Russia: VSMPO-AVISMA fined for violation in use of X-ray equipment
Summary
Date Reported: 12 May 2022
Location: Russia
Companies
VSMPO-Avisma Corporation PJSC - Subsidiary , Industrial Investments LLC - Parent CompanyAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Russia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Lawsuits & regulatory actionResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre].
"VSMPO-AVISMA" fined for violation in the use of X-ray equipment, 12 May 2022
The court penalised VSMPO-AVISMA from Verkhnyaya Salda with a fine of 50,000 roubles for an infringement in the use of X-ray equipment.
The claim was filed with the Arbitration Court of the Sverdlovsk Region by the territorial department of Rospotrebnadzor. As a result of the department's inspection in January 2022, a number of violations related to the use of X-ray machines were discovered at the enterprise.
Specifically, VSMPO-AVISMA handled X-ray units without a sanitary and epidemiological certificate, their purchase was carried out without registration and approval of an application and without notifying Rospotrebnadzor. In addition, a person responsible for accounting and storage of X-ray units was not appointed, and radiation safety monitoring of employees was not carried out in full.