Activities on mandatory insurance of hazardous industrial facilities  to be carried out in Armenia

ArmInfo. On April 30, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan, to discuss the concept of developing the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

As reported by the press service of the government, RA Minister of  Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan noted that the vision for the  development of the Rescue Service is important in  completing the  chain of reforms of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and presented  ways to resolve the issues raised in the concept, including  information  on the development of the sectoral policy of the  Ministry of Internal Affairs, monitoring the policy pursued in the  sector, monitoring the activities of hazardous industrial facilities,  coordinating activities at the republican level in emergency  situations, mandatory insurance in these sectors, defining  requirements, and developing standards. The new structure of the  Rescue Service and the standard structure of the Yerevan and regional  rescue departments were also discussed.

The meeting also addressed issues related to the  compulsory  insurance process for hazardous production facilities, the  establishment of a single operational management center, a warning  service, the training and retraining of rescuers, and the logistical  support for the emergency rescue service.  Nikol Pashinyan directed  the team to focus on the process of compulsory insurance of hazardous  production facilities. The Prime Minister emphasized the significance  of updating the geoportal with information on hazardous production  facilities and identifying potentially risky assets.