Second​ Stage: ​Inspection visit

For approval of the issuance of an operating license is checking on the safety standards:

• Appoint a safety officer.
• Ensure the effectiveness of the fire alarm system and is connected to the main control panel.
• Matching fire fighting system with approved factory schemes.
• Ensure that emergency exits sufficient and conform to the specifications.
• Apply safety requirements during storage, transportation of chemicals and hazardous gases.

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON); Keen to facilitate and speedy completion of its dealings with its partners, in order to serve the needs of factories and to maintain the safety and security of workers, property and infrastructure of industrial cities, we feel that the operating licenses and the period of validity of each license are classified as follows:

• Short-term:6 months

  The license issued with a validity (6 months) to enable establishments that have a large number of observations and irregularities and need a long time to correct in order to complete the procedures with other government sectors and relevant authorities, to be working quickly on the remedies that can be corrected and pledge to complete the rest of the notes within the schedule agreed time frame.

• Medium-term: 1 year

  The license issued with a validity (one year) to enable establishments that have medium-risk observations and irregularities that require a long time to be corrected in order to finalize procedures with other government sectors and related authorities, provided that work is quickly done on the remedies that can be corrected and undertaking to complete the rest of the observations within an agreed time frame.

• Long term: 3 years

  The license issued with a validity (3 years) for establishments that do not have any observations, and all safety regulations and standards have applied.