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Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Who this guidance is for This guidance provides advice for everyone on how…
This checklist will help you to identify if a home may be at risk of…
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a Category 1 Responder (Civil Contingencies Act 2004), and provides specialist advice and support to the emergency services and NHS.
Specialist guidance on the management (including infection control) of patients with viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
Assisting with the management of suspected or confirmed incidents of avian influenza.
Recognise and respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents: guidance for healthcare professionals.
Building a resilient and responsive organisation ready for health security threats.
Information on benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), an indicator species for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), for use in responding to chemical incidents.
This information aims to assist professionals in protecting vulnerable people from the health impacts of cold weather in England.
Information on aluminium for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Cold-Health Alert (CHA) action cards summarise suggested actions to be taken by different professional bodies and organisations in the event of cold weather.
Information on nickel and nickel compounds, including nickel carbonyl, nickel sulphate and nickel subsulphide, for responding to chemical incidents.
Information on white spirit for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Information on naphthalene (also called naphthene or naphthalin), for responding to chemical incidents.
Information about mercury, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
UK government’s approach to research funding for new, emerging and escalating infectious disease threats.
Information on lead, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Information on sodium hydroxide (also known as caustic soda), for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Information on sodium hypochlorite, a common bleaching agent, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Information on vinyl chloride (VC) (also known as chloroethylene), for use in responding to chemical incidents.
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