Chemical Emergency Service (Kemiakuten)

The national Swedish ICE scheme, Kemiakuten has been located at the Swedish Poison Information Centre (Swedish PC) in Stockholm since 1995. The rescue service, companies and others involved can use a special telephone line in the event of a chemical accident.

The Swedish PC has more than 60 years of experience in providing advice on poisonings and chemical accidents. Primarily, information about acute health risks of chemicals and advice on first aid is given. Kemiakuten also provides information on the environmental risks of chemicals, decontamination, recommended fire-fighting measures, etc. This information is conveyed from the product safety data sheets, which the participating companies submit via the European ECHA portal: ECHA-portal for poisons centres.  If needed, the questioner is referred to expertise from the chemical industry for further information.

There is a formal agreement between the Swedish Innovation and Chemical Industries, IKEM, and the Swedish Poisons Information Centre. Kemiakuten also have a close collaboration with MSB - the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency in Sweden.