Guidance

Kerosene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information about kerosene (also known as paraffin and jet fuel), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 13 January 2012
• Last updated: 14 October 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Kerosene: general information

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Kerosene: toxicological overview

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Kerosene: incident managment

Ref: GOV-17455

PDF, 303 KB, 20 pages

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

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Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 14 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 14 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. 14 August 2019

   Updated incident management document.

3. 18 October 2016

   Uploaded kerosene: general information.

4. 11 May 2016

   Updated version of incident management and removed compilation PDF.

5. 13 January 2012

   First published.