# External approach

Besides going through your company internally, you may be able to learn more through outside avenues.

## Regulatory bodies

The [Answer by Kappler][1] suggests checking with regulatory agencies for any reports. To my mind, possibilities include a chemical industry body, [trade union][2], and government regulatory body.

## Public disclosure laws

If your country or the [EU][3] has public disclosure laws akin to:

 - [Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)][4] in the United States
 - [Washington State Public Disclosure Act][5], in [WA, US][6]

…you may be able to formally request any documents related to the incident. 

The staff assigned to handling these formal public-disclosure requests are trained in compliance with the law. So you will likely get a better, faster, and fuller response through this channel rather than a casual request to other clerks in the agencies.


  [1]: http://workplace.stackexchange.com/a/71291/13658
  [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
  [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Government_Act_of_2007
  [5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Initiative_276
  [6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)