OREANDA-NEWS. July 28, 2010. In connection with adverse climatic conditions settled in the territory of Russia and the Republic of Tatarstan, OAO TATNEFT has undertaken additional measures to comply with requirements of labor protection, industrial and fire safety, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

Due to the adverse climatic conditions the services of process control of OAO TATNEFT carry out unscheduled activities to strengthen the industrial and fire safety. The Company has organized survey of employees with regard to accuracy of wearing protective clothing, headgear, personal protective equipment and compliance with personal hygiene measures.

In areas of production facilities the Company performs treatment against harmful biological factors (borne encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever), which aggravate in hot dry weather.

Additional inspections of the state and the serviceability of the respiratory equipment and valves, fire barriers, fire extinguishing systems and external fire water supply system, etc. are performed at the sites of crude oil and gas production and treatment.

The control over compliance with safety requirements when performing works at high-risk locations has been strengthened. Additional measures include performance of work by reinforced specifically instructed crews with regard to compliance with safety measures, presence of duty fire tanks at the sites of work performance.

The additional measures include extraordinary inspections of people gathering sites, located within the territory of enterprises in the evening, at night and during weekends for compliance with fire safety requirements.

Each employee of the Company is expected to unconditionally comply with all rules and regulations on labor protection and industrial safety.