Hazmat Incident Checklist

Hazmat incidents are unique can be more complex than other types of workplaces incidents. That’s because of the environmental component to them.

This simple hazmat incident checklist includes the major actions you should take to handle this type of situation. It follows the following steps:

• Initial response
• Scene management
• Hazmat response
• Reporting and next steps

Use this template as a quick guide for what to do. You can even customize the line items if you want the list to be more site-specific. We’d recommend this, especially if your site has several hazmat risks (chemical inventory, process hazards, etc.).