommended to analyze their condition, compliance with contractual relations with organizations, and additionally study regulatory documents, etc.

 

Additional information or consultation can be obtained from the employees of the supervision and prevention sector of the Beshenkovichi District Department for Emergency Situations at the address: Beshenkovichi urban settlement, Uritskogo str., 100, or by phone 8 (02131) 6 51 55.

                                               

 

 

Beshenkovichi District Department for Emergency Situations