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Resource for the public and those professionals responding to chemical incidents, including emergency services and public health professionals.

• Updated: 23 November 2017

This page summarises Chapter 12 of the Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report with a focus on the impact of heat on chemicals and climate exposure. This is part of the science and stats section for the hazard: heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

This series brings together all documents relating to Chemicals: risk reduction strategies

• Updated: 4 August 2006

Get help to classify organic chemicals that contain certain permitted additives or can be dissolved in water, for import and export.

• Updated: 2 November 2015

Chemical hazards and poisons information for health and emergency professionals involved in chemical incident response and preparedness.

• Updated: 16 June 2022

• Updated: 8 August 2024

Controlled chemicals, drug precursor chemicals and hazardous chemicals.

• Updated: 16 November 2023

Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, possessing, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

• Updated: 3 September 2025

Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.

• Updated: 1 November 2019

The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) assesses and advises on mutagenic risks to humans. COM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and the...

• Updated: 15 April 2021