President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to inspect the handling of hazardous materials in Ukraine and how actions to prevent emergencies are taken. The Head of State sent the letter in connection with the explosion occurred in the city of Beirut (the Republic of Lebanon) on August 4.
"I ask you to urgently assess of the state of handling hazardous and fire-extinguishing agents, explosive materials, products, waste, fertilizers, which, due to their intrinsic properties, can pose a threat to the life and health of people, the environment, if certain factors and circumstances are available, and based on the results of the work to take appropriate countermeasures," the President said in the letter.
The head of state also noted the importance of drawing and adopting the necessary regulatory and legal acts that would make it possible to implement a set of urgent effective steps to prevent manmade disasters.
The prime minister must personally report on the results to the President.