Guidance

Kerosene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information about kerosene (also known as paraffin and jet fuel), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
13 January 2012
Last updated
14 October 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Kerosene: general information

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Kerosene: toxicological overview

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Kerosene: incident managment

Ref: GOV-17455

PDF, 303 KB, 20 pages

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

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

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Updates to this page

Published 13 January 2012
Last updated 14 October 2024 + show all updates

  1. The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information and Toxicological Overview pages have undergone a HTML format update – the content within these pages has remained unchanged.

  2. Updated incident management document.

  3. Uploaded kerosene: general information.

  4. Updated version of incident management and removed compilation PDF.

  5. First published.

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