Hazardous Chemicals (HAZCHEM)
This page provides general information and links on hazardous chemicals and emergency procedures for incidents involving hazardous chemicals. You can visit the sites using the links in the external links section at the bottom of this page.
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat provides links to government and non-government sources on a wide variety of emergencies and crises that can affect the UK, plus emergency planning guidance and government information.
The National Chemical Emergency Centre link to external website (NCEC) plays a key role in national arrangements for responding to chemical incidents. It provides a 24-hour national advice service to the public emergency services on dealing with chemical incidents and is a central part of the Chemical Industries Associations CHEMSAFE scheme.
Emergency Action Codes (commonly called Hazchem Codes) are designed to assist the emergency services in the first few minutes of dealing with a hazardous goods distribution incident. Further information on Emergency Action Codes is available fromThe National Chemical Emergency Centre.
Contact
Commercial Environmental Health
Enforcement
Urban Environment
Units 271-272,
Lee Valley Technopark,
Ashley Road,
Tottenham
London N17 9LN
Tel 020 8489 5230
Fax 020 8489 5133
Useful External Links
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Update MePage Last Updated: 10 September 2008
This page belongs to the following categories :
- Environment > Pollution > Hazardous and toxic substances
- Environment > Pollution
