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Terrorism Threat Level
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Chemical security

Terrorists can use certain chemicals found in everyday products to make bombs or toxic weapons. Businesses are responsible for keeping these chemicals safe and in the right hands.

​​​​​8 ways to improve chemical security​

Terrorists can use certain chemicals found in everyday products to make bombs or toxic weapons. If you make, transport, store, buy, sell or use chemicals, you need to keep them secure.

The government names 96 chemicals of security concern. 15 of these are chemicals assessed as high-risk and need more security. Know the chemicals you work with, which ones are in the National Code of Practice and their legitimate uses.

You are responsible for keeping these chemicals safe and in the right hands.