unforeseen challenges of chemical disaster
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For better living standard of life, man developed science and technology and plunder natural resources which thereby polluting environment. Continuous load of manmade pollutant into environment cause adverse series of disasters from time to time. There are manmade disasters such as London smog, minamata disaster, Bhopal disaster, Chernobyl disaster etc. There are long list of toxic chemicals such as asbestos, lead, arsenic, formaldehyde, PVC vinyl, having vast uses in industry and also led to harmful disasters. Our society is hooked on chemical of its own making. These toxic chemical are highly toxic, explosive, flammable, or poisonous or having a combination of all these characteristics. Their impact is very high and cause harm to human, living creatures, plant, property and environment It is emphasized that strengthens of preventive measures such as fire services, medical authorities team, paramedics, local administration has vital role in formulating the mitigation plans. To mitigate chemical disaster, stress is given to create appropriate infrastructure i.e. on-site and off-site plans including public address system. To cope up the problem of chemical disaster is a challenging task. There is need to generate awareness program regarding chemical risk and expected role during emergencies. It is essential to identify various mechanisms of managing chemical accident risk and need for preparedness and capacity building needs. Regular statutory inspection and testing of emergency plans must be practiced. Need to prepare mechanism of chemical waste management, disposal of chemical waste and organize awareness program regarding chemical disaster management plan.