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Ministerial Decree No. 731 validating Technical Regulation on safety of coals and production processes related to mining, processing, storage and transport thereof.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Coal Mining Transport/storage Certification
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree shall be applicable to: (a) black coal, lignite or brown coal, cleaned coal and coal bricks; and (b) processes of mining, extraction, processing, storage, and trade of coals. Main risk factors shall be: (a) noise pollution; (b) radioactive pollution of coals and mines; (c) fire and explosion risks; (d) air and water pollution. Coals and derivates thereof shall comply with technical standards set by this Technical Regulation. Coal product quality certificate shall contain the following information: (a) product name; (b) country and place of origin; (c) legal address of the producer (supplier); (d) production code, lot number, gross weight and production date; (e) term of storage; (f) classification according to the national classifier; (g) dimension of pieces; and (h) data on compliance document.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.government.kz