Responding to contaminated sites, chemical incidents and human health hazards

NSW Health provides technical advice to other state agencies responding to chemical contamination and pollution incidents. Highlights included:

• a prolonged smoke exposure from a fire in a waste recovery facility
• management of a legacy asbestos sites
• public health advice to improve the management of contaminated sites
• working closely with the EPA and other government agencies to address the public health issues associated with identified per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated sites
• collaboration with the Poisons Information Centre and NSW Fair Trading to analyse exposure to button batteries to facilitate prevention strategies.