Maria Stearn

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Maria is product manager at the UK’s National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC). She is responsible for developing Chemdata, NCEC’s global database that provides emergency responders instantaneous advice to safely respond to chemical incidents.

Fire services are prepared to tackle major chemical incidents, even though they are statistically much more likely to be called out for spills less than 1 litre in volume.

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The value of proportionate advice in chemical incident response

Supporting global supply chains Fire services play a dual role in the global chemical supply chain. With one hand they fulfil their primary duty of protecting members of the public from the risks of hazardous chemicals transport and use. With…