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Administrative Measures For The Lightning Protection And Disaster Reduction

Original Language Title: 防雷减灾管理办法

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Administrative measures for the lightning protection and disaster reduction

    (July 21, 2011 China Meteorological Administration released 20th September 1, 2011) Chapter I General provisions

    First in order to strengthen the work of lightning prevention, standardized lightning hazard management, improving the ability and level of lightning disaster prevention, protection of national interests and the people's life and property safety, maintaining public security, promoting economic and social development, according to the People's Republic of China Meteorological law, the People's Republic of China on administrative licensing law and prevention of meteorological disasters and the relevant provisions of the Ordinance and other laws, regulations, these measures are formulated.

    Article in the People's Republic of China area and People's Republic of China engaged in lightning defense activities in sea areas under the jurisdiction of organizations and individuals should abide by these measures.

    Lightning defense in these measures (hereinafter referred to as lightning protection and disaster reduction), refers to the lightning defense and mitigation activities, including Thunder and lightning research, monitoring, early warning, risk assessment, protection and investigation, expert evaluation of lightning disaster and so on.

    The third lightning protection and disaster reduction work, applying the principle of safety first, prevention first and combining prevention.

    Fourth article the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council are responsible for organizational management and guide the lightning protection and disaster reduction work throughout the country.

    Local meteorological departments at various levels in the higher level meteorological departments and under the leadership of the people's Governments at the corresponding level, responsible for organizing the lightning protection and disaster reduction work within their respective administrative areas.

    Other relevant sectors and other relevant departments of the local people's Governments at various levels shall, in accordance with the responsibility to the Department and the lightning protection and disaster reduction work, and accept the supervision and management of meteorological departments at the same level.

    Fifth State to encourage and support scientific and technological research and development of the lightning protection and disaster reduction, promote the lightning research results, strengthen the lightning protection standardization, improve lightning protection technology, mine disaster science, enhance national awareness of lightning protection and disaster reduction.

    Article sixth of foreign organizations and individuals in the People's Republic of China area and People's Republic of China sea areas under the jurisdiction in the lightning protection and disaster reduction activities should be approved by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council together with the relevant departments and local provincial meteorological authorities for the record, accept the supervision and management of local provincial meteorological authorities.

    Chapter II monitoring and early-warning

    Seventh the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council shall organize the relevant departments in accordance with reasonable layout, information sharing and effective use of the principles, planning the national lightning detection network, avoid repeated construction.

    Local meteorological departments at all levels should organize the lightning detection network within their respective administrative areas to guard against lightning hazards.

    Eighth meteorological departments at various levels shall strengthen the construction of lightning disaster warning system, improve the ability of Thunder and lightning protection and disaster reduction and disaster warning services.

    Nineth competent meteorological departments at various levels of meteorological stations according to the needs of lightning disaster prevention, in accordance with the duties carried out lightning, and inform the competent meteorological agencies and lightning information from the relevant Department for disaster prevention and rescue.

    Conditions of the competent meteorological departments lightning forecast of meteorological stations can be carried out, and to the public in a timely manner.

    Tenth meteorological departments at various levels shall organize the relevant departments to strengthen the Thunder and lightning disasters mechanism based on theory and theory of Defense technology applications such as research, and strengthen the lightning protection and disaster reduction technologies and lightning detection, early warning systems, research and development.

    Chapter III mine engineering

    11th all buildings (structures), the venues and facilities for the installation of lightning protection device (hereinafter referred to as lightning), lightning protection shall comply with the relevant national standards and use requirements prescribed by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council, and by a corresponding qualification should undertake the design, construction and testing.

    Lightning protection device in these measures refers to Flash Player, wire, grounding devices, electrical surge protectors and connect the electrical conductors consisting of, the facilities for Defense lightning disasters or system.

    Article 12th engaged in mine engineering design and construction units of qualification.

    Lightning protection engineering in these measures, by means of survey design and installation of lightning lightning defense project for the formation of an entity. Lightning protection engineering design or construction qualification is divided into a, b, and c levels.

    Qualification by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council found; class b and class c qualification by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Meteorological Authority identified. 13th mine engineering design or construction company, after obtaining the corresponding certificates shall be in accordance with the relevant provisions, to the extent permitted by their level of qualification to engage in mine engineering design or construction.

    Specific measures shall be formulated by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council separately. 14th lightning protection engineering design or construction shall be in accordance with the appropriate level of qualification to engage in mine engineering design or construction professional.

    Without qualification, or beyond the scope of the qualification to assume lightning protection engineering design or construction.

    15th lightning protection design of the implementation system. Meteorological departments at and above the county level shall be responsible for the design of lightning protection device within the administrative area of auditing. To meet the requirements of, approval documents issued by the meteorological departments in charge of auditing; do not meet the requirements, is responsible for approving requests for rectification from meteorological departments, and again returned to the applicant after modifying the application design review.

    Unaudited or has not obtained the approval of design, shall not deliver construction.

    16th mine engineering and construction units should be carried out in accordance with the approved design and construction, and accept the supervision and administration of local meteorological authorities.

    Changes and modifications in the construction design shall be in accordance with the original application procedure application again.

    17th system of lightning protection devices shall practise acceptance.

    Local meteorological departments at and above the county level responsible for the administration of Thunder prevention equipment acceptance. Meteorological departments in charge of acceptance upon receipt of the application, lightning detection should be based on a qualified certificate of inspection report for verification. Meet the requirements, issued by the competent Meteorological Department acceptance documents. Does not meet the requirements, the meteorological departments responsible for acceptance of the proposed corrective action request, the applicant to reapply after completion of rectification.

