Annual report 2010

15. Operation and Technical Policy— stock-taking and disposal of trichlorophenylfilledcapacitor banks ensures safe operation,deactivation and handling of equipmentwithout damaging people;— step-by-step replacement of oil-filled equipmentexits with solid- or polymer-insulatedexits to prevent soil contamination withpetroleum products;— step-by-step replacement of 6-10/0.4 kV oilimmersedpower transformers with oilimmersedhermetically-sealed transformersand dry transformers in rehabilitation andtechnical upgrading allows minimizing soilcontamination with petroleum products duringtheir use;— use of state-of-the-art cables with insulationof cross linked polyethylene and heat shrinksleeves in the construction and maintenanceof cable lines to reduce lead use;— renunciation of towers with pin insulators innew construction in the breeding grounds ofbig birds, the application of anti-bird chokes;— application of bird-protective devices predominantlyin bird habitats, on migrationpaths, including visual repellents andacoustic devices (widely used by IDGC ofSiberia, Volga, the Center and the VolgaRegion);— Guidelines for Organizing Work in the Field ofAir Basin Protection;— Guidelines for Organizing Work in the Field ofWater Basin Protection;— Guidelines for Organizing Work in the Field ofProtection of Subsoil and Soil AgainstContamination, Invasion and Depletion;— Guidelines for Organizing Work Aimed atAssessing the Compliance of Facilities withthe Requirements of EnvironmentalProtection Laws, Sanitary and HygienicCriteria, Justification of the Necessity andFeasibility of Developing Sanitary ProtectionZones;— Guidelines for Organizing Work of theEnvironmental Protection Unit (Function).The above-mentioned documents analyze andadjust for the distribution grid sector the requirementsof environmental protection regulations asapplied to the production operations of the SDCsof the Holding Company and specify systemicareas of activity aimed at performing theserequirements. Currently, the SDCs of JSC IDGCHolding, based on the above-mentioned materials,are developing the standards of organizationsadjusted for local peculiarities and the requirementsof regional regulatory documents.— repair of oil-drip and drainage devices.In 2010, JSC IDGC Holding developed the followingguidelines:151