ESTONIAN ACADEMY
PUBLISHERS
eesti teaduste
akadeemia kirjastus
PUBLISHED
SINCE 1984
 
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Oil Shale
ISSN 1736-7492 (Electronic)
ISSN 0208-189X (Print)
Impact Factor (2022): 1.9
BASICS FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING EXPLORATIONS CONSIDERING NEEDED LEGAL CHANGES; pp. 189-196
PDF | doi: 10.3176/oil.2008.2S.10

Author
O. Tammemäe
Abstract

Nowadays legal system of Estonia does not cover essential aspects related to geo­technical engineering explorations for assessing environmental risks to be considered during planning processes and for providing designers with reliable geotechnical parameters for sustainable construction solutions. The absence of appropriate legal regulation does not support the reuse of mined areas and sustainable use of mineral recourses. The article deals with analysis on planning and building sectors with concrete suggestions for changes in legal regulations. Additionally radon level survey and geo­technical inspection related issues have analysed in the frame of risk assessment. Both of the above issues are especially important to be considered in mined areas. The utilisation of previous research data and re-establishment of Geotechnical Fund will enable a much more economical use of the available resources and a better management of possible risks.

References

 

2.   Planning Act. RT I 2004, 22, 148.

3.   Chemicals Act. RT I 2006, 58, 439.

 

5.   Pursuant to Minister of the Environment regulation No 45 of 26 May 2005, “The surveillance of exposed workers and residents, the values of doses, dose factors, radiation and tissue factors caused by the intake of radionuclides”. RTL, 16.06.2005, 65, 934.
      http://wlex.lc.ee/wlex.cgi?do=show&url=https://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/ act.jsp?id%3d908881

6.   Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act. RT I 2005, 15, 87.                http://wlex.lc.ee/wlex.cgi?do=show&url=https://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/ act.jsp?id%3d12808274

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