An environmental incident is any event (usually acute) where public exposure(s) to chemical, other environmental hazards, actually or potentially causes adverse health impacts. Incidents may be small-scale and short-lived, or complex and protracted over days, weeks or even months. Incident examples include chemical/radiation releases, or extreme weather events such as flooding.
To address some of the operational aspects of incident management-related decontamination issues and to support our partner agencies we have developed Chemical Decontamination Guidance for Health Boards in consultation with Welsh Government and health boards.