Guidance

Asbestos: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on asbestos, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 11 July 2017 — see all updates

• From: Public Health England

Documents

Asbestos: general information

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Asbestos: incident management

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Asbestos: toxicological overview

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

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 11 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 11 July 2017

   Updated incident management and general information documents.

2. 11 July 2017

   Updated toxicological overview document.

3. 1 July 2014

   First published.