Carrying out certification of workplaces according to working conditions allows the employer to determine how safely the activities of his employees are organized. Currently, all employers, with the exception of individuals without an individual entrepreneur, must hold this event.

Evaluation of working conditions and certification of workplaces

It should be noted right away that at present, such a concept as “workplace certification” is not used in legislative acts, it was replaced by “special assessment of working conditions” from 01/01/2014. But in everyday life, the phrase “worker certification” is still more often used places."

At their core, these two concepts are identical, and one and the other implies a special set of measures aimed at identifying harmful and dangerous factors in a particular workplace.

Currently, the current law on attestation of workplaces is the Federal Law “On the Special Assessment of Working Conditions” dated December 28, 2013 No. 426-FZ (hereinafter referred to as the Law).

Certification of workplaces: validity period

The frequency of certification of workplaces is as follows:

• Scheduled special assessment once every 5 years.
• Unscheduled as needed.

Unscheduled certification of workplaces can be carried out in the following cases:

• the emergence of new jobs,
• an accident or occupational disease due to exposure to hazardous factors,
• changes in the technological process,
• order of the GIT inspectors or at the suggestion of the representative body of workers.

For such situations, Article 17 of the Law establishes a deadline of 6 to 12 months for an unscheduled special assessment, depending on the reason that caused it.

Another question that arises for employers who, prior to the entry into force of the Law, had attestation of workplaces: for how many years is such an inspection valid, is it necessary to conduct a special assessment instead? The law states that if there are no prerequisites for an unscheduled assessment, the attestation will be valid for 5 years. That is, if enterprises conducted it before the end of 2013, they need to conduct a special assessment for the first time only in 2018.

Certification of workplaces: who conducts

According to Article 8 of the Law, a special assessment of jobs is organized by the employer with the participation of a company that has the right to carry out such work.

The organization involved has a number of requirements:

• The list of activities must contain the OKPD code for attestation of workplaces: 71.20.19.130 (according to the classifier OK 034-2014).

• The company must employ at least 5 certified experts.
• The structure of the company should include a special accredited laboratory for measurements and samples.

In order to be sure that the company entrusted with the inspection meets the stated requirements, you need to check its presence in a special list, which is located on the ]]> website of the Ministry of Labor ]]> .

How to conduct a workplace assessment yourself

Currently, employers are not entitled to carry out certification of workplaces without the involvement of employees of a company that has the appropriate license. Otherwise, the results of such a special assessment will not be valid.

How is workplace certification carried out?

The procedure for attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions involves the following activities:

• Issuance of an order for certification, in which a commission and deadlines are appointed.
• A list of jobs subject to special assessment is determined. Here it is necessary to take into account the frequency of certification of workplaces. Only those places are checked, the period of the previous evaluation of which expires.
• Direct work is carried out to study the documentation, measurements and sampling.
• A report is drawn up, which includes an attestation card and a summary sheet. All the activities carried out are entered into them and a conclusion is made about the safety of the workplace with the assignment of a certain class.

The results of the special assessment should be made known to interested employees.

Workplace attestation card for working conditions

This is a consolidated document in which all information about the workplace being checked is entered, and indicate the level (degree) of exposure to certain factors, for example, the level of APFD (in the certification of workplaces, this abbreviation combines all aerosol substances that may be in the air).

Penalty for the lack of certification of workplaces in 2018

If the employer evades the special assessment or violates its procedure, an administrative penalty is imposed on him. The penalty for the lack of attestation of workplaces is charged under paragraph 2 of Article 5.27.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and amounts to:

• 5000 - 10,000 rubles. for officials and entrepreneurs.
• 60,000 - 80,000 rubles. for organizations.

At the same time, the payment of a fine does not relieve the perpetrator of certification.

How to pay for certification and return part of the funds spent on it

As a rule, the question of cost accounting arises for budgetary organizations that pay for the certification of workplaces. KOSGU (Classification of Public Sector Operations) in this case refers to Article 220 “Payment for works, services” (Order of the Ministry of Finance dated July 1, 2013 No. 65n).

Another question is how can certification of workplaces be partially compensated? The FSS allows you to pay for it from contributions for "injuries". To do this, you need to submit the appropriate package of documents to the Fund. You can receive funds both for the work already done and for the planned one. The main condition is the absence of debts on insurance premiums.

Certification of workplaces in terms of working conditions includes a set of procedures, measurements and calculations that make it possible to determine how safe a particular workplace is. This procedure should be carried out by all employers with a certain frequency. What are the deadlines for certification of workplaces regulated by Law No. 426-FZ (On conducting a special assessment) . Its types are divided into planned and unscheduled.

Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation
dated April 26, 2011 No. 342n
"On Approval of the Procedure for Certification of Workplaces
working conditions"

In accordance with Article 209 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1 (part 1), art. 3; No. 30, art. 3014, 3033; 2003, No. 27 (part 1), art. 2700; 2004, No. 18, item 1690; No. 35, item 3607; 2005, No. 1 (part 1), item 27; No. 13, item 1209; No. 19, item 1752; 2006, No. 27 , item 2878; No. 41, item 4285; No. 52 (part 1), item 5498; 2007, No. 1 (part 1), item 34; No. 17, item 1930; No. 30, item 3808; No. 41, item 4844; No. 43, item 5084; No. 49, item 6070; 2008, No. 9, item 812; No. 30 (part 1), item 3613; No. 30 (part 2) ), Article 3616; No. 52 (part 1), Article 6235, 6236; 2009, No. 1, Article 17, 21; No. 19, Article 2270; No. 29, Article 3604; No. 30, Art. 3732, 3739; No. 46, item 5419; No. 48, item 5717; No. 50, item 6146; 2010, No. 31, item 4196; 52 (part 1), item 7002; 2011, No. 1, 49) and subparagraph 5.2.65.2. Regulations on the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated June 30, 2004 No. 321 (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2004, No. 28, Art. 2898; 11 (Part 1), Article 1036; No. 15, Article 1555; No. 23, Article 2713; No. 42, Article 4825; No. 46, Article 5337; No. 48, Article 5618; 2009, No. 3 378; No. 2, 244; No. 6, 738; No. 12, 1427, 1434; No. 33; 4083, 4088; No. 43, 5064; No. 45, 5350 ; 2010, No. 4; Art. 394; No. 11, Art. 1225; No. 25, Art. 316; No. 26, Art. 3350; No. 31, Art. 4251; No. 35, Art. 4574; No. 52 (p. 1), art. 7104; 2011, No. 2, art. 339; No. 14, art. 1935, 1944), I order:

1. Approve the procedure for attestation of workplaces for working conditions in accordance with the appendix.

2. To put into effect the Procedure for attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions, approved by this order, from September 1, 2011.

3. Carrying out attestation of workplaces for working conditions before the entry into force of this order is carried out in accordance with the Procedure for attestation of workplaces for working conditions, approved by order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated August 31, 2007 No. "On approval of the procedure for attestation of workplaces for working conditions "(registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on November 29, 2007 No. 10577). The results of certification of workplaces in terms of working conditions, carried out in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated August 31, 2007 No. , are valid until the next certification of workplaces in terms of working conditions.

