ONLY 20% OF MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND DANGEROUS FACILITIES IN ARMENIA REGISTERED

YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the RA Law on
State Regulation of Technical Safety that took effect on January 1,
2006, the person operating a dangerous production facility has to
get registered at the National Center of Technical Safety of the
RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development until September 1,
2006. It is possible to extend the deadline for registration only
in case of making the appropriate amendment to the law. Major
General Ashot Petrosian, the center’s director, stated this at
the August 1 press conference. According to him, only 20% of more
than 10 thousand dangerous facilities operating in Armenia have
been registered and undergone technical safety tests. He exlained
that mines, hydro-structures, elevators, gasoline filling stations,
etc. are considered dangerous facilities. He said that out of 4,600
elevators in Yerevan, only 1,000 have been registered at the National
Center of Technical Safety. In case of failure to get registeted,
a fine in the amount of 1,000 minimal salaries (1-2 mln drams or
about 2,440-4,880 USD) is envisaged. In the words of the center’s
director, the registration of such facilities will allow to prevent
technical accidents, reduce their damage to the society and economy,
etc. A. Petrosian said that 7 man-caused accidents have been registered
at dangerous facilities in the first half of this year.