Special assessment of working conditions (SOUT - Spetsotsenka, - ed.) is a set of sequentially carried out measures aimed at identifying harmful and dangerous factors in the working environment and the labor process and assessing the level of their impact on the employee.
The new procedure was developed taking into account the unification of three almost identical procedures existing in labor legislation. This is the certification of workplaces (AWS, - ed.), the actual special assessment of working conditions and the state examination of working conditions. The goal was to reduce the burden on employers and improve the labor protection system. And this procedure is effective, since, according to experts from the Ministry of Labor, it will allow, on the one hand, to “stimulate” employers to improve working conditions, and on the other, to objectively resolve issues with the assignment of compensation and benefits to employees.
The new order is somewhat consistent with the AWP, since the Ministry of Labor initially intended to use in the project the best examples and experience of previous years in methods for assessing working conditions.
It is also important that with changes in the approach to assessment, requirements for participants in the process are developed separately. All of them, it is worth noting, are not new figures in the process.
Administrative liability is being tightened for the employer; for organizations and experts conducting special assessment work, in addition to introducing administrative liability, the procedure for obtaining permission to provide services in this area is changing. By the way, previously, in automated workplaces they were called certifying organizations, their employees were called automated workplace specialists. SOUTH organizations must obtain a new scope of accreditation. Specialists must be certified for the right to carry out work on SOUT in the Ministry of Labor and receive expert status.
What is SOUT?
A special assessment of working conditions is a single set of sequential measures to identify harmful and (or) dangerous factors in the working environment and the labor process. The tasks of the SOUT also include assessing the level of their impact on the employee and taking into account the deviation of the actual indicators of production factors from the acceptable ones. Hygienic standards for working conditions and the use of personal and collective protective equipment for workers are established by an executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Who can be a special assessment expert?
In accordance with the Regulations on the procedure for certifying experts for the right to perform work according to SOUT, prepared by the Ministry of Labor, the decision on whether a candidate can be an expert or not is now decided by the certification commission of the Ministry of Labor, and not by training centers, as was previously the case when training specialists in automated workplaces . As noted by Deputy Director of the Department of Labor Conditions and Safety P.S. Sergeev at a meeting held as part of the annual International Specialized Exhibition “Occupational Safety and Health 2013”:
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'an expert can be any person who has a higher education, at least 3 years of experience in the relevant field and additional training of at least 72 hours. This time is quite enough if the course is devoted to only one special assessment. The practical experience of an expert includes all work in the laboratory - laboratory assistants, laboratory assistants, engineers, etc. At certification in our ministry, the employee’s practical experience, his knowledge in the field, in any case, will be revealed'
The decision to change the requirements for experts was made in order to eliminate any formalities in the training of future specialists and their subsequent errors in their work. An incompetent assessment by a specialist can result in injuries, accidents, and occupational diseases among workers. Therefore, the introduction of certification for them and the introduction of administrative liability for violations are measures to combat the lack of professionalism of future experts.
Administrative responsibility for experts is being introduced for the first time. Now, in case of violation of the established procedure, they may be subject to a fine of 20 to 30 thousand rubles. For a similar offense, for failure to comply or improper fulfillment of an order - from 40 to 50 thousand rubles or disqualification for a period of 1 to 3 years. Violations of the established order, for example, include incorrect identification of factors in the production environment, formally prepared results that contradict reality.
For quite a long time, the expert community discussed the question of whether an expert can evaluate factors “by eye” without measurements and research? Still, we came to the conclusion that, thanks to practical experience in the field of assessments, he could. That is why he is an expert who has the right to carry out work on a special assessment. To obtain this right, you must confirm your knowledge and skills during certification by the Ministry of Labor, for which a special procedure has been developed.
Cost of conducting a Special Assessment of Working Conditions
| Number of jobs | Office, rub./place | Medicine, rub./place | Transport and energy, rub./seat | Production, rub./place |
| 1–30 | from 800 | from 1 200 | from 1 200 | from 1 200 |
| 31–99 | from 700 | from 1 000 | from 1 000 | from 1 000 |
| 100–150 | from 600 | from 900 | from 900 | from 900 |
| from 150 | from 499 | from 600 | from 600 | from 600 |
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Who needs SOUT?
The procedure has been in effect since 2014.