4. Recognize invalid from September 1, 2011 the order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated August 31, 2007 No. "On approval of the procedure for attestation of workplaces for working conditions" (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on November 29, 2007 No. 10577).

Application
to the order of the Ministry of Health
and social development of the Russian Federation
dated April 26, 2011 No. 342n

The procedure for attestation of workplaces for working conditions

I. General provisions

1. The procedure for attestation of workplaces for working conditions (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure) establishes the requirements for attestation of workplaces for working conditions (hereinafter referred to as certification), registration and use of certification results.

The requirements of the Procedure apply to employers - legal entities and individuals (with the exception of employers - individuals who are not individual entrepreneurs) (hereinafter referred to as the employer), as well as organizations providing services for attestation of workplaces (hereinafter referred to as the attesting organization), regardless of their organizational and legal forms and forms of ownership.

2. Certification is carried out in order to assess working conditions at workplaces and identify harmful and (or) dangerous production factors.

3. The results of certification are used for the purposes of:

development and implementation of measures to bring working conditions in line with state regulatory requirements for labor protection;

establishment of employees engaged in hard work, work with harmful and (or) dangerous and other special working conditions, reduced working hours, annual additional paid leave, increased wages;

informing employees about working conditions in the workplace, about the existing risk of damage to health, about measures to protect against exposure to harmful and (or) dangerous production factors and relying on employees engaged in heavy work, work with harmful and (or) dangerous and other special conditions labor, compensation;

monitoring the state of working conditions in the workplace;

occupational risk assessment;

providing employees with personal protective equipment that has passed mandatory certification or declaration of conformity, as well as collective protective equipment;

preparation of statistical reporting on working conditions and compensation for work in harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions;

confirmation of compliance of the organization of work on labor protection with state regulatory requirements for labor protection;

preparation of contingents and a list of names of persons subject to mandatory preliminary (when entering a job) and periodic (during employment) medical examinations (examinations) of employees;

calculation of discounts (surcharges) to the insurance rate in the system of compulsory social insurance of employees against industrial accidents and occupational diseases;

resolving the issue of the relationship of the disease with the profession in case of suspicion of an occupational disease, as well as in establishing the diagnosis of an occupational disease;

consideration of issues and disagreements related to ensuring safe working conditions for employees;

sanitary and medical support for employees in accordance with the requirements of labor protection;

substantiation of labor restrictions for certain categories of workers;

bringing the names of positions (professions) into line with the names indicated in the All-Russian Classifier of Professions of Workers, Positions of Employees and Wage Categories;

justification for planning and financing measures to improve working conditions and labor protection at the employer, including at the expense of funds for compulsory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases;

collection and processing of information on the state of conditions and labor protection of employers.

4. Employer's workplaces* are subject to certification, including workplaces organized upon the creation of a legal entity or registration of an individual as an individual entrepreneur, as well as those organized upon completion of construction, reconstruction, technical re-equipment of production facilities, production and introduction of new equipment or new technologies that affect the levels of indicators of the factors of the production environment and the labor process (hereinafter referred to as newly organized jobs**), which employ workers whose labor function provides for:

work with equipment, machines, mechanisms, installations, devices, devices, vehicles;

operation, maintenance, testing, adjustment and repair of equipment, machines, mechanisms, installations, devices, devices, vehicles;

work with sources of danger that can have a harmful effect on the employee, determined by the certification commission based on the criteria for assessing working conditions;

use of electrified, mechanized or other hand tools;

storage, movement and (or) use of raw materials and materials.

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* With the exception of workplaces where employees are exclusively employed on personal electronic computers (personal computers) and (or) operate desktop-type copiers, single stationary copiers used periodically, for the needs of the organization itself, other office organizational equipment, as well as household appliances that are not used in the technological process of production.

** A newly organized workplace should be defined in the structure of the organization by the relevant executive technical documentation and local regulations of the employer (acceptance certificate, staffing, process instructions, work instructions and other documents).

Certification of newly organized jobs in accordance with projects for construction, reconstruction, technical re-equipment of production facilities, production and introduction of new equipment, introduction of new technologies should be carried out after reaching the indicators and characteristics provided for by these projects, but no later than one year from the date of creation of new workers places.

5. The attestation commission, created by the employer and functioning in accordance with Section II of the Procedure, has the right to make a reasoned decision not to measure and evaluate the factors of the working environment and the labor process (hereinafter referred to as measurements and assessments) if the implementation of these measurements and assessments threatens the safety of employees when they perform the main job or specialists of the certifying organization performing measurements and assessments. The specified reasoned decision is drawn up in writing, signed by the members of the attestation commission and attached to the attestation materials.

If a decision is made not to carry out measurements and assessments, the working conditions at these workplaces are classified as hazardous working conditions.

6. Responsibilities for ensuring the certification are assigned to the employer* 1 .

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*1 Article 212 Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1 (part 1), art. 3; 2004, No. 35, art. 3607; 2006, No. 27, art. 2878; 2008, No. 30 (part 1), art. 3613; 2009, No. 1, item 21).

Certification is carried out jointly by the employer and the certification organization involved by the employer to perform certification work on the basis of a civil law contract.

Certifying organization - a legal entity accredited in the prescribed manner * 2 as an organization providing certification services and performing measurements and assessments on the basis of a civil law contract with an employer, as well as assessing the compliance of working conditions with state regulatory requirements for labor protection, carried out in accordance with with section III of the Procedure, execution and preparation of an attestation report.

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* 2 Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated April 1, 2010 No. 205n "On approval of the list of services in the field of labor protection, the provision of which requires accreditation, and the Rules for the accreditation of organizations providing services in the field of labor protection" (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on June 29, 2010 No. 17648), as amended by the order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated September 10, 2010 No. 794n "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated April 1, 2010 No. 205n" On approval of the list of services in the field of labor protection, for the provision of which accreditation is required , and the rules for accreditation of organizations providing services in the field of labor protection" (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on October 4, 2010 No. 18605).

The attesting organization must be an independent person in relation to the employer, at whose workplaces this attesting organization conducts attestation.

The employer has the right to attract several certification organizations to perform certification work. At the same time, certification work can be distributed between certification organizations both by the number of workplaces subject to certification, and by the types of work performed at these workplaces.

7. When conducting certification, the employer has the right to demand from the certification organization:

documentary confirmation of accreditation for the right to provide services in the field of labor protection in terms of certification of workplaces by providing a notification (copy of the notification) on the inclusion of the attesting organization in the register of organizations providing services in the field of labor protection;

carrying out measurements and assessments in accordance with the current regulatory legal acts.

During certification, the employer must:

assist the certifying organization in the timely and complete conduct of certification, provide the necessary information and documentation, provide oral and written explanations at the request of the certifying organization on issues related to the purposes of certification, and also request information necessary for certification from third parties;

not take deliberate actions aimed at narrowing the range of issues to be analyzed and assessed during certification, as well as at hiding (restricting access) to information and documentation on issues related to the goals of certification requested by the certification organization;

not to approve the attestation report containing the documents specified in paragraph 44 of the Procedure section, not signed by representatives of the attesting organization that are members of the attestation commission.

