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Chemical, biological or radiation incidents: recovery factsheet

Guidance on how to recover from a chemical, biological or radiation (CBRN) incident, including HazMat.

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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)

This factsheet can help the user to tailor an applicable and effective response to environments affected by CBRN or HazMat incidents.

It may also help to recover environments historically affected by chemical or radionuclide contamination.

Recovery is defined as the process of rebuilding, restoring and rehabilitating the community following an emergency.

Updates to this page

Published 25 February 2015
Last updated 15 July 2025 show all updates
  1. Rebranded page to UKHSA. No change to content.

  2. Published version 2 of factsheet.

  3. First published.

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