It is carried out routinely at all enterprises:
- where the automated workplace (workplace certification) previously operated;
- new types of raw materials were introduced;
- additional staffing positions appeared;
- the previous SOUT took place 5 years ago.
An unscheduled special assessment of working conditions is prescribed:
- after an accident at the enterprise as prescribed by authorized representatives or trade unions;
- when commissioning newly organized workplaces;
- in connection with the replacement of production equipment;
- when changing the technological process, composition of materials and (or) raw materials, personal and collective protective equipment.
Why is SOUT needed?
The procedure is carried out to:
Receive through the Social Insurance Fund reimbursement of expenses for: - personal protective equipment and disinfectant compounds, - first aid kits, - creation of recreational areas, - medical examinations for employees, - treatment of personnel in sanatoriums and dispensaries.
Calculate payment rates
insurance premiums, the amount of which directly depends on the class of working conditions at each workplace
Determine the amount of additional payments and compensations,
permissible length of the working day, as well as additional leave granted to employees of hazardous industries
Take out employee insurance
from work injuries
Resolve disputes
when an employee is diagnosed with an occupational disease
Collect statistics
about changes in working conditions
A special assessment of working conditions involves an analysis of the environment and labor processes at the enterprise
After its completion, the manager receives:
Summary statement of SOUT results
List of recommended measures to optimize working conditions
Protocols of research (tests) and measurements of harmful and (or) hazardous production factors
Cards for special assessment of working conditions for workplaces
Expert's conclusion based on the results of special assessment and assessment
Information for the register of organizations conducting special assessments
The register contains certain information about the organizations that are included in it (clause 13 of resolution No. 599):
- Company name and location. If such an organization has branches, then information on each of them must be indicated.
- INN, ORGN.
- Registration number registered in the register.
- Date of inclusion of the organization in the register of companies conducting labor assessment.
- Date, as well as the basis for the suspension of activities related to carrying out the Special Operations Operations.
- The date, as well as the legal basis for the resumption of the specified activity.
- Date and reason for exclusion from the register.
The Ministry of Labor makes an appropriate decision on the inclusion of each specific company in the register, as well as on the registration and suspension of its activities, the subsequent resumption of work, or on exclusion from the register with a subsequent ban on carrying out special work activities.
Information is entered into the register in a certain order on the basis of an application, the form of which is not strictly regulated. The application must provide information about the organization and facts confirming that the applicant meets the requirements of Art. 19 of Law No. 426-FZ.
The Ministry of Labor considers this application, after which it makes a corresponding decision on inclusion in the register within 20 working days. A refusal may be obtained if incomplete or false information is provided. The company's activities in carrying out special technical assessments are suspended if it is brought to administrative responsibility. Suspension of the accreditation of the testing laboratory may also serve as grounds for termination of work.
After receiving the relevant information, the Ministry of Labor makes an entry into the register about the suspension of the company’s work within 5 days. After eliminating the reasons, the company has the right to re-send a request to the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, supporting it with the necessary documents. The Ministry considers such a request within 20 working days and makes a second decision to enter the company into the register.
Based on clause 20 of Resolution No. 599, a company may be excluded from the register in the following situations:
- termination of its activities, that is, complete liquidation or reorganization of the company, as well as completion of activities in the field of special equipment;
- termination of the current accreditation of the testing laboratory;
- termination of the special certificate issued to experts in the field of SOUT, as a result of which the company will have fewer full-time experts than required by law.
Information entered into the register of organizations assessing working conditions is stored indefinitely and is available in consolidated access; a website has been specially created for this purpose: akot.rosmintrud.ru.
Fines for the lack of SOUT in Moscow and the regions
The Labor Code regulates labor protection. If you don’t carry out SOUT on time, the organization can go into the red: fines, lawsuits, constant fear that the labor inspectorate will come.
If you do not carry out SOUT at all or miss at least 1 day from the established procedure, you can receive a fine totaling up to 80,000 rubles. for each workplace. In the event of an accident or occupational disease, criminal liability is imposed for up to 4 years .
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Can company managers conduct SOUTH themselves?
Only companies accredited by the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation can evaluate jobs. Experts from such an organization visit the company’s territory, take measurements and draw up a report.
If, after the assessment, no harmful and/or dangerous production factors are found in the workplace, and working conditions comply with regulatory labor protection requirements, a declaration is drawn up, which employers send to the labor inspectorate.