During certification, the certifying organization:

determines the methods for carrying out measurements and assessments on the basis of the current regulatory legal acts and this Procedure, as well as the quantitative and personal composition of specialists conducting measurements and assessments;

examines in full the documentation related to the organization of work to ensure the requirements of labor protection at the employer, at whose workplace certification is carried out;

requests and receives from the employer (his representative) clarifications on issues that have arisen during the certification;

refuses to conduct attestation in the event that the employer fails to provide the necessary documentation or the employer refuses to provide the conditions required by the regulatory documentation for measurements and assessments.

When carrying out attestation, the attesting organization is obliged to provide, at the request of the employer, justifications for the conclusions made by the attesting organization based on the results of attestation.

8. The terms for re-certification are established by the employer, based on the following:

a) at the workplaces specified in paragraph of the Procedure, where, based on the results of the previous certification, harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions were established, as well as at workplaces with the presence of production factors and work, during which it is mandatory to conduct preliminary and periodic medical examinations (examinations ), certification is carried out at least once every five years;

b) at the workplaces specified in paragraph of the Procedure, where, according to the results of the previous certification, working conditions are recognized as safe (optimal or acceptable), certification is not carried out, except for cases of unscheduled certification in accordance with paragraphs - of the Procedure.

The term for re-certification is counted from the date of completion of the previous certification.

The date of commencement of the next certification is the date of issuance of the employer's order on the approval of the composition of the certification commission and the certification schedule.

II. The procedure for preparing for the certification of workplaces for working conditions

9. To organize and conduct certification, the employer creates an certification commission, and also determines the schedule for the certification work.

10. The certification commission includes representatives of the employer, a labor protection specialist, representatives of the elected body of the primary trade union organization or other representative body of workers, representatives of the certification organization.

As representatives of the employer, the attestation commission may include heads of structural divisions of the organization, lawyers, personnel specialists, labor and wages specialists, chief specialists of the organization, medical workers and other employees.

When carrying out certification in organizations classified in accordance with the current legislation as micro-enterprises and small businesses, the certification commission includes the employer (his representative), representatives of the certification organization, representatives of the elected body of the primary trade union organization or other representative body of employees (if any), representatives organizations or a specialist engaged by the employer under a civil law contract to carry out the functions of the labor protection service (labor protection specialist).

The certification committee is headed by a representative of the employer.

11. The composition of the attestation commission, as well as the schedule for the attestation work, are approved by order of the employer.

12. Attestation commission:

carries out management and control over the certification at all its stages;

forms a set of regulatory legal and local regulations, organizational, administrative and methodological documents necessary for attestation, and organizes their study;

draws up a list of jobs subject to certification, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure, with the allocation of similar jobs * 3 and an indication of the factors of the working environment and the labor process, the risk of injury and the provision of the employee with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment (hereinafter referred to as PPE ), which must be measured and evaluated based on the characteristics of the technological process, the composition of the production equipment, the raw materials and materials used, the results of previous measurements of indicators of harmful and (or) hazardous production factors, the requirements of regulatory legal acts, as well as the places where these measurements are taken;

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*3 Similar jobs for the purposes of the Procedure are jobs that are characterized by a combination of the following features: professions or positions of the same name; performance of the same professional duties while maintaining the same type of technological process in the same mode of operation; use of the same type of production equipment, tools, fixtures, materials and raw materials; work in one or more similar premises or outdoors; use of the same type of ventilation, air conditioning, heating and lighting systems; the same location of objects (production equipment, vehicles, etc.) in the workplace; the same set of harmful and (or) hazardous production factors of the same class and degree; equal provision of personal protective equipment.

prepares proposals for bringing the names of professions and positions of workers in line with the requirements of the Unified Tariff and Qualification Guide for Works and Occupations of Workers and the Unified Qualification Guide for Positions of Managers, Specialists and Employees* 4 ;

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*4 Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 31, 2002 No. 787 "On the procedure for approving the Unified Tariff and Qualification Directory of Works and Professions of Workers, the Unified Qualification Guide for the Positions of Managers, Specialists and Employees" (Sobraniye Zakonodatelstva Rossiyskoy Federatsii, 2002, No. 44, Art. 4399, 2003, No. 52 (part 2), item 5066).

assigns a number to each workplace* 5 ;

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* 5 Each workplace is assigned a unique serial number (no more than 8 characters: from 1 to 99 999 999).

fills in and signs attestation cards;

prepares proposals (if necessary) on introducing amendments and (or) additions to the employment contract in terms of the employer's obligation to provide the employee with PPE, establish an appropriate work and rest regime, as well as other guarantees and compensations established by law for working with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions;

based on the results of certification, develops an action plan to bring working conditions in line with state regulatory requirements for labor protection * 6 .

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* 6 The plan of measures to bring working conditions in line with state regulatory requirements for labor protection indicates the sources of financing of measures, the timing of their implementation, performers and eliminated harmful and (or) hazardous production factors for specific workplaces.

III. The procedure for assessing the compliance of working conditions with state regulatory requirements for labor protection

Assessment of compliance of working conditions with state regulatory requirements for labor protection

13. Assessment of compliance of working conditions with state regulatory requirements for labor protection includes:

assessment of compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards;

assessment of the injury risk of workplaces;

assessment of the provision of employees with PPE;

a comprehensive assessment of working conditions in the workplace.

Assessment of compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards

14. Assessment of the compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards is carried out by specialists of the certification organization.

15. During certification, all factors of the production environment and labor process available at the workplace, characteristic of the technological process and equipment used at this workplace, are subject to assessment.

The list of factors of the working environment and the labor process to be assessed is formed on the basis of state regulatory requirements for labor protection, the characteristics of the technological process and production equipment, the raw materials and materials used, the results of previous measurements of indicators of harmful and (or) hazardous production factors, as well as suggestions from employees .

16. Assessment of the compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards is carried out by instrumental measurements and assessments of the levels of factors of the production environment and the labor process in the course of the implementation of regular production (technological) processes and (or) regular activities of the organization.

When carrying out the assessment, the measurement methods provided for by the current regulatory enactments, as well as the measuring instruments verified in the prescribed manner, must be used.

17. Assessment of compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards is carried out in accordance with the criteria for assessing and classifying working conditions.

18. Measurements and assessments are drawn up in a protocol. Measurement and assessment protocols are drawn up for each factor to be assessed.

The protocol must contain the following information:

full or abbreviated name of the employer;

the actual address of the location of the employer;

identification number of the protocol* 7 ;

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* 7 The protocol identification number must be unique for a given workplace. The protocol coding system is determined by the certifying organization.

the name of the workplace, as well as the profession, position of the employee employed at this workplace, according to the All-Russian Classifier of Occupations of Workers, Positions of Employees and Wage Categories (hereinafter - OK 016-94);

date of measurements and assessments (their individual indicators);

name of the structural unit of the employer (if any);

the name of the certifying organization, information about its accreditation (registration number in the register of accredited organizations providing services in the field of labor protection, and the date of entry into the register), as well as information about the accreditation of the testing laboratory of the certifying organization (date and number of the accreditation certificate);

name of the measured factor;

information about the measuring instruments used (name of the device, tool, serial number, validity period and number of the verification certificate);

methods for carrying out measurements and assessments, indicating the regulatory documents on the basis of which these measurements and assessments are carried out;

details of regulatory legal acts (name of the type of act, name of the body that issued it, its name, number and date of signing) regulating maximum allowable concentrations (hereinafter referred to as MAC), maximum allowable levels (hereinafter referred to as MPC), as well as standard levels of the measured factor;

place of measurements, indicating the name of the workplace in accordance with the list of workplaces subject to certification, with the application, if necessary, of a sketch of the room in which measurements are taken, indicating the location of the equipment and drawing on it the point (s) of measurements (sampling);

normative and actual value of the level of the measured factor and the duration of its impact at all measurement sites;

class of working conditions for this factor;

conclusion on the actual level of the factor at all measurement sites, the final class of working conditions for this factor.

