PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SAFETY IN DEALING WITH MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Keywords:
high-risk facility, practical exercises, emergency planAbstract
The article presents issues concerning selected elements in the field of organising and conducting practical exercises to prepare rescue entities and teams of upper-tier establishments for major industrial accidents in the aspects of formal and legal requirements for the managers of an establishment, the authorities of the State Fire Service in the context of the tasks performed in relation to the needs of the society. In this respect, a review was made of European Union and national legal acts relating to selected preparatory elements of the system for preventing major industrial accidents and the requirements for the operators of upper-tier establishments and the organs of the State Fire Service in the event of a major industrial accident. Moreover, on the basis of practical participation in the exercises, the course of various forms of practical exercises related to the consolidation of principles of proceeding in case of an emergency situation was evaluated. The topics were based on new legal regulations in the field of environmental law and the requirements to be met by practical exercises preparing services and company teams to limit and eliminate hazards.
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