Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences
The Code on Administrative Offences is the act that sets non-criminal penalties in Russia. For occupational safety it is the one that bites first: a labour inspector who finds a permit-to-work issued incorrectly, a worker admitted without training, or missing protective equipment writes up an offence under this Code, not under the Labour Code.
Administrative liability sits between an inspection finding and a criminal case. Nobody has to be injured for a fine to be issued - the violation itself is enough. Fines apply to three different persons at once: the responsible officer personally, the sole trader, and the company as a legal entity.
Why it matters for permit-to-work
Nearly every failure in a permit-to-work system lands in Article 5.27.1: a worker admitted to high-risk work without the required training, an expired medical examination, protective equipment not issued. Article 9.1 covers hazardous production facilities, where most permit-to-work regimes operate, and Article 20.4 covers hot work through fire-safety requirements.
Key articles
Amounts are in Russian roubles (RUB). Article links open the verbatim Russian text at the exact article.
Violation of state regulatory requirements for occupational safety
The core occupational-safety penalty article. Five parts, each with its own amount: general violations, failure to run the workplace hazard assessment, admitting a worker without training or a medical examination, failure to provide protective equipment, and a repeat offence.
| What is penalised | Sanction |
|---|---|
| General violation (part 1) | Warning, or 2,000-5,000 RUB for an officer or sole trader; 50,000-80,000 RUB for a company |
| Workplace hazard assessment not carried out (part 2) | Warning, or 5,000-10,000 RUB for an officer or sole trader; 60,000-80,000 RUB for a company |
| Worker admitted without training or medical examination (part 3) | 15,000-25,000 RUB for an officer or sole trader; 110,000-130,000 RUB for a company |
| Protective equipment not provided (part 4) | 20,000-30,000 RUB for an officer or sole trader; 130,000-150,000 RUB for a company |
| Repeat offence (part 5) | Officer: 30,000-40,000 RUB or disqualification for 1-3 years. Sole trader: 30,000-40,000 RUB or suspension of operations for up to 90 days. Company: 100,000-200,000 RUB or suspension of operations for up to 90 days |
Violation of industrial safety requirements or of licence conditions for industrial safety activities at hazardous production facilities
Applies where the permit-to-work regime usually operates: oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, lifting equipment. Penalties are markedly higher than under Article 5.27.1, and an officer can be disqualified from holding the position.
| What is penalised | Sanction |
|---|---|
| General violation (part 1) | 20,000-30,000 RUB for an officer, or disqualification for 6-12 months; 200,000-300,000 RUB for a company, or suspension of operations for up to 90 days |
| Explosives handling (part 2) | 30,000-40,000 RUB for an officer, or disqualification for 1-1.5 years; 300,000-400,000 RUB for a company, or suspension of operations for up to 90 days |
Violation of fire safety requirements
The article that applies to hot work - welding, cutting, grinding. A hot-work permit issued in breach of fire-safety rules is penalised here rather than under the occupational-safety article.
Violation of labour law and other acts containing labour law provisions
The general labour-law article. It applies where a violation is not specifically an occupational-safety one - for example, an employment relationship not formalised, or a worker admitted to work by a person not authorised to do so.
1110 articles in 33 chapters, in Russian - the only version with legal force.
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