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Guidance for the public and businesses on using, storing and selling explosives precursors and poisons, as well as how to apply for a licence.
Information on phenol (also known as carbolic acid and hydroxybenzene), for responding to chemical incidents.
How to report incidents, including pro-formas for PON1 and PON2 and guidance on completion; listing of environmental alerts for operators in the North Sea.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Controlled drugs and precursor chemicals licensing fees information for individuals and companies.
Information about and opinions from the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS).
You must have a licence to import or export ozone-depleting substances (ODS) to and from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Guidance on the role of mutagenic chemicals in cancer and inherited genetic disease.
Series of reports from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards (RCE) directorate.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Information on toluene, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Information on acrylonitrile (2-propenenitrile; cyanoethylene; vinyl cyanide) for use in responding to chemical incidents.
A statement from the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM).
Information about mercury, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
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