Guidance

Formic acid: health effects and incident management

Information on formic acid (also known as hydrogen carboxylic acid, formylic acid, aminic acid) for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Formic acid: general information

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Formic acid: incident management

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

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 8 January 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Formic acid: general information'.

  2. Updated incident management document.

  3. Updated incident management document.

  4. First published.