ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of February 6, 2018 No. 59n

About approval of Rules on labor protection on road transport

According to article 209 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Russian Federation Code, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2006, No. 27, Art. 2878; 2009, No. 30, Art. 3732; 2011, No. 30, Art. 4586; 2013, No. 52, the Art. 6986) and subitem 5.2.28 of the Regulations on the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 19, 2012 No. 610 (The Russian Federation Code, 2012, No. 26, Art. 3528; 2017, to No. 28, of the Art. 4167), I order:

1. Approve Rules on labor protection on road transport according to appendix.

2. Declare invalid the resolution of the Ministry of Labour and social development of the Russian Federation of May 12, 2003 No. 28 "About approval of Cross-industry rules on labor protection on road transport" (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on June 19, 2003, registration No. 4734).

3. This order becomes effective after six months after its official publication.

Appendix

to the Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation of February 6, 2018 No. 59n

Rules on labor protection on road transport

I. General provisions

1. Rules on labor protection on road transport (further - Rules) establish the state normative requirements of labor protection under the organization and work connected with maintenance and operation of road transport (further - vehicles).

Rules do not extend to the workers occupied at the works connected with maintenance and operation of the floor vehicular wheeled equipment (auto-loaders and electric lift trucks, electric trucks and electrocars, load trolleys) used in technological transport transactions in the operated territories.

2. Requirements of Rules are obligatory for execution by employers - legal entities irrespective of their forms of business and physical persons (except for employers - the physical persons who are not individual entrepreneurs) under the organization and implementation of the works connected with operation, technical maintenance, repair and check of technical condition of vehicles by them.

3. Responsibility for accomplishment of Rules is conferred on the employer.

The employer shall ensure the safety and working conditions conforming to the state normative requirements of labor protection; provide the workers performing works on operation, maintenance, repair and check of technical condition of vehicles (further - workers) with the equipment, tools, technical documentation and other means necessary for execution of labor obligations by them, to acquaint workers under list with the adopted local regulations which are directly connected with their labor activity <1>.

4. The employer shall ensure safety of workers in case of operation of buildings, constructions, the equipment, implementation of engineering procedures, and also use of tools, raw materials and materials.

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<1> Article 22 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Russian Federation Code, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2013, No. 52, Art. 6986).

On the basis of Rules and requirements of technical (operational) documentation of the organization manufacturer of vehicles (further - the organization manufacturer) the employer instructions for labor protection for workers and (or) types of attended operations which affirm the local regulation of the employer, taking into account opinion of the relevant trade-union organ or other representative employees of representative body (in the presence) <2> are developed and affirm.

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<2> Article 12 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Russian Federation Code, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2013, No. 52, Art. 6986).

5. In case of use of materials, the industrial equipment and production equipment, performance of works, the requirement to safe application and to which accomplishment are not regulated by Rules it is necessary to be guided by requirements of the corresponding regulatory legal acts containing the state normative requirements of labor protection>, and requirements of technical (operational) documentation of the organization manufacturer.

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<3> Article 211 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Russian Federation Code, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2006, No. 27, Art. 2878; 2009, No. 30, Art. 3732).

6. The employer shall provide:

1) operation, technical maintenance, repair and check of technical condition of vehicles (further - operation of vehicles) according to requirements of Rules, other regulatory legal acts containing the state normative requirements of labor protection, and technical (operational) documentation of the organization manufacturer;

2) training of workers in labor protection and examination of requirements of labor protection;

3) control of observance by workers of requirements of instructions for labor protection.

7. In case of operation of vehicles on workers impact of harmful and (or) dangerous production factors is possible, including:

1) moving machines and mechanisms, moving parts of production equipment, the tool, the moved products, procurements, materials;

2) the falling objects (elements of production equipment, the tool);

3) sharp edges, agnails and roughnesses on surface of production equipment, the tool;

4) the increased dust content and gas contamination of air of the working area;

5) the increased or lowered temperature of surfaces of production equipment, materials;

6) the increased or lowered air temperature of the working area;

7) the increased noise level on workplace;

8) the raised vibration level;

9) the increased or lowered air humidity;

10) the increased or lowered mobility of air;

11) absence or insufficient natural lighting;

12) insufficient illumination of the working area;

13) physical overworks;

14) psychological overloads.

8. Under the organization of the production processes connected with possible impact on workers of harmful and (or) dangerous production factors, the employer shall take measures for their exception or decrease to the admissible levels of impact established by requirements of the corresponding regulatory legal acts.

In case of impossibility of exception or decrease in levels of harmful and (or) dangerous production factors to levels of admissible impact in connection with nature and conditions of production process performance of works without providing workers with appropriate means of individual protection is forbidden.

9. The employer has the right to establish additional requirements of safety in case of performance of works, the vehicles connected with operation, the improving working conditions of workers.

II. Requirements of labor protection imposed to the organization of performance of works

10. The workers who were trained on labor protection and examination of requirements of labor protection according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Russian Federation are allowed to performance of works and implementation of the production processes connected with operation of vehicles.

The workers performing works to which the additional (raised) requirements of labor protection are imposed shall undergo repeated instructing in labor protection at least once in three months, and also at least once in twelve months - examination of requirements of labor protection. The list of professions and positions of workers and work types to which the additional (raised) requirements of labor protection are imposed affirms the local regulation of the employer.

11. The employer shall provide passing by workers obligatory preliminary (in case of revenues to work) and periodic (during labor activity) medical examinations according to Procedure for carrying out obligatory preliminary (in case of revenues to work) and periodic medical examinations (inspections) of the workers occupied on hard work and at works with harmful and (or) hazardous conditions of work <4>.

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<4> The order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation of April 12, 2011 No. 302n "About approval of lists of harmful and (or) dangerous production factors and works in case of which accomplishment obligatory preliminary and periodic medical examinations (inspections) are performed and the Procedure for performing obligatory preliminary and periodic medical examinations (inspections) for the workers occupied on hard work and at works with harmful and (or) hazardous conditions of work" (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on October 21, 2011, registration No. 22111) with the changes made by orders of the Russian Ministry of Health of May 15, 2013 No. 296n (it is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 3, 2013, registration No. 28970) and of December 5, 2014 No. 801n (registration No. 35848) is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on February 3, 2015.

At separate works with harmful and (or) hazardous conditions of work application of work of women according to the list of hard work and works with harmful or hazardous conditions of work in case of which accomplishment application of work of women is forbidden <5> is limited.

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<5> The order of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 25, 2000 No. 162 "About approval of the list of hard work and works with harmful or hazardous conditions of work in case of which accomplishment application of work of women" (The Russian Federation Code, 2000, is forbidden to No. 10, by the Art. 1130).

Application of work of persons aged up to eighteen years at works with harmful and (or) hazardous conditions of work according to the list of hard work and works with harmful or hazardous conditions of work in case of which accomplishment application of work of persons more young is forbidden than eighteen years <6> is forbidden.

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<6> The order of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 25, 2000 No. 163 "About approval of the list of hard work and works with harmful or hazardous conditions of work in case of which accomplishment application of work of persons more young than eighteen years" (The Russian Federation Code, 2000, is forbidden to No. 10, by Art. 1131; 2001, No. 26, Art. 2685; 2011, No. 26, Art. 3803).

12. Workers shall be provided with special clothes, special footwear and other individual protection equipment (further - SIZ) according to Cross-industry rules of providing workers with special clothes, special footwear and other individual protection equipment <7>.

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