OREANDA-NEWS. December 31, 2009. The Koryazhma Branch of Ilim Group (part of Ilim West Business Unit) has take steps to prepare for the winter fire season. Due to the increasing load on the power supply networks during this season, the fire hazard in winter is greater than in the fall.

The Branch has issued a Fire Safety Order requiring a thorough fire safety inspection of buildings, structures, premises, process and engineering facilities of the Branch, as well as examination of the fire extinguishing systems and verification of the accessibility of approach roads and grounds which are to provide access to firefighting equipment.

Fire safety committees of the Koryazhama Branch locations have already completed most of the required efforts. Special attention was paid to the steam pipelines, clothes drying rooms, and staff recreation areas. The inspectors specifically made sure that all structural units of the Branch and all contractor sites are heated only with certified oil heaters and convectors.

All power supply units of the internal harvesting operations in OOO IlimSeverLes (harvesting enterprise of Ilim Group and part of Business Unit Ilim West) have gone through internal compliance audit.