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Order No. 270 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating the Regulation on the functional subsystem of guardianship and protection of forests of the unified state system of civil protection.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Forest service/forest officers Hazards Risk assessment/management Monitoring Forest fires
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regulation establishes the basis for the functional subsystem of guardianship and protection of forests of the unified state system of civil protection. The objectives of creating a functional subsystem are: (a) protection of the population and forests from emergency situations in peacetime and in a special period, reduction of material losses in case of their occurrence, coordination of measures related to the safe functioning of enterprises, institutions and organizations belonging to the sphere of management of the State Forestry Agency; (b) organization and implementation of civil protection measures related to forest protection; and (c) protection of employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations in the event of an emergency. The tasks of the functional subsystem are: (a) implementation of civil protection measures at enterprises, institutions and organizations; (b) ensuring the readiness of forces and means of enterprises, institutions and organizations for actions aimed at preventing the occurrence of and response to emergencies, implementation of measures to prevent the occurrence of emergencies or dangerous events; (c) organization and implementation of monitoring and forecasting the occurrence of emergency situations and their development, determining the risks of occurrence of emergency situations at enterprises, institutions and organizations; (d) timely and reliable informing of the interested bodies of the executive power and the population about the risk or occurrence of an emergency at enterprises, institutions and organizations; (e) carrying out rescue and other urgent works to eliminate the consequences of an emergency; (f) ensuring the planning of civil protection measures; (g) organization and conduct of exercises (training) of the management bodies of the functional subsystem and civil protection forces subordinated thereto; (h) development and implementation of measures aimed at ensuring the stable functioning of enterprises, institutions and organizations in a special period; (i) training of the population, personnel of enterprises, institutions and organizations regarding response and actions in the event of an emergency; (j) implementation of measures to shelter employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations in protective structures of civil protection; (k) development and implementation of programs and plans aimed at preventing natural disasters in forests and plans for civil protection; (l) creation, rational preservation and use of departmental material reserves necessary for prevention and response to emergencies at enterprises, institutions and organizations; and (m) carrying out, within the limits of the powers provided for by law, together with other bodies of the executive power, measures to counter risks and respond to emergencies related to fires in ecosystems.

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
zakon.rada.gov.ua