The reccent outbreak of dramatic accidents involving storage of materials such as fertilizers, pesticides and chemicals have emphasized the need to make known the conditions for the saferwarehousing of hazardous chemicals.As for the otherTechnical Reports regularly issued by the UNEP Industry and Environment Office, the aim of this Technical Guide is to introduce practical guidelines for the safe storage and warehousing of hazardous materials, thus protecting human health and environment.

The reccent outbreak of dramatic accidents involving storage of materials such as fertilizers, pesticides and chemicals have emphasized the need to make known the conditions for the saferwarehousing of hazardous chemicals.As for the otherTechnical Reports regularly issued by the UNEP Industry and Environment Office, the aim of this Technical Guide is to introduce practical guidelines for the safe storage and warehousing of hazardous materials, thus protecting human health and environment.