Not everyone knows that from January 1 of this year, a law began to take effect in Russia on increasing fines for not allowing gas workers and ventilation specialists into the apartment. But in vain!
The amounts are serious. How not to get caught in the distribution?
For refusing to let employees of gas services to check equipment into the house, citizens will have to pay a fine in the amount of 5 to 10 thousand rubles (previously, they were fined 1-2 thousand rubles for this).
Of course, we understand that these measures are aimed at increasing the level of safety when using gas equipment in residential buildings. Of course, this question is very important. Gas has been exploding with terrible regularity in our country lately. People are dying, and many buildings have been destroyed. The main cause of accidents in residential buildings in which a gas explosion occurs is considered to be the unsatisfactory technical condition of gas equipment, smoke and ventilation ducts. However, no one has proven that the non-admission of gas workers to the inspection is directly related to gas explosions.
WHY AREN’T GAS WORKERS ALLOWED IN?
Such cases, according to experts, amount to only about 1.5%. This happens if the tenants have carried out illegal redevelopment or they do not have money to pay for the services of the gas company. And “the gasman” is a classic of the fraudulent genre. Citizens may not let gas workers in for fear of becoming their victims. And they are right.
Here are some simple tips to help you avoid trouble.
Real gas workers do not come suddenly, but always according to an approved schedule. Be sure to study the master’s documents and pay attention to the uniform. Usually, crooks try to intimidate gullible residents with the threat of a gas leak and insist on purchasing various traps and pressure sensors. Remember that the official services do not offer anything like this.
IF NO ONE IS AT HOME, IS THERE A PENALTY FOR NON–ADMISSION?
Gas workers often cannot get into the apartment because a person is absent from the apartment for a long time. For example, he is on vacation, in the hospital, on a business trip. What should be done in this case?
Today, people have to sign contracts with gas companies on their own. By law, the residents of the house are required to sign agreements with the same organization with which the management company cooperates. Inspections of the equipment inside the apartment are planned. They are held at least once a year. Gas workers, let’s repeat once again, always arrive on a pre-approved schedule. It is the responsibility of the management company (CC) to notify residents of the inspection at least 20 days in advance.
The announcement of the Criminal Code is placed on a stand in the entrance or at the front door. Information is also disseminated through house chats. If you are going to leave for a long time, find the check schedule on the supplier’s website (in Moscow it is Mosgaz) or the service company, or call the operator on the unified hotline of the gas service. And settle this matter.
WHAT WILL THE SPECIALIST CHECK?
The planned inspection affects two types of gas equipment: indoor and indoor. Intra—house is everything that is located before the shut-off valve at the entrance to a house or apartment: highways, technical pressure monitoring devices, gas pollution, etc. The Criminal Code or homeowners who manage the house directly are responsible for their safety. An apartment building is a gas stove, a column and a heating boiler. The final consumer is legally responsible for them.
Inside the apartment, as a rule, these works include:
checking the tightness of connections, hoses and shut-off mechanisms; inspection of cranes and valves, their lubrication and development; inspection of the ventilation duct, measurement of thrust; adjustment of gas combustion by devices in all operating modes, checking the pressure in the system.
At the end, the inspector draws up an inspection report in two copies.
And one more delicate and exciting moment for citizens. Should the master wear shoe covers? Yes, he should. This point is regulated by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 05/15/2013 No. 416 “On the procedure for the management of apartment buildings.”
HOW ARE THEY FINED?
The amount of the fine has become simply huge, and therefore abuse by the inspectors is quite possible – it is a very tempting situation to replenish the organization’s budget. Be vigilant!
In accordance with Government Decree No. 410 dated 05/14/2013, within seven days after receiving a notification from the gas service, a resident is obliged to inform about the date and time of admission of employees to the apartment convenient for him. If a person is absent from home for these seven days, another notification is sent to him. Administrative liability measures will be applied only in case of repeated ignoring of the notification.
Galina Kaluzhskaya
Photo: Moscow Agency/S. Kiselyov
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