ORDER OF THE MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of September 13, 2021 No. 442

About approval of the instruction for carrying out inspection and engineering certification of pipelines of vapor and hot water

According to the subitem 118) of Item 16 of the Regulations on the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved by the order of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of October 23, 2020 No. 701, I ORDER:

1. Approve the enclosed instruction for carrying out inspection and engineering certification of pipelines of vapor and hot water.

2. To provide to committee of industrial safety of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the procedure established by the legislation:

1) state registration of this order in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) placement of this order on Internet resource of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3) within ten working days after state registration of this order in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan submission to Legal department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan of data on execution of the actions provided by subitems 1) and 2) of this Item.

3. To impose control of execution of this order on the supervising vice-Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4. This order becomes effective after sixty calendar days after day of its first official publication.

Approved by the Order of the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan of September 13, 2021 No. 442

Instruction for carrying out inspection and engineering certification of pipelines of vapor and hot water

Chapter 1. General provisions

1. This instruction for carrying out inspection and engineering certification of pipelines of vapor and hot water (further - the Instruction) is developed according to the subitem 118) of Item 16 of the Regulations on the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved by the order of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of October 23, 2020 No. 701, extends to the pipelines of vapor and hot water working under pressure over 0,07 megapaskalya (0,7 of kilograms of force on square centimeter) (further - MPa, kgf/cm 2) and (or) at water heating temperature more than 115 degrees Celsius (further - °C, pipelines) and disaggregates procedure for carrying out inspection and engineering certification of pipelines.

2. Pipelines to which action of this Instruction extends are divided into four categories, according to Rules of ensuring industrial safety in case of operation of the equipment working under pressure approved by the order of the Minister of investments and development of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 30, 2014 No. 358 (it is registered in the Register of state registration of regulatory legal acts for No. 10303) (further - Rules).

3. The category of the pipeline determined by working parameters of the circle on entrance to it (in case of lack on it of the devices changing these parameters) belongs to all pipeline, irrespective of its extent and it is specified in the project documentation.

4. The basic concepts used in this Instruction are applied according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of industrial safety.

5. In case of the choice of gages, control methods and testing during inspection, engineering certification and testing of pipelines to be guided by requirements of operational documentation of the pipeline and the standards approved by the decision of Board of the Eurasian economic commission of June 11, 2019 No. 96 "About the list of the international and regional (interstate) standards, and in case of their absence - national (state) standards as a result of which application on voluntary basis observance of requirements of the technical regulation of the Customs union "About safety of the equipment working under excessive pressure" (TR CU 032/2013), and the list of the international and regional (interstate) standards, and in case of their absence - the national (state) standards containing rules and methods of researches (testing) and measurements, including rules of sampling is provided necessary for application and execution of requirements of the technical regulation of the Customs union "About safety of the equipment working under excessive pressure" (TR CU 032/2013) and implementation of assessment of conformity of objects of technical regulation".

Chapter 2. Inspection of pipelines and registration of its results

6. Inspection of pipelines is made by person providing serviceable condition and safe operation of pipelines, periodically, at least once a year for the purpose of providing their serviceable condition and safe service conditions.

7. Before carrying out inspection the plan of carrying out inspection which determines amount of works, the sequence and terms of carrying out inspection is developed.

8. Inspection of the pipeline does not replace engineering certification of the pipeline which is carried out according to requirements of Rules and this Instruction.

9. In case of inspection of pipelines it is checked:

availability and contents of the technical documentation required by Rules;

the organization of preparation and examination in the field of industrial safety of the personnel servicing pipelines;

implementation of observation of the equipment by survey, checks of operability of operation of fittings, instrumentations and safety devices;

compliance of technical condition and servicing of pipelines to requirements of Rules;

accomplishment of organizational and technical actions for elimination of the revealed violations and discrepancies of the previous inspection.

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