WAYS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF SUBJECTS TO STATE SUPERVISION (CONTROL) IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL AND FIRE SAFETY

The purpose of the article is to identify the ways which may be used regarding the subjects to state supervision (control) in the field of industrial and fire safety to protect their rights. One of the most important directions of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine is the implementation of state supervision (control) in the field of industrial and fire safety. Today, consistent work is underway to improve the performance of this function, as evidenced by the continuous transformations taking place in the legal environment. The activities of officials of the state supervision (control) agencies in the field of industrial and fire safety are aimed at realizing the interests of the state and society and are characterized by the public nature of implementation. The control and supervision activities are surely accompanied by decision-making, actions (inaction) that lead to serious consequences, and have a decisive impact on the exercise of the rights and legitimate interests of persons subject to state supervision (control) in the field of industrial and fire safety, therefore, the latter ones should rely on the possibility of protecting their rights and legitimate interests if they are violated or threatened. The article analyzes the methods which can be used by the subject to state supervision (control) in the field of industrial and fire safety to protect their rights. It is stated that control and supervision activities are accompanied by decision-making and actions (inaction) which affect the rights and legitimate interests of the controlled subjects, and therefore the latter ones should count on the possibility of their protection if such rights are violated or threatened. The author concludes that the institutes of judicial and extrajudicial protection of the rights of subject to state supervision (control) in the field of industrial and fire safety do not always work, which, however, does not negate the positive aspects of their use. Key words: state supervision (control); state supervision (control) in the field of industrial and fire safety; measures of state supervision (control); protection of rights of controlled subjects; out-of-court and court ways of protection.