For each factor or group of factors, protocols of measurements and assessments are drawn up for a separate workplace, which are an integral part of the Workplace Certification Card for working conditions (hereinafter referred to as the Card), the sample form of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure, and Recommendations for filling out the Workplace Certification Card for working conditions - Appendix No. to the Order. At the same time, in the upper right corner of the protocols, the inscription "to line 030" is made. It is allowed to register the results of measurements and assessments for one specific factor or group of factors in one summary protocol for a group of workplaces. In this case (in the case of drawing up a protocol for measurement points), the names of workplaces (professions, positions), the duration of exposure to production factors, classes of working conditions and a conclusion on the actual levels of factors may not be included in the consolidated protocol. In this case, the table of the actual state of working conditions is additionally filled in the Map.

19. The protocol of measurements and assessments is signed by the specialists of the certifying organization who carried out them, as well as by the responsible official of the certifying organization and certified by the seal of the certifying organization.

Workplace injury risk assessment

20. Assessment of the injury risk of workplaces is carried out by specialists of the certification organization.

21. The objects of assessment of the injury risk of workplaces are:

production equipment;

fixtures and tools used in the implementation of technological processes;

Compliance of employee training on labor protection with established requirements* 8 .

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* 8 Decree of the Ministry of Labor of Russia and the Ministry of Education of Russia dated January 13, 2003 No. 1/29 "On Approval of the Procedure for Training in Occupational Safety and Testing the Knowledge of Occupational Safety Requirements for Employees of Organizations" (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on February 12, 2003 No. 4209).

22. The assessment of the injury hazard of workplaces is carried out for the compliance of the objects specified in clause 21 of the Procedure with labor protection requirements, failure to comply with which may lead to injury to workers, including:

requirements for protection against mechanical impacts;

requirements for protection against the effects of electric current;

requirements for protection against exposure to high or low temperatures;

requirements for protection against toxic effects of chemicals.

23. When assessing the injury hazard of production equipment, the presence and compliance with regulatory requirements is checked:

set of operational documentation;

means of protecting workers from the impact of moving parts of production equipment, as well as flying objects;

fencing of elements of production equipment, the damage of which is associated with the occurrence of danger, including the presence of clamps, interlocks, sealing and other elements;

signal coloring and safety signs;

signaling devices for violations of the normal functioning of production equipment, means of emergency stop, including the presence of devices that make it possible to exclude the occurrence of dangerous situations in the event of a complete or partial interruption of power supply and its subsequent restoration, as well as damage to the power supply control circuit (spontaneous start-up upon restoration of power supply, failure to execute an already issued command to stop );

protection of electrical equipment, electrical wiring from various kinds of influences.

24. Assessment of the injury risk of production equipment is carried out by analyzing technical documentation containing safety requirements for the performance of work, external inspection of production equipment during normal operation for compliance with its condition with the requirements of current regulatory legal acts on labor protection.

25. The assessment of the injury risk of tools and devices is carried out by external examination and verification of the compliance of their condition with the requirements of regulatory legal acts on labor protection.

26. When assessing the injury hazard of production equipment, as well as tools and fixtures, the availability of certificates or declarations of compliance with safety requirements may also be checked.

27. The results of the assessment of the injury risk of the workplace are documented in the protocol for assessing the injury risk of the workplace, a sample of which is provided in Appendix No. to the Procedure.

When assessing the injury hazard of workplaces that have facilities controlled by federal executive authorities authorized to conduct state supervision and control in the established field of activity, the protocols for assessing the injury hazard of workplaces should additionally indicate the presence of the necessary permits for the commissioning of production equipment and (or) its individual components. parts into operation, passing technical examinations.

The protocol for assessing the injury hazard of the workplace is signed by the specialists of the certifying organization who carried out the assessment, as well as by the responsible official of the certifying organization and certified by the seal of the certifying organization.

28. According to the results of the injury risk assessment, working conditions are classified as follows:

1 class of injury risk - optimal (no non-compliance with labor protection requirements has been identified at the workplace; work related to the repair of production equipment, buildings and structures, high-risk work and other work requiring special training in labor protection, or there is no production equipment and tool)

2nd class of injury risk - acceptable (at the workplace, not a single non-compliance with labor protection requirements has been identified; work is being carried out related to the repair of production equipment, buildings and structures, high-risk work and other work requiring special training in labor protection; production equipment is operated with an exceeded service life (depleted resource), however, this is not prohibited by special safety requirements for this equipment; damage and (or) malfunctions of protective equipment have been identified that do not reduce their protective functions);

3rd class of injury hazard - dangerous (one or more non-compliance with labor protection requirements was revealed at the workplace).

Assessment of the provision of workers with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment

29. The assessment of the provision of PPE employees is carried out by specialists of the certification organization.

30. An assessment of the provision of PPE employees is carried out if there are results of an assessment of the compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards and an assessment of the injury risk of the workplace.

31. The assessment of the provision of PPE employees is carried out through the consistent implementation of the following procedures:

comparison of the range of actually issued PPE with the corresponding standard norms for the free issue of PPE to employees;

checking the availability of certificates (declarations) of compliance with PPE issued to employees;

verification of the established procedure for providing employees with PPE* 9 ;

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* 9 Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated June 1, 2009 No. 290n "On approval of the Intersectoral rules for providing workers with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment" (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on September 10, 2009 No. 14742), as amended by order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated January 27, 2010 No. 28n (registered with the Ministry of Justice Russia March 1, 2010, No. 16530).

assessing the compliance of the issued PPE with the actual state of working conditions at the workplace.

32. The assessment of the provision of PPE workers at the workplace is documented by the protocol for assessing the provision of PPE workers at the workplace, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure, except in cases where the issuance of PPE is not provided for by the standard norms for the free issue of PPE to employees and is not required by the actual state of working conditions .

33. When assessing the availability of PPE for employees, an additional assessment of the effectiveness of the PPE issued to the employee * 10 can be carried out.

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* 10 The effectiveness of the PPE issued to the employee is confirmed by the fulfillment of the requirements of labor safety standards, which define a set of measures to ensure the effective use of PPE in the workplace.

34. The workplace is considered to meet the requirements for the provision of employees with PPE, subject to the requirements of this section of the Procedure. In the presence of one or more non-compliances, the workplace is considered not to meet the requirements for providing employees with PPE.

35. The protocol for assessing the provision of workers with PPE at the workplace is signed by the specialists of the certification organization who conducted the assessment, as well as the responsible officer of the certification organization and is certified by the seal of the certification organization.

