Title Emergency response and hazardous chemical management : principles and practices / Clyde B. Strong; T. Rick Irvin

Imprint

Delray Beach, FL : St. Lucie Press, c1996

Location	Call Number	Status
Monograph Collection	T55.3.H3 S76 1996	AVAILABLE

Description	xii, 236 p. ; ill. : 24 cm.
Series	Advances in environmental management series
Contents	Introduction : workplace hazards during chemical emergency response actions -- Chemistry and properties of hazardous substances -- Toxicology principles -- Monitoring and detecting hazardous chemicals -- Industrial hygiene issues -- Medical surveillance programs -- Respiratory protection : principles and practices -- Chemical protective clothing -- Chemical decontamination : principles and practices -- Safety in confined spaces -- Standard operating safety procedures -- Hazardous chemical spill containment -- Patching and capping of leaking containers -- Techniques for spill stabilization -- Preparing hazardous waste for transportation : DOT hazardous waste transportation requirements -- Incident analysis and initial response -- Incident command system.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject(s)	Hazardous substances -- Accidents -- Management.
	Chemicals -- Safety measures.
Alternate Author	Irvin, T. Rick (Thomas Rick)