Incident Checklists

Chemical incidents are not infrequent and may occur very rapidly, such as chemical spills, or over a more prolonged period of time, such as land contamination. Often the more slowly evolving incidents become urgent with the increasing concerns from local residents and media coverage. Either way it is essential that the Health Agencies have processes in place to initiate a prepared and timely response.

Checklists summarise past experiences that the health agencies have gained as a result of response to incidents. These checklists are designed as an aide-memoire for public health professionals and other emergency responders when dealing with:

• Acute incidents such as chemical spills
• Non domestic fires
• Water incidents
• Sheltering or evacuation decisions
• Land contamination
• Flooding incidents
  
• Checklist for acute incident management (PDF, 43 KB)
  
  
• Checklist for non-domestic fires i.e. industrial fires (PDF, 51 KB)
  
  
• Checklist for water related chemical incidents (PDF, 43 KB)
  
  
• Checklists for decisions on sheltering or evacuation during chemical incidents (PDF, 42 KB)
  
  
• Checklist for chronic land contamination incidents (PDF, 53 KB)
  
  
• Checklist for flooding incidents (PDF, 39 KB)
  
  

Last reviewed: 30 January 2008