
Civil defense is an integral part of the state system of civil protection, intended for the implementation of a nationwide set of measures carried out in peacetime and wartime to protect the population and territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the impact of damaging (destructive) factors of modern means of destruction, natural and man-made emergencies.
The inspection of personal respiratory protection equipment (filter gas masks) is regulated in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 61-IV of July 5, 2008 "On Accreditation in the field of conformity assessment" (hereinafter referred to as the ZRK "On Accreditation") and No. 603 of November 9, 2004 "On Technical Regulation", as well as the technical regulations of the Customs Union "On the safety of personal protective equipment" approved by the decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 878 of December 9, 2011. For reference: these normative legal acts are freely available in the Information and Legal system of normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Adilet". At the same time, this type of activity is carried out by organizations accredited in the field of laboratory testing of personal protective equipment (paragraph 5.14. of Chapter 5 of the technical regulations of the Customs Union "On the safety of personal protective equipment"). The certificate of accreditation in accordance with the ZRK "On Accreditation" is issued by the authorized body responsible for state regulation in the field of technical regulation and ensuring the uniformity of measurements. In this regard, for more detailed information about the guidelines, requirements for equipment and qualifications of employees, as well as permits for inspections of filter gas masks, we suggest contacting the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In accordance with subparagraph 4 of paragraph 2 of the Rules for the Creation and Use of Civil Defense Facilities (approved by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 19, 2014 No. 1357), civil defense protective structures are created to protect the largest working shift of organizations classified under civil defense categories, as well as to protect non-transportable sick medical organizations. Requirements for the design and reconstruction of protective structures are defined in the Codes of Rules of the Republic of Kazakhstan " Civil Defense Protective structures "(hereinafter-the Joint Venture of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2.04-101-2014). Along with this, according to paragraph 6.2.1 of the SP RK 2.04-101-2014 the norm of the floor area of the main room per sheltered person should be taken equal to 0.5 m2 for a two-tier and 0.4 m2 - for a three-tier arrangement of bunks. The internal volume of the room must be at least 1.5 m3 per sheltered person. When determining the need for the accumulation of civil protection equipment, it is necessary to follow the Instructions for Determining the Need for Civil Protection Equipment (approved by the Order of the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 260 of May 29, 2014). In turn, the need for civil protection units is defined in the Rules for the Creation, Maintenance, Logistics, Training and Involvement of civil protection units (approved by Order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 387 of April 23, 2015).