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This page summarises Chapter 12 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on chemicals and climate exposure. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
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