۱- Introduction

۲- Prevention of major industrial accidents and the eMars database

۳- Civil Protection Information System

۴- The accident rate on roads

Conclusion

References

Abstract

The information systems serve as tools for collecting information in connection with emergencies and their monitoring. The database eMars according to the SEVESO III Directive which comprises data from all member states serves for collecting information about major industrial accidents in the EU. According to the type and extent of an emergency, in Slovakia the industrial accidents are registered in two databases and two ministries keep files on them – the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Environment and are assessed according to different parameters. The first one is the information system of the civil protection managed by the Ministry of Interior and the second one is the information system of the major industrial accident prevention managed by the Ministry of Environment. Regarding hazardous substances related accidents we are discussing transport of dangerous goods on the roads. The main aim of this article is to analyse the emergencies in mentioned databases and to assess the statistical data which are involved in all information systems.

Introduction

The information systems serve for collecting information about the emergencies and for monitoring them. In the EU the database eMars where data from all EU countries can be found serves for collecting information about major industrial accidents (MIA) according to the SEVESO III Directive. In Slovakia, according to the type and extent of an emergency the industrial accidents are recorded in two databases by two ministries – the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, they are processed according to different parameters. The first one is the Information System of Civil Protection controlled by the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic and the second one the Information System of Preventing Major Industrial Accidents administrated by the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic. The international agreement ADR (transport of hazardous substances) is also connected with transporting hazardous materials. The information system monitoring the movement of the hazardous materials in the EU is the Eurostat/Transport of Dangerous Goods, the data of which is discussed at the end of this article.