Chemical Hazards and Poisons Reports

The Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report is provided for colleagues in the Health Protection Agency, National Health Service, Government departments, allied agencies, and first line responders. CHaPD recognises that training in non-infectious environmental hazards is a priority. These reports aim to share experiences in chemical incident management and allied issues.

• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 13
  September 2008 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of tyre fires, odour incidents, carbon monoxide, waste management, natural disasters and climate change.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 12
  May 2008 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of oak processionary moths, carbon monoxide, herbal medicines, flooding, air pollution and climate change.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 11
  January 2008 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of cyanide, lead, flooding, chemical incidents in hospitals and mass decontamination.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 10
  September 2007 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of a fire at a fireworks warehouse, flooding, contaminated land, odours, carbon monoxide and WWII incendiary devices.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 9
  May 2007 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers handling contaminated fatalities, decontamination, incident management, the London Early Alerting System, Strategic Environmental Assessment and the National Heatwave Plan.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 8
  November 2006 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of carbon monoxide, lead, binge drinking and methaemoglobinaemia. GIS and risk communication are discussed.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 7
  June 2006 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of the Buncefield fire, the London bombings, industrial fires and asbestos.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 6
  February 2006 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of fires, odours, unprotected UV light, sulphuric acid, natural disasters and the 2004 tsunami.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 5
  September 2005 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of mercury, fires, strychnine and white powder.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 4
  May 2005 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of floods, building collapse, heatwaves, fires, contaminated fatalities and contaminated land.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 3
  January 2005 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the public health impact of water contamination, scrombotoxin, asbestos and organochlorine pesticides.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 2
  September 2004 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This issue covers the issues with chemical incidents in Emergency Departments, contaminated land, carbon monoxide and ammonia fumes and Integrated Pollution Prevention Control.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report - Issue 1
  December 2003 report from the Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division. This first issue introduces the work of the Division and covers incident management and investigation and developments in emergency preparedness.
  Added/updated: 19 December 2008
  
• Chemical Incidents in England and Wales 2005
  Added/updated: 26 February 2008