The companies have to ■ have in place adequate safety systems in their plants and monitor them regularly; ■ define adequate safety organizations and procedures; ■ define emergency and disaster prevention measures in consultation with the responsible authorities; ■ test the required emergency and disaster prevention measures; ■ have the required financial provisions for cleaning up residual waste, for process risks, additional invest ments and for other measures of a precautionary nature; ■ have adequate insurance cover; ■ check all activities and correct reporting on a regular basis and initiate additional measures if required; ■ report major events of environmental relevance immediately to the holding company.