Building norms and rules of the Russian Federation, which are part of the general system of legislative acts, are developed in full compliance with the new conditions in the economic sphere and the structure of the administrative apparatus. The main purpose of these documents is to carry out the task of protecting the interests and rights of the consumer, the state, and society as a whole, taking into account the freedom of development and the manifestation of the independence and initiative of enterprises and specialists.
Building norms and rules of the Russian Federation are new methodological principles that are common in the international practice of standardization. Their main goal is to establish the basic requirements for the products of the building industry by its consumers, which must be satisfied, as well as setting objectives to be solved during the design and construction of facilities.
Building norms and rules are the fundamental document that defines the structure of all acts in the construction industry, their content, construction, design, presentation, as well as development stages, adoption dates and periods of application. All provisions that are affected by this standard are mandatory for all bodies of supervisory activity and management, organizations and enterprises, as well as associations, whose functions include the creation and use of legal acts in the field of the construction of various objects.
Building norms and rules are created to solve the problems facing the construction industry. These include:
- ensuring the conformity of the products of the construction industry of the national economy to their original purpose and the creation of normal conditions for the life of the population;
- release of final products that meet all regulatory provisions on safety for human health;
- protection of the constructed facilities, as well as the population located in them, from the risk to which they may be exposed in case of emergency;
- ensuring compliance with the appropriate quality characteristics, as well as the reliability of various structures, structures, foundations, engineering networks and buildings;
- economical and rational use of all types of resources, as well as compliance with environmental services;
- alignment of technical characteristics for the development of cooperation between states.
Building codes include:
- methodological, organizational and general technical conditions, the use of which is mandatory in the process of release and use of the product;
- standards for the construction of structures and buildings;
- the conditions of use in the construction of industrial complex products (materials and various products, equipment for engineering work, tools used as tools);
- economic documentation used to predict investment performance, as well as determine the final cost of the construction of facilities and the amount of necessary labor and material resources.
Building Norms and Rules “Residential multi-apartment buildings” approves technical regulations regarding safety and compliance with sanitary standards. It includes sections regarding:
- Areas of use;
- basic requirements for apartments, as well as their individual elements;
- standards for bearing capacity, as well as the deformability of various building structures;
- fire safety requirements ;
- standards of sanitary and epidemiological rules;
- safety during operation, etc.
Enterprises and organizations, as well as individuals, bear full responsibility stipulated in legislative acts in cases when regulatory requirements are violated and distorted when applying the provisions concluded in the current standards.