Hazard Identification Tool

Publication language
English
Pages
5pp
Date published
01 May 2008
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Disasters, Cyclone
Countries
Myanmar
Organisations
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

 The objective of the Hazard Identification Tool (HIT) is to alert the UN Country
Team and emergency responders to potential secondary risks after a natural
disaster posed by large infrastructure and industrial facilities containing
hazardous materials located in the affected area. This information can be
shared with competent local and national authorities as appropriate. Any
actual secondary risk should be addressed at the earliest possible stage.