Federal Law No. 116-FZ dated 21.07.1997 (with amendments as of 29.07.2018) PDF

Full title and description

Federal Law No. 116-FZ dated 21 July 1997 "On industrial safety of hazardous production facilities" (consolidated text with amendments as of 29 July 2018). The law establishes the legal, organisational and technical framework for ensuring industrial safety at hazardous production objects, including requirements for design, construction, operation, expertise, registration, accident investigation and state supervision of such facilities.

Abstract

This federal law defines what constitutes an "hazardous production facility", sets out mandatory industrial-safety requirements for their lifecycle (design, construction, operation, reconstruction, conservation and liquidation), introduces rules for state registration and expert review of safety documentation, requires systems of industrial-safety management for higher-risk classes of facilities, and prescribes procedures for technical investigation of accidents and for state oversight and liability. The consolidated edition referenced here includes amendments registered on 29 July 2018 (many of which entered into force on or after 1 January 2019 in consolidated publications).

General information

• Status: Active (federal law of the Russian Federation; subject to subsequent amendments and consolidations by later federal acts).
• Publication date: 21 July 1997 (Federal Law No. 116-FZ). Consolidated edition noted here includes amendments dated 29 July 2018 (with some provisions entering into force 01 January 2019 where indicated in subsequent acts).
• Publisher: Official legislative publications of the Russian Federation (consolidated texts are published by government legal information systems and commercial normative databases).
• ICS / categories: Not an international standards (ICS) document — categorized as national legislation / regulatory framework in the areas of industrial safety, occupational safety, emergency prevention and technological supervision. (For classification in standards/product pages, treat as legal/regulatory reference rather than ICS-coded standard.)
• Edition / version: Consolidated edition incorporating amendments as of 29 July 2018 (the law has been amended repeatedly since 1997; users should verify whether later amendments apply).
• Number of pages: Typical consolidated PDF/English translation representations are commonly published in the range of ~20–30 pages (example consolidated files list 23 pages for an English/Russian reproduction). Use supplier or official consolidated publication for definitive page count.

Scope

The law applies to enterprises, workshops, sites, and other production facilities classified as hazardous production objects by the legislation (listed in the law's appendices). It governs activities in the field of industrial safety across the full life cycle of such facilities — including project development, construction, commissioning, operation, technical re-equipment, conservation and liquidation — and sets out duties for owners/operators, requirements for expert review and state registration, procedures for accident investigation and remediation, and the framework for state supervision and enforcement.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and classification of hazardous production objects (including appendices listing types of facilities subject to the law).
• Mandatory industrial-safety requirements for design, construction, operation, reconstruction, conservation and liquidation.
• State registration of hazardous production facilities and maintenance of public registers.
• Expert review (industrial-safety expertise) of technical documentation and technical devices used at hazardous facilities.
• Obligations of operators: staffing, training and certification of personnel, production control, provision of safety documentation and equipment.
• Requirement to create and maintain systems of industrial-safety management for facilities of higher hazard classes.
• Technical investigation of accidents and incidents, composition and powers of investigation commissions.
• State supervision, enforcement measures, administrative and civil liability for violations and for causes of accidents.

Typical use and users

Primary users are regulatory authorities (agencies responsible for industrial/technological supervision), operators and owners of hazardous production facilities, safety engineers and specialists, consulting organisations conducting industrial-safety expertise, legal advisers, insurers, and auditing bodies. The law is used as a binding legal reference for compliance, risk management, expert review procedures, accident investigation and for preparation of required safety documentation.

Related standards

Related instruments include secondary regulations and administrative acts issued by supervisory authorities (procedures and rules of the federal body responsible for industrial safety / Rostekhnadzor and successor bodies), technical regulations and norms in occupational and environmental safety, and national standards and codes of practice that implement or detail technical requirements arising from the law. Users should consult the current consolidated law text together with implementing regulations and agency orders for the complete normative framework.

Keywords

Industrial safety; hazardous production facility; dangerous production objects; expertise; registration; accident investigation; state supervision; safety management system; Ростехнадзор; technical regulation; промышленная безопасность.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: It is not a voluntary standard but a federal law of the Russian Federation — Federal Law No. 116-FZ of 21 July 1997 — that establishes the legal framework for industrial safety of hazardous production facilities.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the classification and registration of hazardous production objects, mandatory industrial-safety requirements across the facility lifecycle, requirements for industrial-safety expertise, obligations of facility owners/operators, accident investigation procedures, state supervision and liability.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Regulatory bodies, facility owners/operators, safety engineers, expert organisations performing industrial-safety reviews, legal advisers, insurers and auditors use the law as a binding regulatory reference for compliance and safety governance.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The law remains in force but has been amended multiple times; the consolidated text referenced here incorporates amendments as of 29 July 2018. Users should verify whether further amendments or later consolidations have been adopted after that date. For the latest legal status consult official consolidated publications or government legal information systems.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a stand‑alone federal law within the body of Russian federal legislation on industrial, occupational and environmental safety; it is implemented and supplemented by a network of government regulations, agency orders and technical regulations rather than by an ISO/ICS-style numbered series.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Industrial safety; hazardous production objects; expertise; registration; accident investigation; supervision; safety management.