The heads of organizations operating hazardous production facilities are responsible for providing training and retraining of specialists and employees of hazardous production facilities on industrial safety issues.

The heads of these organizations are responsible for ensuring the training and retraining of specialists, employees of certified design organizations and other organizations involved in work at hazardous production facilities on industrial safety issues.

Training and retraining are carried out through training and subsequent knowledge testing (exams).

Who needs to complete the training?

In accordance with Article 79 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Civil Protection” dated April 11, 2014 No. 188. Technical managers, specialists and employees involved in the technological process of a hazardous production facility, operating, performing maintenance, technical inspection, installation and repair of hazardous production facilities, applying for work at hazardous production facilities, as well as certified design organizations and other organizations involved in work at hazardous production facilities are subject to training:

• Employees who perform work at hazardous production facilities – annually with a preliminary training program lasting at least ten hours;
• Technical managers, specialists and engineering staff – once every three years with a preliminary training program lasting at least forty hours.

The persons specified in subparagraph 2) of part one of this paragraph may carry out training independently according to a standard program approved by the authorized body in the field of industrial safety.

At the end of the course, employees receive standard documents:

• Protocol;
• Certificate (valid for 1 year for a 10-hour program, and 3 years for a 40-hour program);
• The handout.