Sochi TEPS, one of the key Olympic facilities of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, will undergo a complex analysis of industrial and fire safety

 Sochi Thermal Electric Power Station, one of the key Olympic construction facilities will undergo a complex analysis of industrial and fire safety.  1,680,000 rubles will be directed towards accomplishing this goal.

The experts of the GCE Group of Companies, which has been consulting for the Sochi Thermal Electric Power Station from the moment the project was conceived, has been presented with three global tasks by the leadership of the TEPS.   First of all, to provide expertise in industrial safety of the working documentation of Phase II of the project - delivery is intended for the fourth quarter of 2009; secondly, to develop a declaration of fire safety, as that is required by new technical regulations on fire safety, which came into effect in May of 2009; and, thirdly, to provide expertise in industrial safety documentation of the proper operations of fire/explosive hazardous and chemically hazardous production facilities.
On the whole, the work is directed at the delineation of, and battle with, human-error risk factors, and the preparedness of power engineers to respond to any sort of emergency situation.

“This is an important facility, not only for the Olympics, but it is also of public importance for the region, whose residents have had to endure power outages,” notes Alexei Isakov, Research Director for the GCE Group of Companies.  
Background Note:  The GCE Group of Companies, a leading technical consultant, traces its history from the year 1994.  Expert magazine rated it the leader in “Consulting in the Field of Manufacturing Organization” by Expert magazine.  One of its major business directions is providing services in the development and implementation of industrial safety programs.  Among its clients are Gazprom, Rosneft, TNK-BP, ArcelorMittal, SPFL, Enel, and many others.  

Background Note:  In December 2004 two main power generating units, the PGU-39’s, were placed into operation as part of phase I of the Sochi Thermal Electric Power Station.  Currently, the base electrical power capacity of the station is 78 MW; heat capacity is Gcal.  The primary and back-up fuel for the electric power station is natural gas, and the emergency fuel is diesel.
 
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