PUBLIC HEALTH and CHEMICAL INCIDENTS: Guidance for National

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Contents

PREFACE

STRUCTURE OF THIS DOCUMENT

PART 1 - GUIDANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY MAKERS

Introduction

The public health problems of acute chemical incidents

The problems caused by the lack of public health involvement

Roles at the national level

Recommended actions at Government level

Roles at the local level

Recommended actions at the local level

PART 2 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FUNCTIONS IN THE

MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE CHEMICAL INCIDENTS

Background Information

Planning and preparedness

Routine activities

Helping to deal with incidents

Assessing the impact on the health of the public

Remediation, restitution and rehabilitation

Guidelines and legislation required

PART 3 - A MODEL FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF

CHEMICAL INCIDENTS

International functions

National functions

Local functions

PART 4 - APPENDICES

A - Editorial Panel

B - Groups contributing to the policy document

C - Individuals contributing to the working groups

D - Conclusions from the IPCS working groups

E - Examples of major chemical incidents

F - Diagram of incident site risk zones

G - Diagram of pathways of exposure

H - Data sources

I - List of acronyms and contact addresses

J - Glossary

K - Bibliography and references