Comprehensive assessment of the state of working conditions at the workplace

36. A comprehensive assessment of the state of working conditions at the workplace includes the results of assessments:

a class (subclass) of working conditions established based on the results of an assessment of the compliance of working conditions with hygienic standards;

class of working conditions according to injury risk;

provision of workers with PPE.

37. If the working conditions at the workplace comply with hygienic standards, if the assessment of the injury risk of the workplace does not reveal non-compliance with the requirements of labor protection and the compliance of the workplace with the requirements for the provision of workers with PPE, the workplace is recognized as certified with a comprehensive assessment of working conditions "complies with state regulatory requirements for labor protection".

38. If the working conditions at the workplace do not comply with hygienic standards and (or) when assessing the injury risk of the workplace, the workplace does not meet the requirements of labor protection, and (or) does not meet the requirements for providing employees with PPE, the workplace is recognized as certified with a comprehensive assessment of working conditions "does not comply with state normative requirements of labor protection".

39. When classifying working conditions at the workplace as hazardous working conditions, the employer immediately develops and implements a set of measures aimed at reducing the level of exposure to hazardous factors in the working environment and the labor process or at reducing the time of their exposure.

IV. Features of the certification of certain types of jobs

40. Assessment of harmful and (or) hazardous production factors at similar workplaces is made on the basis of data obtained during the certification of 20% of such workplaces from the total number of workplaces (but not less than two).

If at least one job that does not meet the criteria of similarity is identified, 100% of these jobs are evaluated. After this assessment, a new list of jobs is determined, taking into account the results of measurements and assessments. For similar jobs, one job attestation card for working conditions is filled out, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure.

Working conditions and measures to improve them, established for at least one workplace out of 20% of similar workplaces, are the same for all similar workplaces.

41. Certification with territorially changing work areas (hereinafter referred to as non-stationary jobs), where the work area is considered to be a part of the workplace equipped with the necessary means of production, in which one or more workers perform a work or operation of a similar nature, is carried out by preliminary determination of typical technological operations with a stable set and magnitude of harmful and (or) hazardous production factors and subsequent evaluation of these operations. The execution time of each operation is determined by an expert (based on local regulations), by interviewing employees and their immediate supervisors.

42. When performing work at the workplace that is not contained in the qualification characteristics of a particular profession (position), but included by the order of the employer or the employment contract in the job duties of an employee of this profession (position), all types of work performed by the employee at this workplace are subject to assessment.

43. Peculiarities of attestation are established by the local regulatory act of the employer, developed on the basis of the Procedure, agreed with the primary trade union organization or other representative body of the employee.

V. The procedure for processing the results of attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions

44. The results of the attestation are drawn up by the attestation commission in the form of an attestation report, to which are attached:

an order to create an attestation commission and approve the schedule for the attestation work;

a list of jobs subject to certification in terms of working conditions, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure;

workplace attestation cards for working conditions, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure, drawn up in accordance with the Recommendations for filling out a workplace attestation card for working conditions in accordance with Appendix No. to the Procedure, with protocols of measurements and assessments;

a summary sheet of the results of attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure;

a summary table of classes of working conditions established based on the results of attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions, compensations that must be established in this regard for employees, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure;

an action plan to improve and improve working conditions * 11, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure;

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* 11 The action plan for the improvement and improvement of working conditions is signed by the chairman of the attestation commission and, after agreement with the labor protection committee (commission), trade union or other representative body authorized by employees, is submitted to the employer for approval.

minutes of the meeting of the attestation commission based on the results of attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions (final), a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure;

information about the certifying organization, a sample of which is provided for in Appendix No. to the Procedure, with a copy of the documents for the right to carry out measurements and assessments by the certifying organization (accreditation certificate with an appendix establishing the scope of accreditation of the testing laboratory; copies of the notice of inclusion in the register of accredited organizations providing certification services );

minutes of meetings of the attestation commission;

conclusion(s) based on the results of the state examination of working conditions (if any);

order (s) of officials on the identified violations of the Procedure (if any).

The attestation commission considers the attestation report within ten calendar days from the date of its receipt, signs the minutes of the meeting of the attestation commission based on the results of attestation of workplaces for working conditions (final) and transfers it along with the attestation report to the employer (his representative).

The employer, within ten working days from the date of receipt of the specified protocol and the attestation report, signs an order to complete the attestation and approve the attestation report, and also acquaints the employee with the results of the attestation of his workplace against signature.

45. After the certification, the employer, within 10 calendar days from the date of issuance of the order to complete the certification and approve the certification report on paper and electronic media, sends a summary sheet of the results of certification of workplaces for working conditions, as well as information about the certification organization to the state labor inspectorate in subject of the Russian Federation.

46. ​​The documents specified in paragraph 45 of the Procedure, on electronic media, are transferred in the prescribed manner by the certifying organization to the federal system for collecting, processing and storing data.

Certification reports are kept by the employer within the time limits established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. The place and order of storage of reports is determined by the employer.

VI. The procedure for conducting unscheduled certification of workplaces for working conditions

47. Unscheduled certification is carried out:

in the event of an employee, a representative of an elected body of a primary trade union organization or another representative body of employees applying to the employer for certification at the relevant workplace;

according to the results of the state examination of working conditions, conducted in order to assess the quality of certification;

in accordance with the order issued to the employer by the federal executive body authorized to conduct supervision and control over compliance with labor legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labor law norms, and its territorial bodies (state labor inspectorates in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation).

48. The employer is obliged to conduct an unscheduled certification also in the following cases:

implementation of measures to bring working conditions in line with state regulatory requirements for labor protection, as well as measures to improve working conditions;

replacement of production equipment;

technological process changes;

changes in the means of collective protection.

49. The results of unscheduled certification are drawn up in accordance with paragraphs - of the Procedure. At the same time, a new attestation card is issued for each workplace, taking into account changes and additions.

50. In the case of the commissioning of newly organized workplaces, the assessment of the factors of the production environment and the labor process, the assessment of the injury hazard of the workplace and the provision of workers with PPE are carried out in full in accordance with the Procedure.

51. In the event that, based on the results of the state examination of working conditions, conducted in order to assess the quality of certification, non-compliance of certification materials with state regulatory requirements, the certification commission develops and implements a set of measures to bring the certification materials in line with the expert opinion.

VII. Final provisions

52. Responsibility for the certification, reliability and completeness of the provision of information to the state labor inspectorate in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation rests with the employer. Responsibility for the reliability of measurements and assessments rests with the employer and the certifying organization.

53. State supervision and control over compliance by the employer with this Procedure is carried out by the federal executive body authorized to supervise and control compliance with labor legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labor law norms, and its territorial bodies (state labor inspectorates in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation ).

54. The state examination of working conditions in order to assess the quality of certification is carried out by the federal executive body authorized to conduct state supervision and control over compliance with labor legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labor law norms, and by the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the field of labor protection in the manner prescribed by law.

55. Control over compliance by employers with the Procedure in subordinate organizations is carried out in accordance with Articles 353 and 370 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation by federal executive authorities, executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments, as well as trade unions, their associations and those under their jurisdiction technical labor inspectors and authorized (trusted) persons for labor protection.

