Hungary’s Most Significant Industrial Disasters from the Viewpoints of Planning for and Managing a Dangerous Situation

Abstract

This study examines Hungary’s most significant nuclear events, as well as hydrocarbon industry accidents and an incident in a TNT factory, and also analyses them from the related disaster manager viewpoints and from the standpoints of scheming and managing adangerous situation. In our previous parts of our articles, we have investigated working methods from abroad and the possibilities for them to be applied in Hungary in the disaster management’s planning, prognosis making and prevention activities. Humans appear as a safety factor, as well as a safety risk during the handling and processing of nuclear materials, and at the same time carry great responsibility during hydrocarbon processing. At the end of the article, we analyse the possibilities of prevention of industrial disasters, reducing risks and improving safety. The ultimate aim is to improve the planning for and the management of dangerous situations, excluding events and people that carry risks from the critical places, reducing hazards and making the processes safer.