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Law No. 160 “On industrial safety of hazardous production sites”.

Country/Territory
Kyrgyzstan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Energy, Environment gen., Mineral resources
Keyword
Hazards Environmental audit Inspection Hazardous substances Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force one month after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Law sets forth legal, economic and social grounds for ensuring safe operation of hazardous industrial sites, prevention of technological disasters and accidents, and alertness of operating organizations for mitigation of the consequences thereof. The scope shall be to ensure safety of technological processes at hazardous industrial sites, i.e. those processing hazardous substances, including inflammable substances, fuels and toxic substances. Safety of hazardous industrial production sites shall be based upon regular inspections, expertise and environmental audit. Each case of industrial accident shall be subject to technical investigation. State supervision over compliance of operators with the provisions of this Law shall be performed by the competent public authority.

Full text
Russian
Website
cbd.minjust.gov.kg

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 202 Technical Regulation “On industrial safety”.

Legislation | Kyrgyzstan | 2013

Keyword: Hazards, Right to clean/healthy environment, Public health, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX