Strengthen core capacities for chemical incidents
Tools provide guidance and supportive information for Member States to establish/strengthen core capacities for chemical incident and emergency preparedness, detection and response, including: chemical event surveillance, verification, notification, risk assessment and communication, and inspection capacities at ports of entry.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- WHO - Chemical releases caused by natural hazard events and disasters [2018]
- WHO - Public health response to biological and chemical weapons [2004]
- WHO - Initial clinical management of patients exposed to chemical weapons. Interim Guidance Document [2014]
- WHO - Manual for the Public Health Management of Chemical Incidents [2009]
- WHO - Manual for investigating suspected outbreaks of illnesses of possible chemical etiology: guidance for investigation and control [2021]
- WHO - Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: a practical guide, chapter 12 [2002]
- WHO - International Health Regulations (Third edition) [2005]
- WHO - General Information on International Health Regulations [accessed 2022]
- WHO - Guidance for the use of Annex II of the International Health Regulations (2005): Decision instrument for the assessment and notification of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern [2014]
- WHO - International Health Regulations (2005) and chemical events [2015]
- WHO - Checklist and indicators for monitoring progress in the development of IHR core capacities in States Parties (including for chemical events) [2013]
- OECD - Guidance Document on Risk Communication for Chemical Risk Management [2002]
- WHO - IHR Training Toolkit [accessed 2022]
- WHO - Joint external evaluation tool: International Health Regulations (2005) - third edition [2022]