Abstract
These days it is especially important, and a complex task at the same time, to protect human health and the environment at a high level. One of the most important elements of this protection policy is industrial safety, highlighted by the major accidents of recent years. Industrial safety embraces four special fields: the supervision of dangerous plants, the control of the transportation of dangerous goods, the protection of critical infra- structure and the prevention of nuclear accidents. In our essay we dedicate our attention firstly to the assessment of the international and national legal regulations concerning the emergency planning of the railway’s dangerous activities. Secondly, the main goal of this article is to analyse the implementation of the above mentioned regulations by the operators of Hungarian railway infrastructure.
Highlights
The special safety requirements of the transportation of dangerous goods are stipulated in legal regulations in Hungary, and we are bound to follow them by strict international rules
The vulnerability assessment and emergency management planning activities applied in case of establishments using dangerous substances shall be carried out in case of marshalling yards as well
Storage of dangerous substances and for the sake of the safety of installations we have to consider the appearance of the aforementioned risks and we have to fulfil in any and all cases the requirements stipulated in the directive 96/82/EC, on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances
Summary
The special safety requirements of the transportation of dangerous goods are stipulated in legal regulations in Hungary, and we are bound to follow them by strict international rules. In consideration of the functioning of our country as a Eu member state, we have to streamline continuously the Hungarian norms, technical and methodological requirements corresponding to the expectations of the European regulations related to the prevention of emergencies, and within this that of major accidents involving dangerous substances. Storage of dangerous substances and for the sake of the safety of installations we have to consider the appearance of the aforementioned risks and we have to fulfil in any and all cases the requirements stipulated in the directive 96/82/EC, on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances In order to obtain an overall picture of the topic it is necessary to review
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