But there are factors that can be measured for the most part in manufacturing enterprises: the severity of labor, various biological and chemical factors.
Organizations conducting special inspections of working conditions
In fact, if you look closely at these organizations involved in job certification, there are a great many and in each region of the country they are completely different (in terms of workforce, classification, and, of course, names).
Therefore, it is worth putting only some part of all your efforts into searching for the nearest office of any trusted organization to you.
Further events take place purely in step with the legislative bodies and the established procedures.
Who can conduct a special assessment of working conditions?
426-FZ lists the requirements for organizations that are allowed to carry out special assessments. SRG-ECO company meets all conditions:
- special assessment of working conditions is our main area of work;
- SRG-ECO is included in the register of organizations conducting special assessments and has a laboratory accredited by Rosreestr;
- Our staff includes specialists with higher technical education, who have an expert certificate and are included in the appropriate register;
- accreditation of the laboratory allows for research (testing) and measurements of harmful and (or) dangerous factors in the production environment and the labor process.
Contacting SRG-ECO will allow you:
- not to fall under administrative and criminal liability,
- reduce the likelihood of employees receiving injuries and occupational diseases.
Where can you find the register of organizations conducting special labor inspections?
Some careless entrepreneurs are so lazy and do not want to act according to the law that they simply do not go to this kind of organization and fall under an extensive fine, which applies not only to the employer, but also to the employee in a certain ratio.
Now, straight to the point, you can familiarize yourself with several elementary images , one of the most elementary will be at home, namely, sit down with any equipment with the Internet and scour your city or region as a whole for these organizations involved in certifying the labor activities of various companies.
Further, a fairly common way to find out the location of a particular company is to directly contact the administrative building of your city or town; in such places there is a full-fledged archive with all the registers of companies and enterprises registered in this area.
Why is it profitable to cooperate with us?
Pay for training at the expense of the Social Insurance Fund
Our specialists will tell you how to compensate for training costs through contributions to the Social Insurance Fund and help you with paperwork
We guarantee protection from fines for 5 years
If government officials have questions about the report, our employees will defend its correctness
We save all reports
They are in electronic and paper archives. If necessary, we can always provide you with a copy of the SOUT
Accredited organization
No. 195 in the register of organizations conducting special assessments of working conditions
Qualified employees
Our staff includes more than 100 certified SOUT experts
Own laboratory
Accredited testing laboratory with a wide range of measurements
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The legislative framework
Just as all established bodies of any government that protect the morals of certain people have their own, specific base of codes and laws, which is applicable in most cases purely to them, so in this legislative direction there is its own basis, namely:
- One of the key roles is played by Article 19 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation , which says that all kinds of friction between both sides are only a sphere of a unique orderly algorithm of actions, but at the same time they carry a certain amount of legislative power. However, it is worth remembering that regarding Article 35 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the main legislative bodies are not responsible for the correctness of the inspection.
- Fundamental legislative force is carried by Article 21 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation , which provides for an appeal to a specialized commission exclusively on an important issue and only every year and sometimes only once every five years (if the company has the form of an LLC), so that all decisions made are not biased and a thorough check is carried out on each period of time.
- On the part of the individual enterprise, proxies of the general director act; this kind of action is fully described in the second part of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, Article 20. It also describes the most important property that in order to carry out an inspection, the contacted company must have specialized people who have received permission for this kind of action.
- The workers' side is considered independent and free-thinking in the area of their rights at work only if more than half of the total number of employees of a particular enterprise are present at the meeting, namely the labor dispute commission.
- After a full and equal check, a hearing of one or another application takes place within ten working days, only after this a general decision is made based on the summary position of each person present from the special register (all of the above is described in Article 25 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
WHAT DO YOU GET IN THE ULTIMATE?
- Prevention of fines and criminal liability.
- Possible reduction in the amount of pension contributions.
- The collected data will make it possible to resolve disputes between the employee and the employer in the event of disagreements or accidents.
- Reducing the risk of injuries and occupational diseases of workers at the enterprise.
- The results of studies and measurements of harmful and dangerous factors carried out during SOUT can be used when implementing PC. However, as well as vice versa, the results of production control are taken into account when conducting a special assessment of working conditions (the “shelf life” of certified indicators should not exceed 6 months).
