preventing, and responding to chemical accidents. In the European Union, incidents such as the Flixborough disaster and the Seveso disaster led to legislation such as the Seveso Directive and Seveso planning and provide for safety reports to local authorities. Many countries have organizations that can assist with substance risk assessment and emergency planning that is required by a wide variety of legislation, such as the National Chemical Emergency Centre in the UK, Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen/Fire Brigade Information Center for Hazardous Materials in Belgium. See also Chemical safety Reference External links U.S. Chemical Safety Board Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Coast Guard National Response Center 24-7 Response National Chemical Emergency Centre Brandweerinformatiecentrum voor gevaarlijke stoffen/Fire services information centre for dangerous goods Case Studies in Process Plant Accidents U.S. EPA, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office Safety in the use of Chemicals at work – International Labour Organization (ILO) – (PDF-file) MSDSonline.com A Searchable Database for Material Safety Data Sheets(MSDS) OECD Programme on Chemical Accidents: Environment Directorate Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – Chemical Safety A searchable database for chemical safety accidents and lessons learned – FACTSOnline Preventing Chemical Accidents – How to Prevent Chemicals From Contaminating Your Workplace – Safety Storage Systems Accident Occupational safety and health Industrial fires and explosions