Since the outbreak of Operation “Lion’s Roar,” professionals from the Ministry of Environmental Protection have been in full readiness regarding factories and sites containing hazardous materials. In times of emergency, The Ministry‘s professionals serve as professional support to the Home Front Command, examining the protection of factories, the functioning of emergency teams, operational readiness, and the inventory of hazardous materials – as part of the national effort to maintain public safety and the environment.
Idit Silman, Minister of Environmental Protection: “At this time, our responsibility is to ensure that every site holding hazardous materials operates at the highest level of readiness. The Ministry is working with all emergency and security bodies to reduce risks, strengthen protection, and ensure the safety of the public and the environment.”
During a security emergency, the Home Front Command is the body responsible for managing security events, and under its responsibility is the protection of sites and factories containing hazardous materials, the damage to which could pose a danger to the public. The Ministry of Environmental Protection, serving as the national guiding body for handling hazardous materials, accompanies the professionals in the Home Front Command and is prepared to respond to any environmental event, alongside professional support in the readiness and protection of factories.
Within this framework, the Ministry’s professionals assist in examining the compliance of factories containing hazardous materials with the Home Front Command’s safety protection guidelines, including examining the competence of factory emergency teams, warning and control systems, and emergency operating procedures. The activity is carried out in close cooperation between the Ministry’s emergency responders, the municipal environmental quality associations, and the environmental units, with the aim of reducing risks and strengthening readiness in the field.
Lilach Fadlon, Head of the National Hazardous Materials and Emergency Division at The Ministry of Environmental Protection: “The National Hazardous Materials and Emergency Division is operating in an intensified mode and conducts ongoing assessments of readiness levels in relevant factories, with an emphasis on compliance with protection and safety guidelines. The activity is carried out in full coordination with the Home Front Command and field professionals, based on continuous risk assessment and adaptation of guidelines according to developments.”
The emergency hotline for hazardous materials and environmental incidents is active 24/7 at *6911.
The Ministry reiterates that one must adhere to the instructions of the Home Front Command, which have proven to be life-saving, and that it will update the public as needed.
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