Application No. 1

to the Procedure for attestation of workplaces
according to working conditions, approved. by order
Ministry of Health
and social development of the Russian Federation
dated April 26, 2011 No. 342n

Certification of workplaces according to the new law is replaced by a special assessment of working conditions(SUT) is a check of working conditions, organization of measures for their safety, determination of the presence of a health hazard. The SOUT rules are regulated by Federal Law No. 426-FZ of December 28, 2013 and the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. In this article, we will consider how certification of workplaces is carried out according to working conditions, what are the goals of the assessment, what order and list of necessary documents.

The purpose of the certification or special assessment of working conditions

The audit is carried out in order to bring the working conditions to the established standards. For this you need:

• Monitor the status of jobs;
• Change the amount of insurance premiums in case of injury;
• Make a list of people who need to undergo a medical check;
• Provide personnel with protective equipment;
• Change the work schedule for those working in harmful conditions (reduce the working day, establish additional leave, etc.);
• Change the technology of the process or suspend the operation of the workshop;
• Bring the names of positions in line with the All-Russian Classifier of Occupations;
• Apply sanctions for violations of labor protection.

Who evaluates working conditions

Every employer of any form of ownership is obliged to organize certification(individual entrepreneur, legal entity). It is carried out by an attestation commission and an accredited organization attracted by the enterprise on a paid basis. The composition of the commission is approved by the employer, it includes:

Tasks of the commission:

• Manage and control all stages of the audit;
• Collection of necessary documents and their study;
• Drawing up a list of jobs that will be checked;
• Checking the compliance of the names of professions and positions with the Unified Directory;
• Numbering of workplaces;
• If necessary, propose changes to the obligations of the employer in the employment contract (providing protective equipment, changing the work schedule, providing bonuses to wages for harmfulness, etc.);
• Develop a plan to bring places in line with regulations.

An accredited organization is an independent entity. An employer may involve several organizations.

• Tasks of the attesting accredited organization:
• Determine the measurement methods and the composition of the specialists who will produce them;
• Examine the documents that provide working conditions;
• Request for clarification on emerging issues.

According to the contract, the attesting accredited organization must:

• Make the necessary measurements;
• Assess the compliance of places with standards;
• Compile an inspection report.

An accredited organization has the right to refuse to conduct an audit if it does not provide the necessary documents or if there are no conditions for measurements.

According to Federal Law No. 426, ed. dated 01.01.2014, the following requirements are imposed on accredited organizations that carry out the SOUT:

• License to carry out SOUT.
• The composition should include at least five experts with certificates and at least one expert with a higher education in any of the specialties: a general hygienist, a laboratory research specialist, an occupational health doctor.
• Availability of an accredited research laboratory.

If the organization does not meet the requirements, then its decision will be invalid.

Timing of the audit

The schedule of inspections is approved by the employer, between inspections the period must be at least five years. The next certification is still carried out, even if the results of the previous one showed full compliance with the standards. New places are certified no later than 60 days after the start of their operation.

There are situations when a check is carried out outside the plan:

• When changing equipment;
• When changing raw materials and materials;
• In case of industrial injuries or accidents;
• When making changes to technology;
• When taking measures to improve working conditions and bring them to the relevant standards;
• When changing protective equipment;
• At the suggestion of a trade union member;
• According to the results of the state examination;
• When new jobs appear.

The certification process

There are three stages of certification, this is an assessment: hygiene standards, injury risk, security. Based on the results of certification, a comprehensive assessment is concluded. When checking workplaces in production, the impact of the following factors is checked: biological, chemical and physical. When assessing the conditions of labor activity, the intensity of labor and its severity are checked.

Stage 1. Hygiene assessment

It is carried out in accordance with the guidelines: R 2.2.013-94 and R 2.2.2006-05. Sanitary conditions for work are assessed, whether hygiene rules are observed, whether there are any violations by the employer, whether all conditions for the safety of the employee have been created. Laboratory examinations and sampling are carried out.

According to the results of the assessment, labor conditions are divided into 4 classes of harmfulness: optimal, permissible, harmful and dangerous.

Stage 2. Injury assessment

During the assessment, working equipment is checked, namely: operational documents; is there any protection when working on this equipment; the presence of fences, signal markings, blocking, etc.; serviceability of signals about breakage, emergency start, interruption of power supply, etc.; protection of equipment and electrical wiring from external influences. The tools and fixtures necessary for the work are assessed, whether they comply with the standards.

The Commission is guided by the following requirements for protection against: mechanical impacts, exposure to electricity, toxic chemicals, exposure to temperatures, etc. After the evaluation, the working conditions are divided into three classes: optimal, acceptable, dangerous.

Stage 3. Assessment of personal protective equipment

Employees of the company must be provided with the necessary protective equipment. They must meet the following requirements: to have certificates, comply with regulations, meet actual working conditions. If at least one non-compliance with the procedure is found, the workplace is considered not provided with protective equipment.

Final assessment of working conditions

Upon completion of certification, a comprehensive assessment of working conditions is carried out, based on the results of all three stages. After that, a final decision is made - whether the workplace meets state regulatory requirements or does not.

Penalties for violation of the rules for a special assessment of working conditions

Responsibility for the conduct and accuracy of the data lies with the employer. In case of violation, an administrative fine is imposed in the amount of 50 to 80 thousand rubles. The amounts of administrative fines that came into effect on January 01, 2015 are presented in the table below.

A simple example #1 of determining the punishment for violating the rules for attestation

The company introduced new jobs on May 01, 2016. The employer began to conduct certification of new jobs on August 01, 2016. Are there any violations? What will be the punishment?

There is a violation, since the verification must be carried out within 60 days from the date of the introduction of new jobs. An administrative fine in the amount of 80,000 rubles is imposed on the organization.

Workplaces subject to certification

All workplaces in the organization are subject to certification. The exception is similar (similar) jobs. If the enterprise has such places, then only a part of them is evaluated, namely only 20%, but not less than two.

Similar places must meet the following criteria:

• Positions and professions have the same names;
• Unified technology of work, process;
• A single list of responsibilities;
• Work on the same equipment, using the same raw materials, fixtures, tools, inventory, etc.;
• Similar working premises (either this is one room for all, or it is work in the open air);
• Similar working conditions have been created (air temperature, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, lighting, etc.);
• Same work schedule
• The layout of the equipment is the same;
• Harmfulness of production of one class and one type;
• The same protective equipment.

One attestation card is issued for similar places. The result of the assessment (elimination of deficiencies, improvement measures, premiums for harmfulness, etc.) applies to all similar places.

Example #2. Classifying jobs as similar

The sewing factory employs 8 seamstresses. They have the same working conditions, the same sewing machines, work technology, the same job titles, the same work schedule and the raw materials (materials) used. Are the jobs similar and how many jobs need to be assessed?

8 jobs are similar. 20% of places, but not less than two, must pass certification.

8 * 20% = 1.6, so you need to check 2 similar working metas. If, as a result of checking these places, a decision is made to improve working conditions, then this decision will be extended to all 8 places.

Documents required for the assessment of labor conditions

The table below shows the necessary documents for which will be required before certification, during the assessment process itself and after verification.

