Guidance

Phosgene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Chemical hazards compendium and Health emergency planning
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 18 October 2016, see all updates

Information on phosgene (also known as carbonic dichloride, carbonyl chloride or chloroformyl chloride), for responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Phosgene: general information

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2014790 PDF, 165KB, 4 pages

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Phosgene: incident management

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Phosgene: toxicological overview

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Details

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

Document information

Published: 1 July 2014

Updated: 18 October 2016

+ full page history

1. 18 October 2016 Uploaded phosgene: general information.
2. 11 May 2016 Updated version of incident management.
3. 16 February 2016 Updated toxicological overview.
4. 1 July 2014 First published.

From: Public Health England

Part of: Chemical hazards compendium Health emergency planning