Special Service Record — Hazardous Jobs

Lists No.1 and No.2, proving service and preferential pension

Profession lists

List No.1 (highly hazardous)

Underground mining, metallurgy (hot shops), chemical production, divers, some railway jobs. Pension: men 50/20 yrs (10 special), women 45/15 (7.5 special).

List No.2 (hazardous)

Metalworking, open-pit mining, some medical jobs (X-ray, TB clinics), welders, loaders. Pension: men 55/25 (12.5 special), women 50/20 (10 special).

Medical & teaching staff

Medics: 25 yrs rural / 30 urban service → service pension regardless of age. Teachers: 25 yrs — rising to 30 from 01.01.2026.

Tractor drivers, milkmaids, drivers

Separate decrees cover agricultural jobs — check whether your position is listed.

How to prove special service

Work record book with position/department entries — the main document
Employer certificate on work conditions (form 5-D since 2000)
Archive certificates if the employer was liquidated
PFU personal accounting — report in the e-cabinet
In disputes — administrative court; burden of proof is on the PFU

How it counts

Special service counts calendar-wise for actual time in hazardous conditions
Maternity, sick leave, vacations — included
Partial special service: proportional age reduction within legal limits
Mixed List No.1+No.2 service — counted under the more favorable No.1 rules

Position lists are in CMU Decrees No.36 and No.461. If your job was listed during employment — the right persists even after list changes. Submit documents via the e-cabinet or in person at the PFU.