Hazardous materials (Hazmat)
Hazardous materials are defined as 'anything that, when produced, stored, moved, used or otherwise dealt with without adequate safeguards to prevent it from escaping, may cause injury or death or damage to life, property or the environment'. (Fire Brigades Act 1989)
Our response to hazardous materials incidents
What happens when there is a chemical spill or a radiological or biological hazard?
Our response to hazardous materials incidentsHazardous materials in the workplace
What to do if there is a spill or leak of hazardous materials at work.
Hazardous materials in the workplace
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