Public Safety and Information Obligations for Upper-Tier Establishments

Abstract. The operation of the upper-tier establishments, which are prone to a major accident hazard, poses a real threat to the public in terms of health and potential environmental pollution. Therefore, the norms of EU directives seek to introduce as much transparency as possible to the operation of upper-tier establishments. The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the rules concerning the issue of information provision by the establishment to both the public and the relevant state and EU authorities. The following part of the article will provide a brief analysis of how the posting of public information on the websites of the upper-tier establishments looks like in practice.