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ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTHThe following work was done in the areas neighbouring the accidentsite and the aquatory of Severinsky Pond:removing contaminated soil from the surface of the site underrecultivation;land shaping with installation of drainage and aeration systems;intensive washing of the surface of the site under recultivation;land shaping for recultivation; plant life restoration and preventionof erosion of the recultivated surface by water.Only a month after the spill, tap water in the village was declaredsafe for drinking with oil content below the norm. By the end ofAugust 2002, source water in the village water supply was also upto the norm. During the following autumn to spring period, thecontent of contaminants fluctuated, but never reached dangerouslevels.By the middle of December, the work on the village water supplywas completed. Operations to prevent re-contamination continuedthe following spring. By the end of 2003, the programme of environmentalclean-up was completely fulfilled: disturbed and pollutedsoils were recultivated and returned to their users; water supplyand treatment facilities were repaired; and Severinsky Pondwas stocked with fish.The total cost of clearing up the spill was 40.8 million roubles.at Dangerous Industrial Facilities", the Company has prepared and regularlyupdates declarations of industrial safety for all of its dangerousfacilities.The next step in the improvement of legal compliance with industrialsafety laws planned for 2004–2005 is summarising accumulated informationon the qualitative evaluation of risks and on enhancing the accuracyof its results.Recording and reporting accidents and occupational diseases is an integralpart of the health and safety management system of the LUKOIL85