List of Objects of Potential Danger Approved

The Cabinet approved on December 30 "The list of objects of danger and potential construction sites of national importance." This identified 21 kinds of objects of potential danger. It includes pipes of 1,000 mm in diameter, power plants, compressor stations, boilers, water storage capacities of over 10 mcm and their dams, factories and warehouses of oil products, oil and gas reservoirs, and gas and oil platforms at sea. These objects are also considered: grain terminals, elevators and bins with a capacity of 500 tons, mills, enterprises for animal feed production, facilities of aspiration, underground and above-ground garages in apartment buildings, high-voltage lines and facilities, and petrol stations.

Construction objects of state importance are: museums, libraries and archives of national importance, tunnels and subway stations, bridges with length of 1,000 m, indoor sports facilities with a capacity of over 2,000 people, concert palaces and conference halls, public and mixed-use buildings and structures over 75 meters high, ports and train stations.

The document was adopted pursuant to the requirements of the Town Planning & Building Code, approved in June 2012. ---08D