List of high-hazard work in Ukraine

LIST OF HIGH-RISK WORK ACTIVITIES

Approved as part of the Procedure for Issuing Permits under Resolution No. 1107 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated October 26, 2011 
Current version as of July 16, 2026  (legal basis: 960-2026-п)

High-risk work activities requiring a permit

Group A

1. The production (manufacture), use, processing, storage, transportation, handling, disposal and neutralization of explosive and fire-hazardous substances and hazardous substances of Class 1 and Class 2, as well as combustible liquids whose mass equals or exceeds the threshold quantities established by Resolution No. 956 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 11, 2002, “On the Identification and Declaration of Safety of High-Risk Facilities” (Official Bulletin of Ukraine, 2002, No. 29, Article 1357).

2. Blasting operations and work involving the use of explosive energy; the disposal of weapons, conventional ammunition and rocket technology products; the manufacture, testing, transportation, storage and use of industrial explosives, as well as their neutralization.

3. Gas-hazardous work and work performed in explosion-hazardous, fire-hazardous and/or areas presenting both explosion and fire hazards.

4. Underground mining operations in mines, underground work in mines and ore mines, and open-pit mining operations.

5. Technical inspections, testing and expert assessments (technical diagnostics) of high-risk machinery, mechanisms and equipment.

6. The manufacture of pyrotechnic products.

7. Work in wells, shafts, trenches, excavations, bunkers, chambers, collectors and confined spaces (including tanks, enclosures, furnaces, pipelines, etc.).

8. Earthworks carried out at depths exceeding 2 meters, within areas containing underground utilities, or underwater.

9. Work on energized electrical installations and cable lines with a voltage exceeding 1,000 V, as well as work in areas exposed to high-frequency currents.

10. Filling, draining and repairing cylinders, containers, tank cars and other vessels containing compressed, liquefied, toxic, explosive or inert gases, as well as storing such vessels.

11. Installation, dismantling, commissioning, repair, maintenance and reconstruction of high-risk machinery, mechanisms and equipment.

12. The production of sinter, coke, ferrous and non-ferrous metal melts, rolled metal products, metal pipes, ferroalloys, refractory materials, chemical products of coking, mercury, nickel, zinc, lead, tin, cadmium, indium, aluminum, silumin, magnesium, titanium, crystalline silicon, sulfur, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and orthophosphoric acid; cyanide salts and solutions; powders, master alloys and other rare-earth metal compounds; surfacing powders and rods; hard alloys and refractory wire; semiconductors; and pulverized coal fuel.

13. Drilling and operation of wells during geological exploration and the development of mineral deposits.

14. Construction, repair, operation and decommissioning of underground structures unrelated to mineral extraction.

15. Logging operations, log skidding, timber transportation and timber rafting, including forestry, logging and timber transport operations in areas contaminated with radionuclides.

16. Bringing gas and oil wells into production and plugging them.

17. Draining, cleaning and neutralizing tanks, containers and other vessels previously used for petroleum products, acids, alkalis and other hazardous substances, including radioactive substances.

18. Melting and pouring operations, as well as heat treatment of castings.

19. Installation, operation and dismantling of drilling rigs.

20. Loading and unloading operations using machinery and mechanical equipment.

21. Operations to control and eliminate oil, gas and water influxes during well drilling.

22. Work involving the use of pyrotechnic tools.

23. Installation, dismantling and major repairs of buildings and structures, as well as the restoration and reinforcement of their damaged or structurally unsafe sections.

24. Pipe jacking and the installation of tunnel structures beneath buildings, structures, highways and bodies of water.

25. Work within the protected zones of operating main pipelines and power transmission lines.

26. The manufacture of plastic and rubber products and components using presses, vulcanizers, injection and screw-type molding machines, tablet presses, calenders and rolling mills.

27. Erosion and excavation of rock using hydraulic monitors and other hydraulic-mechanization equipment.

28. Mineral processing and beneficiation; the formation and operation of waste rock dumps; lining and stabilization of slopes, quarry walls and benches; underground geological exploration; and geological and mine-surveying operations.

29. Repair of hydraulic engineering structures, and the construction and raising of dams for hydraulic engineering facilities and hydraulic waste dumps.

30. Construction of main gas pipelines, oil pipelines and product pipelines (including petroleum product, ammonia and ethylene pipelines), as well as natural gas and liquefied gas supply systems.

High-Risk Work Activities Covered by a Declaration of Compliance of the Material and Technical Facilities with Occupational Safety Legislation

Group B

1. Splitting, felling, sawing and processing natural stone blocks, as well as moving and loading them onto vehicles.

2. Industrial geophysical well surveys.

3. Work performed at heights exceeding 1.3 meters.

4. Work in areas exposed to ionizing radiation, electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, as well as work involving the use of lasers and dosimeters.

5. Diving operations.

6. Expert assessments of occupational safety and the industrial production safety of business entities.

7. Seismic exploration.

8. Occupational health and safety training for employees of other business entities.

9. All types of towing operations in maritime and river transport.

10. Installation, dismantling, operation, repair and relocation of pumping and dredging pump systems, dredges and dredgers.

11. Maintenance and repair of industrial-purpose batteries.

12. Maintenance of miners' lamp rooms and their equipment, as well as aero-gas monitoring and seismic forecasting equipment.

13. Operation and repair of water collection structures.

14. Granulation of blast furnace slag.

15. Construction and maintenance of ice and ferry crossings, roads and fords.

16. Hydrometric, hydrological and hydrochemical work, including work on large and medium-sized rivers during floods; survey trips in non-motorized boats on lakes and other bodies of water; work on rivers and canals involving boat crossings; work and observations on ice during periods of unstable ice formation; and hydrographic surveys of water bodies in remote and uninhabited areas.

17. Application of paint and varnish coatings, primers and putties based on nitrocellulose paints and polymer compounds (polyvinyl chloride, epoxy and other materials).

18. High-altitude work and industrial rope access operations.

19. Welding, gas-flame cutting, hardfacing and soldering operations involving the use of an open flame.

20. Operation and maintenance of woodworking and metalworking machines.

21. Inspection, repair and cleaning of chimneys, air ducts, flues and ventilation ducts.

22. Manufacture and use of glass wool, slag wool, asbestos, bitumen-based mastics, perchlorovinyl materials and Bakelite materials.

23. Manual production of glass products by blowing, where workers come into contact with molten glass.

24. Work in thermal processing workshops and production areas using medium- and high-frequency electrical heating installations.

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