HAZCHEM information
Attending incidents involving hazardous chemicals to protect life and mitigate the effects on the environment. Providing advice and information on hazardous chemicals and emergency procedures to deal with them.
The Council provides general information, advice and links on hazardous chemicals and emergency procedures for incidents involving hazardous chemicals.
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat website at www.ukresilience.info/home.htm 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 website at www.the-ncec.com 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 website www.the-ncec.com/chemsafe/.
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 from the National Chemical Emergency Centre www.the-ncec.com.
Page updated: 19 Jan 2012
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