Article 19. Production control in the field of thermal energy of the Law on Thermal Energy

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1. Production control in the field of thermal power engineering (hereinafter referred to as production control) is carried out at heat power facilities of heat–producing and heat-transporting entities in a centralized heat supply system.

2. The objectives of production control are:

1) ensuring compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal power engineering;

2) monitoring of the safe operation of thermal power facilities and their constituent buildings, premises, structures;

3) ensuring the quality and reliability of heat supply, the safety of the heat supply system;

4) carrying out work by employees who have passed the knowledge test of the rules of technical operation and safety regulations;

5) maintenance of equipment, buildings and structures in a state of operational readiness;

6) timely preparation and implementation of repair and restoration works of heat-producing and heat-transporting entities, including in the autumn-winter period;

7) analysis and development of measures aimed at compliance with safety regulations;

8) identification of circumstances and causes of violations affecting the safety of work;

9) coordination of work aimed at preventing technological violations.

3. Heat-producing and heat-transporting entities in the centralized heat supply system develop regulations on production control.

A standard regulation on production control is being developed and approved by the authorized body.

4. An official exercising production control is appointed and dismissed by an act of the head of heat-producing and heat-transporting entities in coordination with the territorial subdivision of the state body for state energy supervision and control in terms of compliance with qualification requirements, work experience and position not lower than the head of the structural subdivision.

5. The official carrying out production control is obliged to:

1) to develop a work plan for the implementation of production control in the departments of heat-producing and heat-transporting entities;

2) to carry out production control over employees' compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal energy;

3) to organize and carry out safety checks for the operation of thermal power facilities and the production of works;

4) organize the development of action plans to ensure safety and eliminate technological violations;

5) to bring to the attention of employees of heat-producing and heat-transporting entities information on changes in the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal energy;

6) to make proposals to the head or the person replacing him, the heat-producing or heat-transporting entity on:

carrying out measures to ensure safety, eliminate violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal energy;

suspension of work carried out in violation of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal power engineering, endangering the life and health of employees, or which may lead to technological disruptions;

dismissal of employees who have not completed timely training and retraining in accordance with the rules of technical operation and safety regulations;

7) submit monthly, by the 10th day of the month following the reporting month, or upon request (in cases of accidents and failures of the first degree), a report in accordance with the tasks of production control to the territorial divisions of the state body for state energy supervision and control;

8) exercise other powers stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of thermal power engineering.

6. The official exercising production control has the right to:

1) unhindered access to thermal power facilities and their constituent buildings, premises, and structures at any time of the day;

2) receive documents (information) on paper and electronic media or copies thereof, as well as access to automated databases (information systems).

This Law regulates public relations arising in the process of production, transportation, sale and consumption of thermal energy for municipal and industrial needs, as well as the high-quality functioning and development of heat supply systems and state regulation in the field of thermal energy.

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