Moscow, 25 April 2007. The annual All-Russia Exhibition and Seminar "Labour Protection in Energy Industry 2006" will be held in the Electrification pavilion of the All-Russian Exhibition Center on 23-27 April 2007.

Among the event participants are over 300 occupational health and safety executives and specialists from the energy companies of RAO "UES of Russia", who are addressing the innovation aspects of management in the area of professional reliability, safety and health protection, and the practical aspects of labour protection in the electricity industry. Within the framework of roundtable discussion, the participants will share their best practices to ensure safe operation and repairs of power equipment, buildings and structures.

The exhibition features devices used to control hazardous and dangerous substances, instruments used to ensure industrial safety, personnel protection facilities to protect people from hazardous and dangerous exposures. About 70 companies from Russia and the CIS countries demonstrated their technologies and products at the exhibition. A catalogue will be published after the event, covering the key technologies and solutions in the area of labour safety .

The Exhibition and Seminar are being held by RAO "UES of Russia" as part of "The Year of Labour Protection and Industrial Safety". RAO UES attaches special importance to labour protection at its enterprises. This is achieved through implementation of advanced technologies aimed at improving labour safety.