Guidance

Sodium hydroxide: health effects and incident management

Information on sodium hydroxide (also known as caustic soda), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 9 January 2019 — See all updates

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Sodium hydroxide: general information

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Sodium hydroxide: incident management

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Details

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 9 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 9 January 2019

   Updated 'Sodium hydroxide: general information' document.

2. 10 November 2016

   Updated incident management document.

3. 20 October 2015

   Updated incident management guidance.

4. 1 July 2014

   First published.