Unified system of legal instruments aimed at the response to and the recovery of the major industrial accidents

The Hungarian legal regulations on industrial safety which came into force on 1st January 2012 cover the tasks related to the protection of major industrial accidents in which dangerous substances are involved. The tasks and measures arising from the implementation of the legal regulations can be divided into three groups: the prevention and preparedness period, the (emergency) response period and the recovery period. In the article, the author deals with the unified system of legal instruments and tools established in the field of response to and recovery of the major industrial accidents in Hungary.