    Without verification documents on lightning protection devices shall not be used. Article 18th lightning detection testing reports issued by agencies, concealed work should be itemized detection, and take responsibility for results.

    Test report as evidence of the acceptance of the technology.

    The fourth chapter lightning detection Article 19th lightning protection device in the implementation of the periodic inspection system.

    Lightning detection devices should be once a year, the explosion and fire hazard atmospheres sites lightning protection devices shall be once every six months. Article 20th on institutions engaged in lightning detection qualification.

    Specific measures shall be formulated by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council separately. Article 21st lightning after lightning protection device for testing organizations to test, it shall issue a test report. Unqualified, and put forward rectification opinions.

    Was refused to correction or rectification is not qualified, lightning detection agencies shall report to the local weather authorities, local meteorological departments dealt with according to law.

    Lightning testing institutions shall implement the relevant standards and norms of the State, lightning detection reports issued must be true and correct. 22nd lightning owners or trustees shall designate a person responsible for, good lightning protection device for routine maintenance.

    Find device when there is a risk of lightning, should take timely measures to deal with.

    23rd installed lightning protection device of units or individuals shall take the initiative to the corresponding qualification of any of lightning protection device inspection institutions to conduct periodic testing, and local meteorological departments and local government administration of production safety management and supervision and inspection.

    Fifth chapter of lightning disaster investigation, expert evaluation

    24th lightning calamity investigation of meteorological departments at various levels are responsible for organization and identification.

    Other authorities and shall cooperate with the local meteorological departments responsible for Lightning calamity investigation, appraisal work.

    25th by the lightning disaster organizations and individuals shall promptly report to the local weather authorities, and assist local meteorological authorities in the investigation and identification of the lightning.

    Article 26th local meteorological departments at all levels should promptly to the local people's Government and the superior meteorological departments to report within their respective administrative areas of major lightning disaster and lightning disasters of the year.

    27th for large construction projects, key projects, explosion and fire hazard atmospheres, crowded places and other projects of lightning disaster risk assessment should be carried out in order to ensure public safety.

    Local meteorological departments at all levels in accordance with the relevant regulations of lightning disaster risk assessment of work within their respective administrative areas.

    Sixth chapter lightning products

    28th lightning protection products shall meet the requirements prescribed by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council.

    Article 29th lightning products should be determined by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council authorized testing agencies testing, tested and comply with the relevant requirements before they can put to use.

    Request the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council authorized lightning protection products testing organization, should be adopted in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state metrological certification, obtain accreditation.

    Article 30th lightning protection products used, should meteorological departments to the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the record, and accept the meteorological departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the supervision and inspection.

    The seventh chapter penalty 31st to apply for units to hide relevant design, providing false information to apply for accreditation, approval or acceptance, meteorological departments concerned inadmissible or refusing to license, and given a warning.

    Applicants may not apply again for qualification in just one year.
32nd article was license units to cheat, and bribery, not due means made qualification, and through design audit or completed acceptance of, about meteorological competent institutions according to permission give warning, can at 10,000 yuan above 30,000 yuan following fine; has made qualification, and through design audit or completed acceptance of, revoked its license book; was license units three years shall not again application qualification finds; constitute crime of, law held criminal.

    33rd article violates these rules, any of the following acts, meteorological departments above the county level in accordance with the permission shall be ordered to correct, given a warning and can be fined a maximum of 50,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan and cause damage to others shall bear liability constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law:

    (A) altering, forging, reselling, leasing, lending, affiliated certificate, certificate or license documents;

    (B) to conceal from the bodies responsible for supervision and inspection of the situation, providing false information or refuse to provide authentic materials reflect its activities.

    34th article violates these rules, any of the following acts, meteorological departments above the county level in accordance with the permission shall be ordered to correct, given a warning and can be fined a maximum of 50,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan and cause damage to others shall bear liability for:

    (A) does not have lightning detection and mine engineering design or construction professional qualifications, without engaging in related activities;

    (B) beyond the mine detection, mine engineering design or construction qualifications in related activities;

    (C) the lightning protection device design without local meteorological authorities reviewed and approved or by unauthorized construction;

    (D) the meteorological departments lightning protection device without local acceptance or lack of acceptance documents, unauthorized use.

    35th article violates these rules, any of the following acts, meteorological departments above the county level in accordance with the permission shall be ordered to correct, given a warning and can be a fine of between 10,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan; cause damage to others shall bear liability constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law:

    (A) shall install mine but refuses to install;

    (B) the use of lightning protection device or does not meet the requirements of the use of the product;

    (C) the existing lightning protection device, refused to take a test or screening unqualified and refused to fix;

    (D) the undeclared major lightning accidents.

    36th article violates these rules, resulting in lightning caused fires, explosions and casualties and heavy loss of State property, directly responsible for administrative sanctions by the competent Department constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    37th lightning due to malpractice of staff, resulting in significant lightning accidents, shall be given administrative sanctions by his employer; national and major loss of life and property of the people, constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    The eighth chapter by-laws

    Article 38th engaged in mine-certificate of professional and technical personnel should be qualified. Will be responsible for the administration of provincial meteorology within the mine professional qualification.

    Lightning protection professionals should learn by provincial Meteorological Organization of the examination, and obtain the appropriate credentials.

    Provincial meteorological departments should be on the Meteorological Society mine professional qualification of technicians to carry out supervision and management. 39th article of the rules take effect on September 1, 2011. February 1, 2005 published by the China Meteorological Administration abolished at the same time in the lightning protection and disaster reduction management measures.