The order to complete the certification is signed by the head within 10 days. The manager acquaints the employee with the results of the check against signature. After that, within 10 calendar days, the employer must submit to the state labor inspectorate in paper and electronic form: a summary of the results of the inspection and information about the accredited organization. The data on the results of the SOUT are posted on the official website of the company within 30 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question number 1. Is certification of workplaces carried out for office workers?

Yes, it is carried out, since certification, according to Federal Law No. 426, must be carried out for all jobs. Most likely, the jobs of office workers will be recognized as similar, then only 20% of the jobs will need to be checked, but at least two.

Question number 2. Who is responsible for compliance with the certification rules?

The employer is responsible. In case of violation, an administrative fine is imposed from 50 to 200 thousand rubles.

Question number 3. Who conducts certification?

Certification is carried out by an attestation commission appointed by the head and an independent accredited organization.

Question number 4. When is certification required?

Once every five years, and for new locations within 60 days. In certain cases, unscheduled certification is carried out.

Question number 5. Can an accredited commission refuse to conduct an audit?

Yes, it can, if the employer has not provided all the necessary documents and conditions for taking measurements.

3. Carrying out certification of workplaces

according to working conditions

3.1. Determination of the actual values ​​of hazardous and harmful production factors in the workplace.

3.1.1. When attesting a workplace for working conditions, all hazardous and harmful production factors (physical, chemical, biological), the severity and intensity of labor at the workplace are subject to assessment.

3.1.2. The levels of hazardous and harmful production factors are determined on the basis of instrumental measurements. Instrumental measurements of physical, chemical, biological and psycho-physiological factors, ergonomic studies should be carried out in the process of work, that is, during production processes in accordance with the technological regulations, with serviceable and effective means of collective and individual protection. In this case, the control methods provided for by the relevant GOSTs and (or) other regulatory documents are used in accordance with Appendix No. 2 to this Regulation.

3.1.3. When carrying out measurements, it is necessary to use the measuring instruments specified in the regulatory documents for measurement methods. The measuring instruments used must be metrologically certified and undergo state verification within the established time limits.

3.1.4. Instrumental measurements of the levels of production factors are documented in protocols. The form of the protocols is established by regulatory documents that determine the procedure for measuring the levels of indicators of a particular factor. In each case, the protocols must contain the following data:

name and code of the workplace organization unit;

date of measurements;

the name of the organization (or its subdivision) involved in the measurement;

the name of the measured production factor;

measuring instrument (name of the device, instrument, date of verification and number of the certificate of verification);

measurement method with indication of the normative document on the basis of which the measurement is carried out;

place of measurement, sketch of the room indicating the point of measurement (sampling);

the actual value of the measured parameter;

position, surname, initials and signatures of the employee who carried out the measurements and the representative of the administration of the facility where the measurements were taken;

signature of the responsible person, seal of the organization (or its division) involved in the measurement.

Similar information is indicated when drawing up protocols for determining the severity and intensity of the labor process.

3.2. Evaluation of safety of workplaces.

3.2.1. The main objects for assessing the safety of workplaces are:

production equipment;

fixtures and tools;

provision of means of training and instruction.

3.2.2. The assessment of production equipment, fixtures and tools is carried out on the basis of the regulatory legal acts on labor protection that are in force and apply to them (state and industry standards, labor protection rules, standard labor protection instructions, etc.).

3.2.3. Before assessing the safety of workplaces, the presence, correctness of maintenance and compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents in terms of ensuring labor safety are checked.

3.2.4. Injury safety assessment is carried out by checking the compliance of production equipment, fixtures and tools, as well as training and instruction tools with the requirements of regulatory legal acts. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the availability of safety certificates of the established sample for production equipment.

When assessing injury safety, trial starts and stops of production equipment are carried out in compliance with safety requirements.

3.2.5. In cases where production equipment and fixtures at the workplace were manufactured before the regulatory legal acts that apply to them came into force, or when these documents were not developed and approved in the prescribed manner, the assessment of the safety of production equipment and fixtures is carried out for compliance with the requirements set forth in national regulatory legal acts that ensure safe working conditions at workplaces, including:

availability of means of protecting workers from the impact of moving parts of equipment that are a source of danger;

fencing of pipelines, hydro-, steam-, pneumatic systems, safety valves, cables and other elements, damage to which may cause danger;

the presence of devices (handles) for moving parts of equipment manually during repair and installation work;

exclusion of the danger caused by splashing of materials and substances processed and (or) used in the operation of production equipment into the working area, falling or ejection of objects (for example, tools, workpieces);

exclusion of danger caused by the destruction of structures, building elements, collapse of rocks and other elements in quarries, mines, etc.;

availability and compliance with regulatory requirements of signal coloring and safety signs;

the presence in the fences of clamps, interlocks, elements that provide strength and rigidity, sealing elements;

ensuring the functioning of protective equipment during the action of the corresponding dangerous or harmful production factor;

the presence on the control panel of signaling devices for violations of the normal functioning of production equipment, as well as means of emergency stop;

elimination of hazardous situations in the event of a complete or partial interruption of power supply and its subsequent restoration, as well as damage to the power supply control circuit (spontaneous start-up upon restoration of power supply, failure to execute an already issued command to stop, falling and ejection of moving parts of production equipment and objects fixed to it);

implementation of protection of electrical equipment, electrical wiring (including grounding) from mechanical influences, rodents and insects, penetration of solvents, making connections of wires and cables in junction boxes, inside the housings of electrical products, devices, machines;

exclusion of contact of hot parts of the equipment with open parts of the skin of workers, with fire and explosion hazardous substances, if contact can cause burns, fire or explosion;

compliance with the size of passages and passages to regulatory requirements;

appropriate location and execution of controls (including emergency stop devices) for vehicles;

safety of vehicle routes, equipping them with protective equipment and safety signs;

availability of labor protection instructions and their compliance with regulatory documents;

availability and compliance with the regulatory requirements of hand tools and fixtures.

in column 2 "Regulatory safety requirements for the workplace" only those requirements that relate to safety factors;

in column 3 "Availability" - the actual state of labor safety at the workplace (installed devices and devices aimed at ensuring labor safety at the workplace, including those of their own manufacture);

in column 4 "Compliance with regulatory legal acts on labor protection" - a brief assessment of the compliance of the actual state of labor safety at the workplace with the requirements of regulatory documentation;

in column 5 "Necessary measures" - measures to fulfill this regulatory safety requirement for the workplace in order to ensure that the actual state of the normative.

Based on the results of the workplace injury safety assessment, brief conclusions are given in the protocol. They indicate which points of the norms, rules and standards the assessed workplace does not comply with, as well as the positions, surnames, names, patronymics and signatures of the persons who conducted the assessment.

Brief conclusions of the results of the assessment of the injury safety of the workplace are also included in the Certification Card of the workplace(s) according to working conditions.

3.3. Assessment of the provision of workers with personal protective equipment.

3.3.1. For each workplace, the provision of workers with personal protective equipment, as well as the effectiveness of these funds, is determined.

3.3.2. The assessment of the provision of workers with personal protective equipment is carried out by comparing the actually issued funds with the Model Industry Standards for the free issue of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment to workers and employees and other regulatory documents (GOST, TU, etc.).

3.3.3. When assessing the provision of workers with personal protective equipment, at the same time, an assessment is made of the compliance of the issued personal protective equipment with the actual state of working conditions at the workplace, and their quality is also monitored.

