Dr.Sc.Psych. V.B. Myakonkov^{1, 2}
Y.V. Shelyakova^1
1Federal Scientific Center for Physical Culture and Sports, Moscow
²Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health, St. Petersburg

Objective of the study was to analyze and streamline the existing technical regulatory system in application to the physical education and sports infrastructure and physical education and sports material and technical assets develop­ment and operation business and offer recommendations for the technical regulatory system reform.

Methods and structure of the study. The following methods were applied during the study: analysis and system­atization of technical regulatory documents in the field of engineering, construction, and operation of swimming pools; comparison; generalization of documents; analysis of practice in the application of normative documents on engineer­ing and construction, as well as generalization and analysis of the domestic practice of operation of swimming pools.

Results and conclusions. The technical regulatory system reforming and complementing initiatives should result in a comprehensive system of regulatory provisions and standards for the physical education and sport sector to cover every stage in the sports infrastructure lifecycle with detailed classification of the regulated/ standardized objects, operations and services.

Keywords: regulatory provisions, norms, regulations, technical regulatory system, rules, national standards, sports infrastructure, physical education and sports, material and technical assets, sports facility.

Abstract

Background. A key mission of a technical regula­tory system is to provide a sound basis for legal busi­ness practices by setting and ensuring compliance of obligatory requirements/ standards for the relevant products/ processes/ operations/ services. The na­tional technical regulatory system applied to the sports infrastructure development and operation projects for the last 20 years has been designed to balance the lawful interests of the developers and clients on the national and foreign markets [1]. The Federal Law “On technical regulation” put into effect in 2003 gave a green light to the sports infrastructure standardiza­tion and certification system reform – albeit the stan­dardization management system building phase is still in progress at this juncture. This study was intended to optimize the existing technical regulatory system with its normative documentation for the physical edu­cation and sport sector, with a special priority to the physical education and sports material and technical assets. The physical education and sports infrastruc­ture (buildings and installations) development busi­ness has long reported a need for the technical regu­latory system reform for progress.

Objective of the study was to analyze and stream­line the existing technical regulatory system in appli­cation to the physical education and sports infrastruc­ture and physical education and sports material and technical assets development and operation business and offer recommendations for the technical regula­tory system reform.

Results and discussion. The valid technical regu­latory for the physical education and sports infrastruc­ture design, development and operation projects are designed on an inclusive modular basis (see Figure 1), with each regulatory module controlling the relevant limited regulatory field.

Mandatory technical standards, as provided by the valid Law “On technical regulations”, shall be set only in compliance with the Technical Regulations. Thus, the Technical Regulations: Safety of Buildings and Installations (FL 384 dated 31.12.2009) cover every stage of every building/ installation lifecycle to regu­late, among other things, engineering/ technical ser­vice networks/ infrastructure and the relevant design projects (including survey works) plus the construc­tion, installation, erection, operation and disposal (de­molition) operations thereof [2]. The relevant sets of rules are applicable to the sports infrastructure design and operations; whilst the national standards (GOST and GOSTR) regulate the safety of equipment, sys­tems and services.

The regulatory system is composed of interrelated provisions with their scopes of reference in the sport asset lifecycle – e.g. a capital construction object (sports facility design rules); operation unit (sports facility operation rules); service location (national ser­vice standards); processes and procedures classified by the sports facility operations regulated by the rel­evant internal regulations by the corporate manager/ operator (corporate standards, codes, regulations, norms, procedures, etc.). Note that every stage in the sports facility lifecycle (see Figure 2) is regulated, in addition to the frame Technical Regulations, by the rel­evant specific procedures/ rules/ regulations.

The recent initiatives to revise the existing national technical regulatory system and standards for the sports infrastructure design, development and opera­tion may be illustrated by the new Swimming Pools De­sign Rules put in effect on June 27, 2018 upon approval by the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities Order No. 1716/pr dated December 26, 2017 (SP 310.1325800.2017 Swimming Pools Design Rules). These Rules comprise a “basic document” applicable to the newly constructed/ reconstructed indoor/ out­door swimming pools with the relevant buildings, instal­lations and services of any ownership, with classifica­tion of the swimming pools by the service/ functionality classes. Moreover, the Rules offer a list of recommend­ed design solutions for the pool structures including the reinforced concrete; welded steel; and prefabricated steel structures with the cladding options.

The inclusive regulatory framework (with the swim­ming pools taken as a case in point) shall be built up on a systemic basis to cover in detail every stage in the swimming pool lifecycle beyond the SP 310.1325800 (swimming pool design rules) scope of reference. Such a regulatory framework should include the swim­ming pool operation rules/ standards plus the regula­tions/ national standards applicable to the relevant technologies, equipment and engineering service systems to ensure every operation in the lifecycle.

Conclusion. The technical regulatory system re­forming and complementing initiatives should result in a comprehensive system of regulatory provisions and standards for the physical education and sport sector to cover every stage in the sports infrastructure lifecycle with detailed classification of the regulated/ standardized objects, operations and services.

References

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