Guidance and regulation

This guidance delivers on the government’s commitment in response to the Coroner’s 'prevention of future deaths' report on the death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak due to mould in the home.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 2 others
• Updated: 7 September 2023

• Understanding and addressing the health risks of damp and mould in the home

  Ministerial foreword Every person across this country deserves to live in…

When you can use PCBs and equipment, products or materials containing them, and how to register, label and dispose of them.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 19 December 2022

Recognise and respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents: guidance for healthcare professionals.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 31 May 2018

Information for clinicians and referring laboratories about the range of tests offered by the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 27 March 2024

Information companies placing hazardous mixtures on the UK market (such as manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors) should submit to the National Poisons Information Service.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 24 May 2021

Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 18 November 2020

A resource focusing on air pollution: sources, impacts and actions.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 14 November 2018

A tool to help local authorities estimate the burden of air pollution on the health care system.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 17 October 2018

Information on hydrogen sulphide (also known as hydrosulphuric acid, sulphur hydride or dihydrogen monosulphide) for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 7 August 2018

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

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 14 August 2019

Evidence-based recommendations to protect first responders from exposure to fentanyl.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 23 August 2018

The NRAP describes the national radon strategy and arrangements for managing exposure to radon in homes and workplaces.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 18 December 2018

Information on formaldehyde (also known as methanal and methylene glycol) for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 16 November 2017

COMEAP advice note on the health evidence relevant to developing targets for fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) under the Environment Act (2021).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 16 March 2022

Information for professionals involved in reducing health harms associated with air pollution.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 16 June 2022

The unit is a specialist in aerobiology, biocontainment and biosafety. The unit provides government departments and the commercial sector with expertise, advice and consultancy.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 29 October 2010

Designed to help manage the recovery phase of a chemical incident where contamination has affected food production systems, inhabited areas and water environments.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 1 September 2020

Information on chlorine, for responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 14 August 2019

Guidance on carbon monoxide, for responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 24 May 2022

Information on chloroform (also known as trichloromethane or methyl trichloride), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 16 November 2017