Guidance

Chemical incidents: UK recovery handbook

Designed to help manage the recovery phase of a chemical incident where contamination has affected food production systems, inhabited areas and water environments.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 22 May 2013
• Last updated: 1 September 2020 — See all updates

Documents

UK recovery handbook for chemical incidents

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-1451

PDF, 8.56 MB, 600 pages

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Poster: UK recovery handbook for chemical incidents

PDF, 4.33 MB, 1 page

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Leaflet: UK recovery handbook for chemical incidents

PDF, 219 KB, 2 pages

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Stakeholder programme: UK recovery handbook for chemical incidents

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Details

This handbook is intended for use by recovery coordination groups (RCGs) and other stakeholders, such as national and local authorities, central government departments and agencies, environmental and health protection experts, emergency services, industry and others who may be affected by a chemical incident, to reduce or eliminate exposure and subsequent public health risks from environmental contamination following a chemical incident.

Published 22 May 2013
Last updated 1 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 1 September 2020

   Updated handbook.

2. 6 June 2013

   Updated 'UK recovery handbook for chemical incidents' poster

3. 22 May 2013

   First published.