Guidance

Hydrogen fluoride: properties, incident management and toxicology

Information on hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 7 November 2017
• Last updated: 22 October 2024 — See all updates

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Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid: general information

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Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid: toxicological overview

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Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid: incident management

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Published 7 November 2017
Last updated 22 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 22 October 2024

   The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information and Toxicological Overview pages have undergone a HTML format update – the content within these pages has remained unchanged.

2. 3 December 2018

   Added 'Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid: general information' and 'Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid: toxicological overview'.

3. 13 November 2017

   Replaced document and retitled it 'Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid: incident management'.

4. 7 November 2017

   First published.