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Chemical hazards and poisons report: issue 24

Information for health and emergency professionals involved in chemical incident response and preparedness.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 28 August 2014
• Last updated: 29 August 2014 — See all updates

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Chemical hazards and poisons (CHaP) report: issue 24

Ref: ISSN 1745 3763. PHE publications gateway number: 2014177

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This issue of the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report focuses on our work within Europe and on the preparedness and response to international chemical incidents.

The mechanisms for identifying, reporting and responding to cross-border public health threats in Europe are explored.

Improving air quality is one of the biggest environmental public health challenges in Europe. The Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) Regulations implement the requirements of the European Seveso Directives. Articles describe the role of public health in the planning, preparedness and response to incidents at COMAH-regulated sites.

Finally, the World Health Organization states that flooding is the most common natural hazard in Europe and England experienced significant floods last winter. Lessons from previous floods in Gloucestershire and the impact on a NHS blood manufacturing centre are presented.

Published 28 August 2014
Last updated 29 August 2014 + show all updates

1. 29 August 2014

   Correction to the update report for ECHEMNET.

2. 28 August 2014

   First published.