Guidance

Sodium hydroxide: health effects and incident management

Information on sodium hydroxide (also known as caustic soda), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
1 July 2014
Last updated
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Sodium hydroxide: general information

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Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 28 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information page has undergone a HTML format update – the content within this page has remained unchanged.

  2. Updated 'Sodium hydroxide: general information' document.

  3. Updated incident management document.

  4. Updated incident management guidance.

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