The Place and Role of HAZMAT Units with Respect to Increasing Public Safety in Hungary

Absztrakt

The basis of public safety is dependent on the assessment of risk of potential disasters. Furthermore, the term  involves protecting and safeguarding people from disasters and other potential dangers or threats. The increasing  importance of a nation’s preparedness is becoming more  obvious in case of disasters, in order to protect the health  and safety of citizens, properties, material assets, industrial facilities and the environment. This paper offers an outline  review of hazardous materials related emergency response units’ (HAZMAT Units) role in the fields of prevention,  control, communication, identification of hazard impacts,  decontamination and recovery activities.