The effectiveness of personal protective equipment must be confirmed by certificates of conformity.

3.3.4. The assessment of the provision of workers with personal protective equipment is drawn up in the form of a protocol in accordance with Appendix No. 7 to this Regulation.

3.4. Assessment of the actual state of working conditions in the workplace.

3.4.1. Assessment of the actual state of working conditions at the workplace consists of assessments:

according to the degree of harmfulness and danger;

according to the degree of safety;

the provision of workers with personal protective equipment, as well as the effectiveness of these funds.

3.4.2. The assessment of the actual state of working conditions in terms of the degree of harmfulness and danger is carried out in accordance with the Hygienic criteria for assessing working conditions in terms of harmfulness and danger of factors in the production environment, the severity and intensity of the labor process based on a comparison of the results of measurements of all hazardous and harmful factors in the production environment, the severity and intensity of the labor process with hygienic standards established for them. On the basis of such comparisons, a class of working conditions is determined both for each factor, and for their combination and combination, as well as for the workplace as a whole.

The determination of the permissible time of contact of workers with hazardous and harmful production factors for a work shift and (or) a period of labor activity (limitation of work experience) is carried out by the centers of state sanitary and epidemiological surveillance on the proposal of the administration of the organization in relation to professional groups. At the same time, working conditions can be classified as less harmful, but not lower than class 3.1.

3.4.3. Separately, based on the results of the injury safety assessment of the workplace in accordance with the classification of working conditions for injury safety (Appendix N 8 to this Regulation), a hazard class is established or a conclusion is given on the full compliance of the workplace with safety requirements. 3.4.6. In cases where the actual values ​​of hazardous and harmful production factors at the workplace exceed the existing standards or the requirements for injury prevention and the provision of workers with personal protective equipment do not meet existing standards, the working conditions at such a workplace are classified as harmful and (or) dangerous.

When classifying working conditions as class 3 (harmful), the workplace is recognized as conditionally certified with an indication of the corresponding class and degree of harmfulness (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.0 - for injury safety) and making proposals to bring it into line with regulatory legal acts on labor protection in the Action Plan for the improvement and improvement of working conditions in the organization.

When certifying production facilities for compliance with labor protection requirements, a conditionally certified workplace is not counted as certified.

When classifying working conditions as class 4 (dangerous), the workplace is recognized as not certified and is subject to immediate re-equipment or liquidation.

What does the certification of workplaces for working conditions include? What is the procedure and frequency of certification of workplaces? What is a job attestation card?

Are you an employer and want to make sure that your company's employees work in a safe environment? Would you like to save on deductions to the budget? Are you tired of endless additional checks by supervisory authorities?

Then you definitely need to certify all the workplaces of your enterprise for working conditions.

1. Do I need certification of workplaces for working conditions in 2019?

As early as 01/01/2014, the norms governing the certification of workplaces for working conditions have changed significantly, and on 01/08/2019 the next, but not such global changes in the relevant legislation came into force.

Special assessment of working conditions(SOUT) - measurement of factors that adversely affect the well-being of staff during the performance of their duties. Fixation is carried out with the help of special devices.

The legislator unified and combined three previously existing assessment measures into one. Many procedures from the previous regulation were transferred to the new legislative act, practically without undergoing any changes. The certification algorithm itself remained the same.

However, there have also been some innovations. For example, according to the new rules, all places of employees, even those located in office centers, are subject to special assessment. Previously, only places associated with the maintenance of industrial equipment, technical equipment, tools, sources of danger, etc. were evaluated.

However, such an event is not necessary:

• homeworkers;
• telecommuters;
• personnel working for individuals (not individual entrepreneurs);
• religious employers.

The changes also affected certification, which was not carried out according to the approved plan (unscheduled). Now the employee cannot initiate it by submitting an application.

After checking the appraised item, a special card is formed for it. Moreover, analogue places have one common map.

It contains:

• data on actual working conditions and recommendations for their improvement;
• list of stipulated compensations and benefits;
• information about personal protective equipment (PPE).

Dear readers, although the procedure has undergone adjustments and changed its name, in the framework of this publication I will also operate with the “old”, most familiar name for most of us for this event - certification of workplaces for working conditions.

2. What does the certification of workplaces for working conditions include - an overview of the main points

We have defined the main concept. Now I propose to get acquainted with the most significant moments of the certification process.

I propose to consider them in more detail.

Moment 1. Hygienic assessment of the conditions and nature of work

Evaluating such indicators, the executive experts determine the factors of the working environment and the labor process that affect the well-being of the staff.

They are divided into 4 classes.

Classification of indicators:

Based on the results of the survey and the degree of deviation from the norm, each workplace is assigned a certain class. All results are recorded.

Moment 2. Assessment of psychophysiological factors of the labor process

They mean:

• monotony of work;
• his tension;
• emotional stress;
• duration of work;
• operating mode.

The obtained indicators are compared with standard values.

Moment 3. Evaluation of injury safety of the workplace

The executing company evaluates workplaces for compliance with safety standards.

The status of protection against:

• mechanical damage;
• electric current;
• chemical substances;
• temperatures (high, low).

The assessment process checks for the presence of protective equipment and devices that prevent personal injury. It is found out whether there are devices in the working area that signal equipment malfunctions, emergency stop means.

According to the results, the experts assign the subject of assessment a class of injury hazard.

Moment 4. Assessment of the availability of personal protective equipment

Experts, assessing the availability of PPE workers, compare the list of funds actually issued with standard norms. The performers check the availability of certificates of conformity for the issued PPE.

The certifying company also checks whether there are violations of the procedure for providing employees of the enterprise with personal protective equipment.

3. Certification of workplaces according to working conditions - 7 main stages

Any process is easier to understand by breaking it down into steps. Certification of workplaces for working conditions is no exception.

I conditionally divided this event into 7 stages. I suggest you take a look at them.

Stage 1. Issuance of an order for certification

5. How to choose a company for certification of workplaces - 3 simple tips

Is it time for a special assessment? Then take the article a few more minutes and read the helpful tips.

Believe me, they will not be superfluous!

Tip 1. Check for a certificate for the right to conduct certification

Each company that has the right to conduct SOUT must present to the customer a notice of its inclusion in the register of the Ministry of Social and Labor Protection of the Russian Federation.

Check this document carefully. So you can get a good quality service.

Tip 2. Pay attention to the technical base of the company

When choosing a company where you plan to place an order, pay attention to the technical base of potential candidates, the availability of accredited laboratories.

SOUT is carried out using measuring equipment. The quality of the examination carried out depends on its accuracy.

Tip 3. Choose companies that are members of the SRO

Many Russian companies are trying to save on labor protection and attestation of workplaces in terms of working conditions.

Since the SOUT procedure is mandatory and it is not possible to avoid it, employers apply for its implementation to firms offering lower prices, and as a result, inadequate quality of service.

Specialists of such companies sometimes perform assessments even without going for measurements, thereby violating the rules for holding this event.

Example

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in 2015 monitored the quality of the special assessment of working conditions in many Russian regions.

Some of them revealed regulatory violations in 80% of the examinations. Poor quality assessments were found even in large companies such as, for example, Transaero and Sibir.