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New safety rules for the oil and gas industry will come into
force on 1 August 2008.
The new rules, which were adopted on 6 June 2008 by the
State Committee for Industrial Safety, Labour Protection and
Mining Supervision:
will apply to everyone involved in design, construction,
extraction, repair or reconstruction aspects of oil and gas
production, as well as specialist organisations involved in
geophysical surveys, R&D, projects and construction,
engineering, balancing, commissioning and emergency
response
contain detailed and comprehensive technical requirements
and incorporate key technical standards previously spread
across many documents
require all organisations intending to engage in oil and
gas production or research to obtain a permit from the
Committee before doing so
require each project for exploration, production and
equipping the oil and gas fields to be properly evaluated,
examined and approved before a permit is granted
set out detailed requirements relating to staff,
equipment, machinery, tools and working conditions,
particularly for those working in confined spaces such as
wells
prescribe safety standards for preparation works,
drilling and repairing the wells, and for the work programme
used for constructing wells
set out a list of necessary technical and safety
characteristics for mining equipment including the emergency
response process
include requirements for procedures such as using
sucker-rod pumps, coiled tubing installations, the cycling
process, water flooding, flowing wells and gas lift
operations, as well as for the intensification process,
repairs, oil and gas gathering and transportation
specify that geophysical works may only be conducted by
specialist geophysical companies under agreements with
drilling and production companies
stipulate that all geophysical research must be carried
out in the presence of representatives of the drilling team
and well owner and sets out requirements for drilling and
extraction activities and for geophysical equipment
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Employers who fail to inform and consult employees in connection with a TUPE transfer may have to pay a penalty of 13 weeks’ gross pay to all affected employees.
Many employers will have experienced the situation whereby a senior employee leaves the company and shortly afterwards begins to solicit key clients in breach of his/her restrictive covenants.
Failure to follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures will usually increase the risk of a dismissal being found to be procedurally unfair and can result in increased compensation being payable to a dismissed employee.
BIS has published an updated indicative timetable of the planned key dates for the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and the introduction of financial penalties for employers who breach workers rights will now not be in October 2013.
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