Expert review of design documentation for industrial safety
Who needs it and when
- You mine uranium. The design documents undergo an industrial safety expert review
- You mine solid minerals. The closure plan undergoes an industrial safety expert review
- You are building a new hazardous production facility (HPF – an industrial site classed as hazardous under Kazakhstan law), or expanding, reconstructing or modernizing an existing one. The design is approved by the authorized body
- The facility is being mothballed or decommissioned
- The design has been amended, or the technologies, methods or techniques of the work have changed. Approval has to be obtained again
Legal basis
- Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 188-V of 11 April 2014 "On Civil Protection", Articles 73 and 78adilet.zan.kz
- Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 125-VI of 27 December 2017 "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use", Articles 182, 216, 217 and 226adilet.zan.kz
- Rules for the Approval of Design Documentation for the Construction, Expansion, Reconstruction, Modernization, Mothballing and Decommissioning of a Hazardous Production Facility, Order of the Acting Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 454 of 16 September 2021adilet.zan.kz
Steps and timeframes
- 01
We determine the procedure
1 dayAn industrial safety expert review is required for the design documents of subsoil users (companies holding exploration or mining rights) under the Code "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use". Designs for other facilities go through approval.
- 02
Checking the design
We check the sections of the design against industrial safety requirements and prepare our comments before filing.
- 03
Expert review
We carry out the industrial safety expert review of the design documents and hand over the expert review report.
- 04
Filing for approval
1 dayWe file the application and an electronic copy of the design documentation through egov.kz (Kazakhstan's e-government portal).
- 05
Review
15 business daysThe outcome is an approval letter or a reasoned refusal. The public service is free of charge.
Total timeframeApproval takes 15 business days. We will give you the timeframe for the expert review and preparation after analysing the design
What we need from you
- Design documentation in electronic form
- Information about the facility: location, types of work, technologies used
- Expert review reports and approvals that you already have
- Your company's digital signature (EDS) for filing the application
Cost
Depends on the facility and the scope of work. We will give you a quote within 1 business day.
Send a request or message us on WhatsApp – we will review your information and quote the price and timeframe.
Frequently asked questions
For which designs is an industrial safety expert review mandatory?
For design documents for which the Code "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use" prescribes it: for example, uranium mining designs and closure plans for solid mineral mining. Designs for the construction, reconstruction, mothballing and decommissioning of other hazardous production facilities go through approval by the authorized body.
Who approves the design?
It depends on the facility. If it is located in two or more regions, the Industrial Safety Committee of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan approves it. In other cases, the territorial department does. Designs for social infrastructure facilities are approved by local executive bodies.
When does a design have to be approved again?
When the design documentation is amended, and when the types, technologies, methods or techniques of the planned work change.
How often is the closure plan for solid mineral mining updated?
The closure plan is amended no later than 3 years from the date of the latest positive expert review reports.
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